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Quiz about Hungarian Names of East European Cities

Hungarian Names of East European Cities Quiz

Hungary was one of the major losers of World War I. It lost about 2/3 of its territory. In this quiz I ask for the Hungarian names of some cities which were part of Hungary until end of WW1. (Hungary was part of Dual Monarchy Austria-Hungary 1867-1918).

A multiple-choice quiz by author. Estimated time: 5 mins.

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author

Time
5 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
102,502

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Starting in Slovakia, one of the most important lost territories of Hungary. The present capital Bratislava was called _______ in Hungarian? Hint

Brass�

Pozsony

Beszterczeb�nya

Nagybanya

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Question 2 of 10

2. We remain in Slovakia. Slovakia�s second largest city Kosice was called _______ in Hungarian? Hint

Kassa

Kecskem�t

Kiskuns�g

Kisv�rda

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Question 3 of 10

3. Now to Carpatho-Ukraina, lost to Czechoslovakia after WW1. The former capital of this area, Uzhgorod, was called _______ in Hungarian? Hint

Nagybecskerek

�jvid�k

Ungv�r

�rsek�jv�r

4. Now we go to an area which was given to former Yugoslavia after WW1. The city Novi Sad is today in Yugoslavia. It�s chief town of the Vojvodina region (Serbia). It was called _______ in Hungarian? Hint

Nagyszombat

�jvid�k

Nagyszentmikl�s

Szabadka

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Question 5 of 10

5. Now to the largest and most important of the Hungarian losses, namely Transylvania (Romania). This area was lost to Romania after WW1. The city of Oradea was called _______ in Hungarian? Hint

Nagymih�ly

Nagybanya

Nagyv�rad

Nagyk�roly

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Question 6 of 10

6. We are still in Transylvania. The city of Cluj (Cluj-Napoca) was called ______ in Hungarian? Hint

Maros-V�s�rely

Kolozsv�r

Gyulafeh�rvar

Kiskuns�g

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Question 7 of 10

7. Still in Transylvania, Timisoara was the city where the Romanian revolution started in 1989. It was called _____ in Hungarian? Hint

Temes

Temesv�r

Tam�si

Nagybecskerek

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Question 8 of 10

8. The city of Tirgu-Mures (also in Transylvania) was called _______ in Hungarian? Hint

Nagyszalonta

Nagyszombat

Maros-V�s�rhely

Nagybanya

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Question 9 of 10

9. The final question about Transylvania: The city of Alba Iulia was called _______ in Hungarian? Hint

Beszterczeb�nya

Gyula

Gyulafeh�rvar

Gy�ng�s

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Question 10 of 10

10. In this last question I will ask about the only major city lost by Hungary to Austria after WW1. The city by Neusiedler Lake now known as Eisenstadt is capital of Austrian region Burgenland. It was called ______ in Hungarian? Hint

�rsek�jv�r

B�cs

Kismarton

Becs�jhely

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Starting in Slovakia, one of the most important lost territories of Hungary. The present capital Bratislava was called _______ in Hungarian?

Answer: Pozsony

Slovakia and Carpatho-Ukraine were both lost to Czechoslovakia after WW1. Both Slovakia, Vojvodina (Yugoslavia) and Transylvania (Romania) still have large Hungarian minorities.

2. We remain in Slovakia. Slovakia�s second largest city Kosice was called _______ in Hungarian?

Answer: Kassa

Kosice was ceded to Hungary in 1938 but returned to Czechoslovakia after WW2. It's been part of independent Slovakia since 1992.

3. Now to Carpatho-Ukraina, lost to Czechoslovakia after WW1. The former capital of this area, Uzhgorod, was called _______ in Hungarian?

Answer: Ungv�r

Uzhgorod today belongs to Ukraine. The area fell to Soviet Union after WW2, and to independent Ukraine in 1991. The area is also called Carpathian Ruthenia or Zakarpatska in Ukrainian. Czech name is Podkarpatsk� Rus.

Answer: �jvid�k

Croatia, Slavonia and Vojvodina were all lost to Yugoslavia after WW1.

5. Now to the largest and most important of the Hungarian losses, namely Transylvania (Romania). This area was lost to Romania after WW1. The city of Oradea was called _______ in Hungarian?

Answer: Nagyv�rad

Oradea is a very old town, bishopric founded by Hungarian L�szlo I ca.1080. It was held by Turks 1660-92.

6. We are still in Transylvania. The city of Cluj (Cluj-Napoca) was called ______ in Hungarian?

Answer: Kolozsv�r

Under the German name Klausenburg this city was founded in 12th century. Cluj was declared a free town in 1405. In the 1970s it was joined with neighboring Napoca.

7. Still in Transylvania, Timisoara was the city where the Romanian revolution started in 1989. It was called _____ in Hungarian?

Answer: Temesv�r

Timisoara is one of the most international towns in the area. Here are both Hungarian, German and Serbian minorities. It was held by Turks 1552-1716 and captured in 1716 by Austrians under Prince Eugene of Savoy.

8. The city of Tirgu-Mures (also in Transylvania) was called _______ in Hungarian?

Answer: Maros-V�s�rhely

Tirgu-Mures (or Targu-Mures), like some other territories lost by the Treaty of Trianon in 1920, had a short-lived period as Hungarian again in the period 1940-45.

9. The final question about Transylvania: The city of Alba Iulia was called _______ in Hungarian?

Answer: Gyulafeh�rvar

The city was scene of proclamation of union of Transylvania with Romania in 1918. In German it was known as Karlsburg.

Answer: Kismarton

By plebiscite in 1921 all of Burgenland (except the city of Sopron) fell to Austria.

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