Marvelous Moldova Trivia Quiz

Answer: Republic of Moldova

As the country is a parliamentary democracy, a president is the head of state. A prime minister is the head of the government.

Answer: A river

The Principality of Moldavia was founded in 1359. The political center was located in the valley of Moldova River. The origin of the river's name is not clear. One theory is that Prince Dragos named the river for his dog Molda. Molda is reported to have drowned in it after an exhausted hunt.

Answer: False

Moldova does not have large resources of mineral resources. As for natural gas, they have none. Moldova imports over two billion cubic metres of gas per year and produces nil. Agriculture for the country consists of tobacco, wine, fruit and vegetables.

In 2009, in terms of the GDP (Gross Domestic Product), the European Parliament described Moldova as the poorest country in Europe. The fall of the Soviet Union resulted in the economy contracting dramatically and the Global Financial Crisis starting in 2008 has hit the country severely.

Answer: Wine production

The majority of wine produced in Moldova is for export. The recorded history of such production is found in documents as well as memorials. The Moldovan language (spoken) and folklore also show wine making was the general occupation of the population. Wine tours are available.

Answer: Romania and Ukraine

Moldova is an Eastern European country. The Ukraine is to the north, east and south. Romania is to the west. Although Moldova is landlocked, it is located not far from the Black Sea.

Answer: 1991

The boundaries of Moldova remain the same as the original Moldovan SSR. The devolution of the Soviet Union was the reason for Moldova becoming independent.

Answer: Chisinau

All the cities mentioned are main cities within Moldova. The capital is located in the center. Tighina is in the south-east. Tiraspol is in the eastern region of Transnistria, and Cahul is in the south.

Answer: Dniester and Prut

Moldova's western border is the Prut River. It joins the Danube prior to combining with the Black Sea. The only Moldovan port on the Danube is the Giurgiulesti. Moldova has access to the Danube for a total of 1,575 feet. The Dniester, to the east, is the main river. It flows from north to south and receives the waters of Rãut, Bâc, Ichel, Botna.

Answer: Latin

According to the 1991 Declaration of Independence, the national language of Moldova is Romanian. A Moldo-Romanian linguistic identity is spoken of in the 1989 State Language Law.

Answer: Eastern Orthodox Christian

Moldova's population is approximately 93.3% Eastern Orthodox Christian. The remaining population is around 2% Protestant, 1.2% belongs to other religions, 0.9% is non-religious, 0.4% is atheist, and 2.2% did not answer the religion question at the 2004 census.