- 1. How many letters does the Polish alphabet consist of?
A) 32
B) 34
C) 26
D) 30
- 2. What is the Polish word for 'hello'?
A) Dzień dobry
B) Cześć
C) Proszę
D) Dziękuję
- 3. Which city is the capital of Poland?
A) Wroclaw
B) Gdansk
C) Krakow
D) Warsaw
- 4. Which sea does Poland border to the north?
A) Caspian Sea
B) Black Sea
C) Baltic Sea
D) Mediterranean Sea
- 5. What is the traditional Polish dumpling called?
A) Knedliki
B) Sarma
C) Pierogi
D) Bryndza
- 6. What is the approximate population of Poland?
A) 38 million
B) 45 million
C) 25 million
D) 30 million
- 7. Who is a renowned Polish film director and screenwriter known for 'Three Colors' trilogy?
A) Roman Polanski
B) Krzysztof Kieślowski
C) Wojciech Smarzowski
D) Andrzej Wajda
- 8. In Polish cuisine, what is 'bigos'?
A) Pork knuckle
B) Potato pancakes
C) Hunter's stew
D) Cabbage rolls
- 9. What is the name of the historic castle in Krakow, Poland?
A) Wawel Castle
B) Czocha Castle
C) Malbork Castle
D) Książ Castle
- 10. Which Polish astronomer proposed the heliocentric model of the solar system?
A) Nicolaus Copernicus
B) Tycho Brahe
C) Johannes Kepler
D) Galileo Galilei
- 11. What is the longest river in Poland?
A) Oder
B) Bug
C) Vistula
D) Warta
- 12. What is the largest mountain range in Poland?
A) Beskids
B) Sudetes
C) Giant Mountains
D) Tatra Mountains
- 13. What is the name of the large square in the Old Town of Warsaw, Poland?
A) Plac Teatralny
B) Rynek Starego Miasta
C) Plac Zamkowy
D) Rynek Główny
- 14. Which Polish saint is known as the patron of Poland and Lithuania?
A) Saint Hedwig
B) Saint Stanislaus
C) Saint Casimir
D) Saint Adalbert
- 15. What is the national symbol of Poland?
A) Green lion
B) Red dragon
C) White eagle
D) Blue bear
- 16. Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and was of Polish descent?
A) Sophie Scholl
B) Rosa Luxemburg
C) Marie Curie
D) Irena Sendler
- 17. Which Polish scientist won the Nobel Prize in Literature for his contribution to European literature?
A) Boleslaw Prus
B) Henryk Sienkiewicz
C) Joseph Conrad
D) Wislawa Szymborska
- 18. In Polish, what does 'Dzień dobry' mean?
A) Thank you
B) I love you
C) Good morning
D) How are you?
- 19. Which city in Poland is known for its historic Old Town and Gothic architecture?
A) Poznan
B) Warsaw
C) Gdansk
D) Krakow
- 20. What is the title of the anthem of Poland?
A) Mazurek Dąbrowskiego
B) Hejnał Mariacki
C) Rotę
D) Bogurodzica
- 21. What is the traditional Polish Christmas Eve meal called?
A) Pierogi
B) Barszcz
C) Sernik
D) Wigilia
- 22. What is the official language of Poland?
A) French
B) Russian
C) German
D) Polish
- 23. What writing script is used for Polish?
A) Cyrillic
B) Latin
C) Greek
D) Arabic
- 24. Who was the first Polish pope, elected in 1978?
A) Leo XIII
B) Pius XII
C) Gregory XIV
D) John Paul II
- 25. Which year did Poland join the European Union?
A) 2004
B) 2001
C) 2007
D) 1999
- 26. What is the name of the Polish composer who was known as one of the greatest opera composers in the 19th century?
A) Mieczysław Karłowicz
B) Stanisław Moniuszko
C) Henryk Wieniawski
D) Wojciech Kilar
- 27. What is the traditional Polish sausage called?
A) Andouille
B) Kielbasa
C) Chorizo
D) Bratwurst
- 28. What is the name of the famous Polish medieval salt mine now turned into a tourist attraction?
A) Bochnia Salt Mine
B) Inowrocław Salt Mine
C) Wieliczka Salt Mine
D) Kłodawa Salt Mine
- 29. What is the traditional Polish dance that is often performed at weddings and celebrations?
A) Mazurka
B) Polonaise
C) Kujawiak
D) Oberek
- 30. Which organization founded in Poland in 1980 contributed to the fall of communism in Eastern Europe?
A) Gdansk Pact
B) Krakow Federation
C) Warsaw Alliance
D) Solidarity
- 31. Which Polish Nobel Prize-winning author wrote 'The Doll' trilogy?
A) Bolesław Prus
B) Władysław Reymont
C) Henryk Sienkiewicz
D) Czesław Miłosz
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