Belarus

How many countries border Belarus?

• 4

• 5

• 3

• 6

a Russian-French artist of Belarusian Jewish origin.

• Joseph Solman

• Mikhail Savicki

• Marc Chagall

Where does the name of Minsk come from?

• There is a legend of a giant man with a name ‘Menesk’ who lived in the area and gave the name to a settlement.

• It was the name of the Prince who was the head of the city.

• The fortress once situated there had such a name.

When was Minsk first mentioned in Chronicle?

• 1167

• 1064

• 1067

• 1076

The castle reached the highest level of its grandeur in the 16th century, when it became the home of the notorious Radzivil family.

• Mir Castle

• Nesvizh Palace

• Lida Castle

Which of the following rivers does not flow through Belarus?

• Neman

• Dnieper

• Danube

• Sozh

Belarus has the world’s largest population of ...............;

the majority of which live in the Belovezhskaya Pushcha

• bears

• boar

• deer

• bison

Belarus was one of the first nations in Europe to have its own printed Bible. Frantsysk Skorina printed it in .................

• 1517

• 1617

• 1527

• 1507

Forests, rivers and lakes occupy a large territory of Belarus. No wonder the country is called the “....................................”.

• Heart of Europe

• Lungs of Europe

• Eyes of Europe

........................ were produced solely by the Slutsk manufacture; were worn only by men.

• The Slutsk skirts

• The Slutsk belts

• The Slutsk shirts

• The Slutsk hats