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What country was the first to gain independence from the USSR?
Lithuania
Which vocational education institution is named after a commander of the Latvian army in the Latvian war of independence?
Commander Oskar Kalpaks professional high school
Which place describes a very important belt in Latvian culture and Lāčplēsis in one word?
Lielvārde
Who’s the author of the short story “Nāves ēnā”?
Rūdolfs Blaumanis
Which Latvian communist leader headed the short-lived Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic in 1919?
Pēteris Stučka
What year did the USA recognize Latvia’s independence?
1922
What did the war end with?
Signing of the Latvian-Soviet Riga peace treaty
What does the griffin represent in the national coat of arms?
The regions of Vidzeme and Latgale
When did the first Song and Dance Festival took place?
1873
Was Jānis Čakste present on the act of signing the declaration of independence?
No
From what country did Sweden proclaim independence from in 1524 1st of September?
What was the first Latvian armed unit in 1919 that was as part of the Latvian National Guard?
Latvian Separate Battalion, Kalpak Battalion
Where was the sculpture Milda in the monument of independence made?
Sweden
What age is Emīls Dārziņš turning this year?
150
What was the first army of the republic of Latvia?
Baltic Landwehr
Which country was first to support Latvia’s restoration of independence de jure on 26 August 1991?
Iceland
What is the name of the battle that occurred on May 22 in 1919, where troops commanded by Rüdiger von der Goltz occupied Riga?
Battle of Riga
What do the 17 sun rays symbolize in the first Latvian coat of arms?
Number of districts in Latvia
Which was the first performed Latvian opera?
Baņuta
Which of the below listed people did NOT support the declaration of independence?
a)Augusts Vinnings
b)Ansis Buševics
c)Pauls Kalniņš
d)Džeimss Balfūrs
b)Ansis Buševics
When did the Soviet Union fully dissolve as a sovereign state and a subject of international law?
1991 26th of december
What was the name of the ship on which the interim government (pagaidu valdība) operated from?
Saratov
What does the sculpture Milda symbolize in the Independence Monument?
Nike, the Greek goddess of victory
Which poet took their pseudonym from a Greek Philosopher?
Aspazija (Aspasia)
When did the German occupation administration give full power to the Latvian interim government?
26.11