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Quiz about Latvia

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Let's start with something easy!

Latvia is next to...

a)

Chukchi Sea

b)

The Baltic sea

c)

The Black sea

2.

What is the capital city of Latvia?

a)

Latvia doesn't have one

b)

Jelgava

c)

Riga

3.

Who wrote the anthem of Latvia "Dievs svētī Latviju!"?

a)

Baumaņu Kārlis

b)

Braumaņu Kārlis

c)

Andrejs Jurjāns

d)

Lūcija Garūta

4.

How % of Latvia's territory are forests?

a)

67%

b)

59%

c)

43%

d)

56%

5.

How many rivers are in Latvia?

a)

~12'800

b)

~12'500

c)

~17'670

d)

~11'300

6.

When was Latvia declared?

a)

13 November 1920.

b)

11 November 1918.

c)

18 November 1920.

d)

18 November 1918.

7.

What was the money currency that Latvians used before Euro?

a)

Lays

b)

Latts

c)

Lats

d)

Latvietis

8.

When was Lats replaced with Euro in Latvia?

a)

4 August 2014

b)

1 January 2014

c)

1 January 2015

d)

10 January 2014

9.

Latvia has one of the world's oldest flags. Latvia’s current flag design has been in use since...

a)

1280.

b)

1918.

c)

1230.

d)

1818.

10.

Latvia has one of the world’s greatest (and tallest) female basketball players. What is her name?

a)

Jana Semjoneva

b)

Jana Semjonova

c)

Uļjana Semjonova

d)

Uļjana Semjoneva

11.

Venta Rapid is the widest waterfall in Europe – stretching up to to 270 metres depending on the season. Where is it located?

a)

In Kuldīga

b)

In Ventspils

c)

In Riga

d)

In Salacgrīva

12.

What is Latvia's bird of the year for 2020?

a)

Barn owl

b)

European turtle dove

c)

Kingfisher

d)

Stork

13.

Latvians have around 1.2 million dainas and the Cabinet of Dainas (Dainu Skapis) is included in the UNESCO Memory of the World Register. Who first started making the Cabinet of dainas?

a)

Krišjānis Barons

b)

Kristiāns Barons

c)

Krišijānis Ozoliņš

d)

Krišjānis Baroms

14.

Latvians love potatoes. How kilos of potatoes does one Latvian eat yearly?

a)

About 100 kilos

b)

About 15 kilos

c)

About 65 kilos

d)

About 62 kilos

15.

Latvia has a ton of talented singers and music bands. Which bands are from latvia?

a)

Asto'n'out

b)

Brainstorm

c)

U2

d)

Dzelzs vilks

16.

Everyone loves jeans. But did you know that the inventor of jeans was from Latvia? He's name in English was Jacob Davis, but what was his Latvian name that he was born with?

a)

Džeikobs Jufess

b)

Džeikobs Deiviss

c)

Jākobs Jufess

d)

Jēkabs Jufess

17.

Latvia's national sport is...

a)

Rugby

b)

Hockey

c)

Soccer

d)

Volleyball

18.

Which of these hockey players are from Latvia?

a)

Sergejs Demagins

b)

Zemgus Girgensons

c)

Deniss Kuļašs

d)

Kristers Gudļevskis

19.

Latvia in fall is just like an painting. There are a lot of places where you can go and enjoy beautiful views in fall. Which Latvia's cities are the most famous ones to go to in fall?

a)

Sigulda

b)

Tērvete

c)

Turaida

d)

Riga

20.

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