Czech Rep. / Hungary Quiz
This summer I was in Germany, Austria, Hungary and the Czech Republic.
Complete the following questions with an appropriate word before answering them.
1. What are the ___ of Hungary and the Czech Republic?
A: Forint / Euro
B: Forint / Koruna
C: Koruna / Ruble
D: Euro / Dinar
2. What are the rivers that ___ through Budapest and Prague?
A: Danube (B) / Danube (P)
B: Danube (B) / Elbe (P)
C: Rhine (B) / Danube (P)
D: Danube (B) / Vltava (P)
3. Which two countries share a ___ with both Hungary and the Czech Republic?
A: Slovakia and Austria
B: Croatia and Slovakia
C: Slovenia and Croatia
D: Slovenia and Austria
4. In which years did the Soviets invade to put an ___ to an uprising / political reform?
A: 1966 (H) / 1949 (CR)
B: 1961 (H) / 1972 (CR)
C: 1956 (H) / 1968 (CR)
D: 1970 (H) / 1958 (CR)
5. What was the name ___ to the revolution that ended Soviet rule in the Czech Rep in 1989?
A: the velvet revolution
B: the flower revolution
C: the rainbow revolution
D: the sunshine revolution
6. Which English word does not have its ___ in one of the two countries?
A: pistol (Czech)
B: chess (Hungarian)
C: robot ( Czech)
D: coach (Hungarian)
7. Which photo wasn't ___ in Budapest?
A:
C:
D:
8. Which of the following wasn't invented ___ a Hungarian or Czech?
A: Sugar cubes
B: Soft contact lenses
C: Ballpoint pen
D: Rubik's cube
E: PIN technology
9. Which photo is the ___ one out?
A:
D:
E:
Complete the following questions with an appropriate word before answering them.
1. What are the ___ of Hungary and the Czech Republic?
A: Forint / Euro
B: Forint / Koruna
C: Koruna / Ruble
D: Euro / Dinar
2. What are the rivers that ___ through Budapest and Prague?
A: Danube (B) / Danube (P)
B: Danube (B) / Elbe (P)
C: Rhine (B) / Danube (P)
D: Danube (B) / Vltava (P)
3. Which two countries share a ___ with both Hungary and the Czech Republic?
A: Slovakia and Austria
B: Croatia and Slovakia
C: Slovenia and Croatia
D: Slovenia and Austria
4. In which years did the Soviets invade to put an ___ to an uprising / political reform?
A: 1966 (H) / 1949 (CR)
B: 1961 (H) / 1972 (CR)
C: 1956 (H) / 1968 (CR)
D: 1970 (H) / 1958 (CR)
5. What was the name ___ to the revolution that ended Soviet rule in the Czech Rep in 1989?
A: the velvet revolution
B: the flower revolution
C: the rainbow revolution
D: the sunshine revolution
6. Which English word does not have its ___ in one of the two countries?
A: pistol (Czech)
B: chess (Hungarian)
C: robot ( Czech)
D: coach (Hungarian)
7. Which photo wasn't ___ in Budapest?
A:
B:
C:
D:
E:
8. Which of the following wasn't invented ___ a Hungarian or Czech?
A: Sugar cubes
B: Soft contact lenses
C: Ballpoint pen
D: Rubik's cube
E: PIN technology
9. Which photo is the ___ one out?
A:
B:
C:
D:
E:
Who are these famous Czechs and Hungarians?
- HH was a magician who was born in Hungary. He is particularly remembered for escaping from handcuffs, chains and straightjackets, even while submerged in water.
- FLhad made his first appearance as a concert pianist by the age of nine. Among his works as a composer is the Hungarian Rhapsody.
- ZZG was an actress who was Miss Hungary in 1936. She is best known for having nine husbands.
- GS is a Hungarian born billionaire who made his money in the financial markets. He became known as the "man who broke the Bank of England" after the currency crisis of 1992.
- MN won Wimbledon nine times. She became a US citizen when she was eighteen. She is engaged to an ex Miss Russia.
- FK was born into a German-speaking Jewish family in Prague. He wrote some highly regarded novels such as The Metamorphosis.
- IT was married to a billionaire businessman called Donald until she discovered that he was having an affair with an ex-beauty queen.
- MA was born in Prague but went on to become a politician. She was US Secretary of State when Bill Clinton was in office.
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