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  • 1. In which historical region of Romania is Pitești located?
A) Moldavia
B) Dobruja
C) Transylvania
D) Wallachia
  • 2. On which river's bank is Pitești situated?
A) Olt
B) Mureș
C) Dâmbovița
D) Argeș
  • 3. What is the elevation of Pitești above sea level?
A) 280 metres
B) 150 metres
C) 400 metres
D) 550 metres
  • 4. Which plateau does Pitești belong to?
A) Moldavian Plateau
B) Transylvanian Plateau
C) Dobruja Plateau
D) Getic Plateau
  • 5. What is the name of the forest located to the west of Pitești?
A) Băneasa Forest
B) Trivale Forest
C) Pustnicul Forest
D) Snagov Forest
  • 6. What is the average annual temperature in Pitești?
A) 10.2 °C
B) 14.5 °C
C) 12.6 °C
D) 8.8 °C
  • 7. What is the Köppen climate classification for Pitești?
A) Oceanic
B) Mediterranean
C) Humid subtropical
D) Continental
  • 8. What was the population of Pitești according to the 2021 census?
A) 141,275
B) 177,485
C) 187,000
D) 155,383
  • 9. Which major car manufacturer is located in the nearby town of Mioveni?
A) Ford
B) Volkswagen
C) Automobile Dacia
D) Renault
  • 10. What is the name of the oil refinery located in Pitești?
A) Petrobrazi
B) Petrotel
C) Vega
D) Arpechim
  • 11. What is the name of the traditional plum-based drink from the Pitești area?
A) Palincă
B) Țuică de Pitești
C) Vișinată
D) Socată
  • 12. Which reservoir is located in the Prundu area of Pitești?
A) Prundu reservoir
B) Vidraru reservoir
C) Bălilești reservoir
D) Bascov reservoir
  • 13. In what year did the population of Pitești peak?
A) 1997
B) 1989
C) 2001
D) 2011
  • 14. What percentage of the population was Romanian Orthodox according to the 2011 census?
A) 98.4%
B) 99.1%
C) 95.5%
D) 90.2%
  • 15. Which winery is situated on the opposite bank of the Argeș River from Pitești?
A) Jidvei
B) Cotnari
C) Ștefănești
D) Murfatlar
  • 16. What is the name of the plain that Pitești has access to?
A) Câmpia Piteștilor
B) Câmpia de Vest
C) Câmpia Bărăganului
D) Câmpia Română
  • 17. Which tributary joins the Argeș River in Pitești?
A) Ialomița
B) Oltet
C) Teleorman
D) Râul Doamnei
  • 18. Which automobile parts manufacturer is NOT mentioned as being in the Pitești urban area?
A) Dräxlmaier Group
B) Valeo
C) Lear Corporation
D) Toyota
  • 19. What was the population of Pitești according to the 1930 census?
A) 200,000
B) Data not explicitly provided for the total, but 88% were Romanians
C) 50,000
D) 100,000
  • 20. What is the average temperature in Pitești during the month of July?
A) 15.4 °C
B) 28.1 °C
C) 23.6 °C
D) 20.5 °C
  • 21. In which historical region is Pitești situated?
A) Transylvania
B) Moldavia
C) Muntenia
D) Dobruja
  • 22. Which major freeway connects Pitești directly to Bucharest?
A) A2
B) A1
C) A3
D) A4
  • 23. When was Pitești first mentioned in historical records?
A) 18th century
B) 16th century
C) 12th century
D) 14th century
  • 24. Which political party considered Pitești an important center from the 19th century to the interwar period?
A) Social Democratic Party
B) Communist Party
C) National Liberal Party
D) Conservative Party
  • 25. Which influential family of politicians had their main residence in Pitești?
A) Brătianu
B) Cantacuzino
C) Ghica
D) Basarab
  • 26. What kind of experiment took place at the Pitești Prison during the communist regime?
A) Brainwashing techniques
B) Agricultural reform
C) Industrial labor
D) Religious education
  • 27. To which era do the earliest traces of human settlement in the Pitești area relate?
A) Paleolithic
B) Iron Age
C) Neolithic
D) Bronze Age
  • 28. Dacian coins discovered in Pitești copied the design of tetradrachms issued by whom?
A) Lysimachus
B) Alexander the Great
C) Trajan
D) Decebalus
  • 29. During which century was a Roman castrum built in the vicinity of Pitești?
A) 1st century AD
B) 2nd century AD
C) 3rd century AD
D) 4th century AD
  • 30. According to historian Constantin C. Giurescu, what was the origin of Târgul din Deal?
A) Trading between Vlachs and Slavs
B) A monastic settlement
C) A Roman military outpost
D) A royal decree
  • 31. On what specific date was Pitești first recorded?
A) June 10, 1350
B) April 25, 1390
C) May 20, 1386
D) March 15, 1402
  • 32. Which monastery received a gristmill grant from Prince Mircea I in Pitești?
A) Curtea de Argeș Monastery
B) Putna Monastery
C) Cozia Monastery
D) Snagov Monastery
  • 33. With which Transylvanian city did Pitești have proximity to Saxon markets?
A) Hermannstadt
B) Mediasch
C) Kronstadt
D) Klausenburg
  • 34. Which community lived in Pitești in large numbers by the late 14th century?
