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The most famous Polish dish, these are dumplings filled with potato and cheese, meat, sauerkraut and mushrooms, or fruit.
What is a Pierogi?
These fluffy creatures, known for the love of chewing trees, inhabits rivers and wetlands.
Famous Polish statesman who was largely responsible for Poland regaining independence in 1918.
Who is Józef Piłsudski?
This major national sport is popular in the Winter Olympics, where competitors leap great distances.
What is Ski Jumping?
A highly important, meatless family meal featuring carp, pierogi, and borscht. An empty seat is kept for unexpected guests, symbolizing traditional hospitality.
What is Wigilia (Christmas Eve)?
Traditional Polish sausage made from pork or beef, often smoked, grilled, or boiled.
What is a Kiełbasa?
Found in the marshy areas of Biebrza National Park, this creature is know for being very large, with even larger horns.
What is a Moose?
The first Polish Pope, credited with helping to end communism in Europe.
Who is Pope John Paul II?
This famous Polish movie shares the name of a seaside town in Texas.
What is Corpus Christi (Boże Ciało)?
Also known as "Wet Monday," people sprinkle or douse each other with water to celebrate spring and fertility.
What is Śmigus-Dyngus (Easter Monday)?
Known as "hunter's stew," it is a mixture of sauerkraut, fresh cabbage, meats, and sausages.
What is Bigos?
This elusive, large wild cat is found in the northeastern and southern mountainous forests is solitary, highly secretive, and primarily nocturnal.
What is a Eurasian Lynx?
One of the world's top Polish football strikers, famous for his time at Bayern Munich and Barcelona.
Who is Robert Lewandowski?
What is Cold War (Zimna Wojna)?
The last Thursday before Lent, dedicated to eating pączki (doughnuts filled with jam).
What is Tłusty Czwartek (Fat Thursday)?
A distinctive, sour rye soup cooked with sausage and hard-boiled eggs, often served in a bread bowl.
What is Żurek?
These fluffy animals with horns are the largest land mammal in Europe, thriving in the Białowieża Forest, Bieszczady Mountains, and other protected areas.
What is a European Bison?
A famous Polish Cold War spy who passed top-secret Warsaw Pact documents to the CIA.
Who is Ryszard Kukliński?
This Polish drama TV series is multi-generational story about a family living near Warsaw before WWI breaks out.
What is Our Century (Stulecie winnych)?
A pagan tradition of throwing a straw doll into a river to symbolize the end of winter.
What is the Drowning of Marzanna?
Cabbage rolls stuffed with minced meat, rice, and onions, usually served with tomato sauce.
What is a Gołąbki?
A species of scuttle fly described by R.H.L. Disney and E. Durska in 1998 from materials gathered in the Bialowieża Forest.
What is a Poloniphora bialowiezensis?
This famous Polish virologist discovered that viruses can cause cancer
Who is Ludwik Gross?
Directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski, this film is a critically acclaimed Polish-French movie part of the famed Three Colours trilogy and centers on a Polish immigrant's story of revenge, largely set in Warsaw.
What is Three Colors: White?
Often celebrated more prominently than birthdays, this is the celebration of the saint one is named after.
What is Name Days (Imieniny)?