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Average Geography Trivia: Slovakia | 15 Questions

I came to category specific countries and there was not a quiz about my country. So I decided to make one and here it is!

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

Author
wife_of_aragorn

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
87,327

Updated
Feb 16 22

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

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3191

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Question 1 of 15

1. What is the capital city of Slovakia?

Answer: (One Word, starts with B)

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Question 2 of 15

2. How many countries border Slovakia? Hint

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Question 3 of 15

3. How would you say Slovakia in Slovak? Hint

Swenska

Slovensko

Swahilska

Slovenska

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Question 4 of 15

4. About how many inhabitants did Slovakia have when it gained its independence in 1993? Hint

5-6 million

20 million

10-11 million

21 million

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Question 5 of 15

5. Slovakia was a federative state with another country till 1993. Which one? Hint

Poland

Slovenia

Hungary

Czech Republic

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Question 6 of 15

6. What was the name of the national currency in Slovakia before it adopted the Euro?
Hint

Swenska Crown

Swenska Koruna

Slovinska Koruna

Slovenska Koruna

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Question 7 of 15

7. What is the name of the highest peak in Slovakia? Hint

Strbske Pleso

Stary Smokovec

Tatranska Lomnica

Gerlachovsky Stit

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Question 8 of 15

8. What is the name of the largest national park in Slovakia? Hint

NP Vihorlat

NP Vysoke Tatry

NP Nizke Tatry

NP Pieniny

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Question 9 of 15

9. What is the longest river that flows wholly in Slovakia? Hint

Visla

Dunaj (Danube)

Vah

Hron

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Question 10 of 15

10. Which religion are most of the people in Slovakia (60%)? Hint

Jewish

Greek Catholic

Slovak Catholic

Roman Catholic

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Question 11 of 15

11. How many sq. kilometers does Slovakia have? Hint

75 600

around 125 000

around 50 000

around 85 000

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Question 12 of 15

12. How often are parliamentary elections held in Slovakia? Hint

every 5 years

every 4 years

every 6 years

every 7 years

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Question 13 of 15

13. Which of these cities does not have a chemical factory? Hint

Strazske

Svit

Straze

Bratislava

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Question 14 of 15

14. In year 2002 some Slovak sportsmen won the world championship. What sport is it? Hint

ice hockey

tennis

polo

soccer

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which of these is Slovak national food? Hint

rigatoni

bangabur

sushi

halusky

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the capital city of Slovakia?

Answer: Bratislava

The second largest city is Kosice.

2. How many countries border Slovakia?

Answer: 5

The Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary, Ukraine and Poland border on Slovakia. The longest border is with Hungary - 679km.

3. How would you say Slovakia in Slovak?

Answer: Slovensko

You can also say Slovenska Republika for Slovak Republic.

4. About how many inhabitants did Slovakia have when it gained its independence in 1993?

Answer: 5-6 million

In addition to Slovaks, there are Hungarians, Czechs, Gypsies, Poles and Ukrainians.

5. Slovakia was a federative state with another country till 1993. Which one?

Answer: Czech Republic

We were together from 1918-39 and again from the end of WW2. Slovenia is a country totally different from Slovakia, but a lot of people from other countries get the names confused ...

6. What was the name of the national currency in Slovakia before it adopted the Euro?

Answer: Slovenska Koruna

Slovakia switched to using the Euro on 1 January, 2009.

7. What is the name of the highest peak in Slovakia?

Answer: Gerlachovsky Stit

The other three names are of villages in High Tatras. Gerlachovsky Stit (or Gerlachovsky Peak) is 2655m high.

8. What is the name of the largest national park in Slovakia?

Answer: NP Nizke Tatry

NP Nizke Tatry is 81 095 ha large, NP Vysoke Tatry with 76 763 ha is the second. Vihorlat is not a National park.

9. What is the longest river that flows wholly in Slovakia?

Answer: Vah

Danube is the largest river but only a part of its length (less than 100km) flows through Slovakia. Vah is more than 470km long.

10. Which religion are most of the people in Slovakia (60%)?

Answer: Roman Catholic

There is no such denomination as 'Slovak Catholic'. About 3.4% of the population is Greek Catholic (Uniate) and less than 1% Jewish.

11. How many sq. kilometers does Slovakia have?

Answer: around 50 000

To be exact: 49 035 sq. km.

12. How often are parliamentary elections held in Slovakia?

Answer: every 4 years

There are 150 representatives in Slovak Parliament. It is called Slovenska Narodna Rada (Slovak National Council).

13. Which of these cities does not have a chemical factory?

Answer: Straze

Straze is not a city, but only a part of Poprad (town). The factory in Strazske is called Chemko Strazske and the one in Svit is Chemosvit.

14. In year 2002 some Slovak sportsmen won the world championship. What sport is it?

Answer: ice hockey

Sure it is ice hockey. Everyone here was so glad and we celebrated for a week! A lot of books and CD�s are sold in Slovakia about this event.

15. Which of these is Slovak national food?

Answer: halusky

It also could be pirohy. Halusky is typical Slovak food made of dough of potatoes cut into small pieces and boiled, then mixed with a sauce made of Slovak cheese and topped with bacon. If you wonder what bangabur is - it is just nothing. I hope you liked the quiz!

Source: Author wife_of_aragorn

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