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Hungary - Essentials Trivia Quiz

Hungary is one of the most prosperous of the former Soviet Bloc countries. There are plenty of multiple-choice questions, so there's scope for intelligent guesswork. Test your knowledge and have fun.

A multiple-choice quiz by bloomsby. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
bloomsby

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
40,348

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
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Awards
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Last 3 plays: Guest 103 (7/10), Mpproch (8/10), Guest 85 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Hungary has a common border with seven other countries. Which of the following does it NOT border on? Hint

Ukraine

Romania

Croatia

Bosnia

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Question 2 of 10

2. When were Buda, Pest and Obuda merged to form the city of Budapest? Hint

1817

1920

1948

1873

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the approximate population of Hungary (2009 estimate)? Hint

23.8 million

5.3 million

10.0 million

16.2 million

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the main river traversing Hungary?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which group (or family) of languages does Hungarian belong to? Hint

Germanic

Turkic

Slavonic

Finno-Ugric

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Question 6 of 10

6. Approximately when was Hungary under (virtually continuous) Habsburg rule? Hint

1602-1944

1699-1918

1537-1919

1440-1918

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Question 7 of 10

7. To which of these regions does Hungary belong from a cultural and geographical point of view? Hint

Eastern Europe

Southern Europe

The Balkans

Central Europe

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Question 8 of 10

8. When was the Austrian Empire turned into the Austro-Hungarian Empire, giving Hungary the status of an almost equal partner within the Empire? Hint

1849

1867

1872

1896

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Question 9 of 10

9. When did the Hungarians rise in revolt against Soviet rule? Hint

1956

1968

1953

1969

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following composers was NOT Hungarian? Hint

Kodaly

Bartok

Berlioz

Liszt

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Hungary has a common border with seven other countries. Which of the following does it NOT border on?

Answer: Bosnia

Hungary borders on Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia and Austria.

2. When were Buda, Pest and Obuda merged to form the city of Budapest?

Answer: 1873

From about 1850-1914 Budapest experienced a period of very rapid growth, which transformed a group of hitherto small towns into a major Central European metropolis, with a population of about 850,000 just before the First World War.

3. What is the approximate population of Hungary (2009 estimate)?

Answer: 10.0 million

About 20% of the population lives in Budapest (2002). The population has remained very stable for some decades.

4. What is the main river traversing Hungary?

Answer: Danube

The Hungarian name for the Danube is Duna. It runs through the capital, Budapest.

5. Which group (or family) of languages does Hungarian belong to?

Answer: Finno-Ugric

Magyar is NOT an Indo-European language, and it is unrelated to the languages spoken in neighboring countries. The other main Finno-Ugric languages are Finnish and Estonian. Hungarian is generally regarded as a hard language for native speakers of English to learn.

6. Approximately when was Hungary under (virtually continuous) Habsburg rule?

Answer: 1699-1918

From 1541 till about 1690 most of the present area of Hungary was part of the Ottoman (Turkish) Empire. Some of the western parts were under Habsburg rule from the late Middle Ages onwards, but the Ottoman Empire continued to expand into many of these areas until the early 1680s.

7. To which of these regions does Hungary belong from a cultural and geographical point of view?

Answer: Central Europe

The country lies to the north of the Balkan Peninsula. It's also significant that the Hungarians were converted to Christianity by missionaries from Western Europe, despite some competition from Byzantine missionaries. This, together with the prolonged period of Habsburg rule, has given the country a Western orientation.

Many Hungarians became Calvinists at the time of the Reformation - and were subject to the Counter-Reformation later.

8. When was the Austrian Empire turned into the Austro-Hungarian Empire, giving Hungary the status of an almost equal partner within the Empire?

Answer: 1867

The defeat (by Prussia) of Austria in 1866 greatly strengthened the case for reorganizing the Habsburg Empire in a way that made Hungary an almost equal partner with Austria in the Empire. At the same time it was an exercise in 'divide and rule', as from 1867 onwards it was the Hungarians who ruled Croatia, Slovakia and Transylvania as well as what is now Hungary.

In 1868 the Hungarians concluded an agreement with Croatia which gave the latter a high degree of autonomy.

9. When did the Hungarians rise in revolt against Soviet rule?

Answer: 1956

The uprising was supressed amid considerable bloodshed, and a large number of Hungarians fled to the West.

10. Which of the following composers was NOT Hungarian?

Answer: Berlioz

Berlioz was French; the other composers were Hungarian.

Source: Author bloomsby

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