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