Mixed Hungary Trivia

1. What sign would you see on a Hungarian restaurant?

From Quiz A Night in Hungary

Answer: étterem

The reason of this is because "étterem" is Hungarian for "restaurant". Fun fact: Did you know that one of the most popular foods in Hungary is a soup called "gulyás"?

From Quiz Zsa Zsa Land

Answer: Budapest

Budapest is one of the most densely populated cities in Europe and is home to the International Centre for Democratic Transition, an organisation which helps countries change from dictatorships to democracies. The River Danube splits the city into its two parts, Buda and Pest.

From Quiz A Night in Hungary

Answer: 44

The letters in the alphabet are A, Á, B, C, CS, D, DZ, DZS, E, É, F, G, GY, H, I, Í, J, K, L, M, N, NY O, Ó, Ö, P, Q, R, S, SZ, T, TY, U, Ú, Ü, Ű, V, W, X, Y, Z, ZS. Sadly one of the letters is "broken". FT can't display it.

From Quiz Zsa Zsa Land

Answer: Turul

All are mythological birds but it is the Turul that features on official coats-of-arms in Hungary. The bronze statue of a Turul near Tatabanya is the largest bird statue in Europe.

From Quiz Hungarian Goulash

Answer: Beef, paprika, tomatoes, and onions, often served over noodles

I say good old American stew can't have peas or basil and must have celery; some Hungarians cringe at tomatoes in their "gulyás." To each his own.

From Quiz Zsa Zsa Land

Answer: Water Polo

In that period, the men's team won six golds, three silvers and three bronze. Following a barren spell between 1984 and 1996, they returned to form to take gold at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 games. Women's water polo wasn't introduced until the 2000 games and the women so far have three fourth place finishes in 2004, 2008 and 2012.

From Quiz Hungarian Goulash

Answer: Franz Liszt

Liszt, the "rock star" of his day, was a prolific composer and flamboyant performer who left women swooning and succumbed to the charms of a few. While still a boy, he studied with Czerny; he and Berlioz were friends. His illegitimate daughter, Cosima, was first Wagner's mistress and then his wife. Bartok lived later. Thanks to player Cymruambyth for help in tweaking this a bit.

From Quiz Zsa Zsa Land

Answer: Laszlo Biro

Although they seem to have been around forever, Biro didn't file his patent until 1938 in Paris and 1943 in the U.S.A.. Following the U.S. patent it was quickly licensed for UK production for the RAF who found the new biros worked much better at altitude than fountain pens. In 1965, Italian Marcel Bich bought the patent from Biro and started making Bic ballpoint pens. Sheaffer was an American who patented the lever filling fountain pen and Petroczy was a Hungarian helicopter pioneer.

From Quiz Hungarian Goulash

Answer: Reach more than an octave

Jankó was born in the Hungarian town of Tata. His keyboard had 264 keys arranged in 6 tiers, but has never gained the popularity Liszt supposedly predicted. Vintage keyboards are in museums around the world; electronic versions with 312 keys are available today.

From Quiz Zsa Zsa Land

Answer: Red, White, Green

This flag was adopted in 1956, following the downfall of communism in the country, and replacing the previous flag which was the same colour scheme but with the communist coat-of-arms in the centre. There is a variant to the current flag, which depicts the Hungarian coat-of-arms in the centre, but though it is widely used, it is not the official flag.

From Quiz Hungarian Goulash

Answer: A Hungarian term for "parliamentary deadlock"

Doesn't a laxative BREAK a deadlock?? The original flavor was chocolate, followed by fig, which, oddly enough, proved unpopular. ;)

From Quiz A Night in Hungary

Answer: Futball

Hungary is very popular for its football/soccer team, which scored a huge 6-3 victory over England in 1953. The most popular Hungarian football club is Ferencvárosi TC., nicknamed Fradi by its fans. Fradi was founded in 1899. They are also nicknamed the Green Eagles (Zöld Sasok).

From Quiz Hungarian Goulash

Answer: Ford Model T

In 1908 Henry Ford's Model T - his brainchild midwived by a crack team of designers and draftsmen - made car ownership possible for the masses. Enter gridlock! The Erie Canal, opened in 1825, was engineered by home-grown Americans. The Boeing 707 was largely designed by American Maynard Pennell. The Wabash Cannonball exists only in American folk songs.

From Quiz Zsa Zsa Land

Answer: Harry Houdini

Houdini was born in Budapest in 1874 and his family emigrated to America in 1878. According to Houdini's biography he took the name Harry as homage to 19th century American magician Harry Kellar and Houdini was in tribute to the great French magician Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin. Houdini died in 1926, aged 52 in a Detroit hospital after a 40 year career of baffling and astounding people.

From Quiz Hungarian Goulash

Answer: Ballpoint pen

Biro, a Jew, fled Hungary, eventually settling in Argentina. Although his pen was an improvement on others' ideas, his name was the one that stuck: ballpoint pens are still commonly called "biros" in Britain and Australia. Bíró sold his patent rights to Marcel Bich, who produced the ubiquitous Bic pen, sometimes called the Bic Biro.

From Quiz Zsa Zsa Land

Answer: Largest Lake In Central Europe

Balaton is indeed the largest lake in Central Europe at 592 square km, just beating Constance in Germany/Austria/Switzerland which is 541 square km although both are dwarfed by the largest lake in Europe, Russia's Ladoga which is an impressive 17,700 square km. The area around Balaton is a major wine producing region and makes some wonderful Merlot.

From Quiz Hungarian Goulash

Answer: Zsa Zsa Gabor

She was born Sari Gabor. Some doubt she ever competed in that beauty contest; others say she forfeited the beauty crown when it was discovered she was underage. But, Dahlink, no one even knows her real birth date....

From Quiz Zsa Zsa Land

Answer: Turo Rudi

Turo Rudi comes in a variety of fruit flavours and is available with either milk or dark chocolate covering. Very moreish. Dobos Torte is a dessert of sponge cake, chocolate and caramel. Langos is deep fried dough, normally topped with cheese and garlic. Not very healthy but totally delicious.

From Quiz Hungarian Goulash

Answer: George Soros

Soros was born György Schwartz in Budapest. A secret Jew, he survived the Nazi occupation. In 1947, he emigrated to England and in 1956 moved to New York City, where he made his billions on Wall St. and in other financial ventures. Today he uses his money to further global democracy, often to the consternation of conservatives.

From Quiz Hungarian Goulash

Answer: The Bridge at Andau

Some 200,000 Hungarians, determined to escape Soviet communism, crossed the wooden bridge into Austria and then walked 5 miles to Andau. This quiz is dedicated to my friend, Tibor, whose parents carried him over that bridge to freedom.

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