Quiz About Romania
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QUIZ ABOUT ROMANIA 1.What is the capital city of Romania? a.Budapest b.Bucharest c.Bratislaw 2.Romanian people say their country shape resembles: a. bunch of flowers in a blue vase(i.e. the Black Sea) b.a fish c.a balloon 3.What’s the name of the second longest river after the Volga, that originates in the Black Forest of Germany and empties into the Black Sea? a. the Thames b.the Danube c. the Rhine 4.What are the colours of the Romanian flag? a. green/white/red b. black/red/ yellow c. blue/yellow/red 5.What is the name of the great gymnast who, in 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal got the first perfect 10 in an Olympic gymnastic event? a.Nadia Comaneci b. Elisabeta Lipa c.Ecaterina Szabo 6.Name at least 2 famous football players. a.Adrian Mutu b.Gica Hagi c.Cristian Chivu d.Ivan Patzaichin e.Ion Tiriac 7.What’s the nationality of the doctor who discovered insulin? (Nicolae Paulescu) a.Russian b.English c.Romanian 8.The name of the fierce and honest leader Dracula derives from the duke of Wallachia called : a.Vlad Tepes (the Empaler) b.Count Dracula c. Vlad Dracul 9.What was the first city in the world that was lighted by oil using the first oil refinery in 1858? a.Paris b.Berlin c.Bucharest 10.In 1827, Petrache Poenaru obtained a French patent for an invention that revolutionized the field of writing instruments, helping to create an object currently used by millions of people. What was it? a. the pen b. the felt-pen c. the pencil 11.Who is "The Master of the Pan Flute", the most important person to popularize the pan flute worldwide? a. Gheorghe Zamfir b. Tudor Gheorghe a. Stefan Hrusca 12.Romania’s most famous building, built during the darkest days of the Nicolae Ceausescu regime. a.the National Theatre b.the National Opera c. the Palace of Parliament 13.The image of the sphinx appeared on a megalithic rock, having an 8 m height and a 12 m width, was watched from a certain angle. How is it called and where is it located? a.The Sphinx in the Bucegi Mountains b.The Sphinx in Egypt c.Stonehenge in Great Britain 14.What is the second largest river delta in Europe, after the Volga Delta, and is the best preserved on the continent? a. the Danube Delta b. the Thames Delta c. the Nistru Delta 15.What are the Mud Volcanoes located in Buzau county? a.small volcanoes b.fictional name of some mountains c.fairy tale hills .