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Estonia - Geography and Culture Top Hits

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How old is Estonia now? Kui vana on Eesti Vabariik? Vaata pilti!

a)

800 aastat

b)

102 aastat

c)

100 aastat

d)

50 aastat

2.

Which country lies to the west of Estonia? Mis riik on Eestist lääne pool?

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

Estonia of 1918 had two areas that now belong to Russia. They are:

a)

Jaanilinn (Ivangorod)

b)

Karjala (East Karelia)

c)

Viipuri (Vyborg)

d)

Petseri (Pechory)

4.

These 3 Estonian cities have airports. They are:

a)

Tallinn, Tartu, Narva

b)

Tallinn, Tartu, Pärnu

c)

Tallinn, Tartu, Riga

d)

Tallinn, Tartu, Kihnu

5.

After Estonia's independence was restored in 1991, a formal border split Seto communities, farms and church districts in two. Around 4,000 people live on the remaining Seto land in Estonia, with just 300 in Russia, according to a 2013 census. There is also a sizeable Seto diaspora, with around 10,000 Seto-speaking people elsewhere in Estonia and worldwide. Which maakond did the Setos belong to?

a)

Harjumaa

b)

Petserimaa

c)

Raplamaa

d)

Hungary

6.

This city is divided between Latvia and Estonia. Is it:

a)

Saatse

b)

Petseri

c)

Koidula

d)

Valga

7.

eSTONIA is also known for more giant boulders than any other European nation. How many have a diameter of more than 30 metres wide?

a)

30

b)

60

c)

100

d)

200

8.

True or false: Estonia has more meteorite craters per square kilometer than any other nation in Europe.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

If you saw this rock on the island of Osmussaar, how would you think it got there?

a)

It was left behind by glaciers

b)

It was thrown out of the sea from a meteorite explosion

c)

It is a piece of oil shale that was brought up from a mine

d)

Stonemasons from Gotland left it there

10.

Shale oil is produced when the oil trapped in rock fragments is extracted using hydrogen to remove impurities. The major shale oil producers are China and Estonia, with Brazil a distant third. Estonia accounted for about 70% of the world's oil shale production in a study published in 2005. True or false?

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What percentage of the population identifies as ethnically Estonian?

a)

100 %

b)

90%

c)

80%

d)

70%

12.

“Visati meid ütte viirde,

tõistõ viirde tougati

sääl meid surbi Säksa rüütli

Vinne vürsti vindsodi”

This is the national anthem of:

a)

Setomaa

b)

Liivimaa

c)

Saamimaa