Lettologie

How confident are you in your Latvian trivia knowledge?

• I was born ready

• I learned a lot just now

• I was eating...

• What! A test?!

Name the capital!

How old is Latvia?

• 54

• 97

• 107

• 140

How old is the Latvian Song and Dance Festival?

• 13

• 83

• 103

• 152

What is PIRTS?

• traditional sauna

• last name of the president

• traditional bread dessert

• blackcurrant liqueur

What architectural style is Riga famous for?

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What language is the MOST CLOSELY related to Latvian?

• Russian

• Lithuanian

• German

• Estonian

By the looks of it, which sentence is in Latvian?

• Hing on avatud, pisarad on soolased, elu on kibe, õlu on magus.

• Душа открыта, слёзы солёные, жизнь горькая, пиво сладкое.

• Dvēsele vaļā, asaras sāļas, dzīve ir rūgta, alus ir salds.

• Siela atvira, ašaros sūrios, gyvenimas kartus, alus saldus.

What is STRAUME?

• the first Latvian film ever to win an Oscar

• last remaining Soviet monument in Riga

• Latvian city with the best fall panorama

• that strange looking meat jelly

The highest point in Latvia, Gaiziņkalns, lies at 712 m above sea level

• TRUE

• FALSE