Lääne County - Quiz
  • 1. What is the Estonian name for Lääne County?
A) Läänemaa
B) Rotalia
C) Maritima
D) Wiek
  • 2. Which body of water borders Lääne County to the north?
A) Gulf of Finland
B) North Sea
C) Baltic Sea
D) Ladoga Lake
  • 3. As of January 2009, what percentage of Estonia's total population resided in Lääne County?
A) 2.0%
B) 5.0%
C) 10.0%
D) 15.0%
  • 4. Who was the governor of Lääne County from 15 December 2011?
A) Arder Väli
B) Andres Lipstok
C) Hannes Danilov
D) Innar Mäesalu
  • 5. How many urban municipalities are there in Lääne County?
A) Two
B) Four
C) One
D) Three
  • 6. What is the name of the only town in Lääne County?
A) Haapsalu
B) Lihula
C) Ridala
D) Märjamaa
  • 7. Which diocese does the Lääne deanery belong to?
A) Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate
B) Methodist Church in Estonia
C) Baptist Union of Estonia
D) Saare-Lääne Diocese of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church
  • 8. Which congregation is located in Haapsalu and belongs to the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church?
A) Adventist congregation
B) Haapsalu St. John's congregation
C) Palivere Baptist congregation
D) St.Prince-Alexander.Nevsky Orthodox congregation
  • 9. Which Swedish figures were killed in the Battle of Lihula?
A) King John I and Jarl Birger Brosa
B) Bishop Albert of Riga and King Valdemar II
C) Jarl Karl Döve and Bishop Karl Magnusson
D) Duke Henry the Lion and Bishop Meinhard
  • 10. What was Läänemaa's approximate area in hides?
A) 1000 hides
B) 1900 hides
C) 2500 hides
D) 1500 hides
  • 11. Which crusaders conquered most of Estonia by the early 13th century?
A) Teutonic Knights alone
B) Livonian Brothers of the Sword
C) Swedish and Norwegian crusaders
D) Danish and Low German crusaders
  • 12. What happened to Läänemaa after the Livonian Crusade?
A) It became the main territory of the Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek.
B) It remained an independent country.
C) It was annexed by Denmark.
D) It was divided among Swedish territories.
  • 13. Which historic parish is located around Märjamaa?
A) Hanila
B) Corbe
C) Lihula
D) Soontagana
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