Polish 101
These are the two colors of the Polish flag.
white and red
This traditional Polish stew is made with cabbage, sauerkraut, and different meats.
bigos
This Polish hero of the American Revolution is known as the "Father of the American Cavalry."
Casimir Pulaski
This street on Chicago's Northwest Side is strongly associated with Polish businesses and community life.
Milwaukee Avenue
Dziękuję
Thank you!
This city is the capital of Poland.
Warsaw
This beet-based soup is often served at Polish Christmas Eve dinner.
barszcz
This Polish military engineer helped build important American defenses during the Revolutionary War.
Tadeusz Kościuszko
The Polish Museum of America is located in this Chicago neighborhood
West Town
Your Polish babcia says “Smacznego!” before dinner. What is she telling you?
Enjoy your meal!
Poland shares its longest land border with this country.
Czech Republic
This Polish cheesecake is traditionally made using twaróg.
sernik
Polish-American Heritage Month was first organized in this U.S. city in 1981
Philadelphia
This Polish-American festival is held annually at the Copernicus Center.
Taste of Polonia
Your babcia tells you “Zjedz jeszcze!” at dinner. What does she want you to do?
Eat more!
This medieval castle in Poland is considered the world's largest castle by land area.
Malbork Castle
These small dumplings whose name means "little ears" are commonly served in barszcz on Christmas Eve.
uszka
This organization helped establish Polish-American Heritage Month.
Polish American Congress
This Chicago cultural center is named after the Polish astronomer who proposed that Earth revolves around the Sun.
Copernicus Center
chrząszcz
beetle
Poland was partitioned at the end of the 18th century by these three empires.
What are Russia, Prussia, and Austria?
This smoked sheep's-milk cheese is associated with the Tatra Mountain region
oscypek
Tadeusz Kościuszko helped design the defenses of this important military location along New York's Hudson River.
West Point
This historic Polish church near Chicago's Polish Triangle is known for its enormous twin towers.
St. Stanislaus Kostka Church?
W Szczebrzeszynie chrząszcz brzmi w trzcinie
In Szczebrzeszyn, a beetle buzzes in the reeds