1. National Symbols What Are the Colors of the Ukrainian Flag? A

1. National Symbols What are the colors of the Ukrainian flag?

a) white and red b) blue, white, red c) blue and yellow d) yellow, blue, white

2. Geography The Crimea peninsula lies in what body of water?

a) Sea of Asov b) White Sea c) Black Sea d) Aral Sea

3. Sport Which one of the Klitschko brothers is the older one?

a) Vitaliy b) Vladimir c) Igor d) Andrej

4. Food and Drink The popular Ukrainian dish Holubtsi not only sounds cute, but means what animal when literally translated?

a) Pigeon b) Goose c) Woodpecker d) Raven

5. Geography What is the Ukraine’s highest mountain?

a) Turkul b) Hoverla c) Dzembronia d) Chornohora

6. History In what year did Christianity become the predominant faith in Ukraine?

a) 1015 b) 1112 c) 988 d) 856

7. Cities What nationality had the first governor of Odessa?

a) American b) French c) German d) Italian

8. Politics With what fruit is the presidential election campaign of 2004 usually associated with?

a) Apple b) Peach c) Orange d) Banana

9. Famous People Andriy Shevchenko, as the second Ukrainian, was declared “Football Player of the Year” in what year?

a) 2005 b) 2004 c) 2003 d) 2002

10. Famous People Which Ukrainian poet joined the political secret society “Brotherhood of the Saints Cyril and Methodius” to rebel against Russian rule?

a) Lesia Ukrainka b) Olena Teliha c) Pavlo Tychyna d) Taras Shevchenko

11. Tradition According to a Ukrainian legend, the painting of eggs prevents what horrible event?

a) Evil will dominate the world b) Families will become infertile c) Natural disasters will break out d) Military conflicts will break out

12. History In what year was the Pereyaslav Treaty signed, bringing the Cossack Hetmanate under the control of the Russian empire?

a) 1564 b) 1654 c) 1711 d) 1800

13. Churches The Kievo-Pecherskaya Lavra monastery in Kiev is regarded as the cradle of the Orthodox Church. Who was the first to settle in the Lavra and when?

a) Abbot Varlaam in 1057 b) Priest Anthony in 1051 c) Apostle Andrew in 1001 d) Venerable Nikon in 1113

14. Sport In 2006, the Ukrainian national soccer team for the first time participated in the World Championships. The team even made to the quarter finals where it lost against what other team?

a) France b) Italy c) Brazil d) Portugal

15. Tradition Which musical instrument is regarded as the most eminent one in Ukrainian folk culture?

a) Husli b) Horns c) Bandura d) Kobzar

16. History Which Ukrainian city became famous as a meeting point for Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt in WWII??

a) Kiev b) Lviv c) Yalta d) Donetsk

17. Traditions Which of these is a typical Ukrainian wedding tradition?

a) The bridegroom, accompanied by his best friends, “bargains” for the bride with her parents. b) When leaving the church, the bride throws sweets to the children. c) During the party, the bride dances with all unmarried women and gives them a veil. d) All of the above

18. Cities Which Ukrainian city is called “Palmira of the South”, due to its beauty, as opposed to St. Petersburg, the “Palmira of the North”?

a) Kiev b) Donetsk c) Odessa d) Kharkiv

19. Food and Drink Upon visiting the Ukraine in 1991, the former American president G.H. Bush cautioned the country against a “suicidal nationalism”. This speech later was called after a famous Ukrainian dish. How was the speech called?

a) Vinaigrette Speech b) Pyrohy Speech c) Chicken Kiev Speech d) Kutia Speech

20. Famous People Serge Lifar is, in his field, one of the best known Ukrainians worldwide. What was his job?

a) Politician b) Physicist c) Ballet Dancer d) Soccer Player