A) Armenian
B) Hungarian
C) Turkish
D) Greek
  • 35. When did Pitești completely absorb Târgul din Deal?
A) 20th century
B) 19th century
C) 17th century
D) 18th century
  • 36. In what year was a village of Pitești still mentioned, suggesting coexistence with the urban area?
A) 1528
B) 1610
C) 1705
D) 1450
  • 37. Which ruler between 1512 and 1521 issued documents from Pitești?
A) Constantin Șerban
B) Simion Movilă
C) Vlad Vintilă de la Slatina
D) Neagoe Basarab
  • 38. Which leader commanded the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth troops stationed in Pitești in 1600–1601?
A) William, Baron Paget
B) Radu Șerban
C) Jan Zamoyski
D) Louis William of Baden
  • 39. Which religious building was financed by Constantin Șerban in Pitești?
A) The Tower of Brâncoveanu
B) The Ottoman Mosque
C) The Princely Palace
D) Saint George Church
  • 40. In what year was the Saint George Church in Pitești completed?
A) 1532
B) 1601
C) 1689
D) 1656
  • 41. Who was the Arab chronicler that visited Pitești?
A) Jan Zamoyski
B) Paul of Aleppo
C) Claes Rålamb
D) William, Baron Paget
  • 42. Which statesman did Stolnic Constantin Cantacuzino exchange letters with while living in Pitești?
A) Louis William of Baden
B) Jan Zamoyski
C) Aloisio Gritti
D) William, Baron Paget
  • 43. Which troops occupied Pitești in 1689 during the Great Turkish War?
A) Crimean Khanate troops
B) Polish–Lithuanian troops
C) Ottoman troops
D) Habsburg troops
  • 44. Who led the Habsburg troops that occupied Pitești in 1689?
A) Michael the Brave
B) Constantin Brâncoveanu
C) Louis William of Baden
D) Jan Zamoyski
  • 45. Against which prince did the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth troops expedition target in 1600–1601?
A) Michael the Brave
B) Matei Basarab
C) Vlad Vintilă
D) Radu Șerban
  • 46. Which prince allied himself with the Holy Roman Empire against his Ottoman overlords?
A) Vlad Vintilă
B) Neagoe Basarab
C) Basarab Țepeluș cel Tânăr
D) Constantin Șerban
  • 47. In what year did King Charles XII pass through Pitești?
A) 1737
B) 1714
C) 1716
D) 1780
  • 48. Which Swedish figure accompanied Charles XII during his stay in Pitești?
A) Axel Sparre
B) Alexander Ypsilantis
C) Tudor Vladimirescu
D) Domenico Sestini
  • 49. How long did King Charles XII stay in Pitești?
A) Two months
B) One year
C) One week
D) Three weeks
  • 50. How many houses did Domenico Sestini report Pitești had in 1780?
A) 350
B) 150
C) 500
D) 250
  • 51. How many churches did Domenico Sestini report Pitești had in 1780?
A) 3
B) 7
C) 12
D) 20
  • 52. What was the nationality of the numismatist Domenico Sestini?
A) Tuscan
B) German
C) British
D) Swedish
  • 53. In 1804, what kind of institution did the citizens of Pitești request to open?
A) An upper school
B) A town hall
C) A military base
D) A cathedral
  • 54. Which language was proposed for lectures in the 1804 school request?
A) Latin
B) Swedish
C) Greek
D) German
  • 55. Who denied the request to open an upper school in 1804?
A) King Charles XII
B) Alexander Ypsilantis
C) Tudor Vladimirescu
D) Prince Constantine Ypsilantis
  • 56. Who was the teacher of Luigi Mayer?
A) Giovanni Battista Piranesi
B) T. Bowyer
C) Domenico Sestini
D) Axel Sparre
  • 57. In which city were the etchings by Luigi Mayer published in 1810?
A) Bucharest
B) Pitești
C) Istanbul
D) London
  • 58. How did T. Bowyer describe Pitești in the 1810 publication?
A) Industrial and modern
B) Poor and desolate
C) Wild or romantic
D) Small and insignificant
  • 59. Who was the Wallachian rebel leader who retreated to Pitești in 1821?
A) Alexander Ypsilantis
B) Tudor Vladimirescu
C) Constantine Ypsilantis
D) Charles XII
  • 60. Who ordered the execution of Tudor Vladimirescu?
A) Axel Sparre
B) Constantine Ypsilantis
C) Charles XII
D) Alexander Ypsilantis
  • 61. Why were the Eterist allies suspicious of Tudor Vladimirescu?
A) They disagreed with his military strategy
B) They thought he would abandon the cause
C) They wanted his gold
D) They thought he was a spy
  • 62. What is the name of the Brătianu family manor located near Pitești?
A) Chitila
B) Ștefănești
C) Olt
D) Florica
  • 63. Which dramatist lived in Pitești for a short period in 1882?
A) Iosif Materna
B) Vladimir Streinu
C) Dimitrie Maimarolu
D) Ion Luca Caragiale
  • 64. What was the year of the railway connection between Pitești, Bucharest, and Târgoviște?
A) 1886
B) 1899
C) 1869
D) 1872
  • 65. Who oversaw the construction of the railway project linking Pitești to Bucharest?
A) August von Mackensen
B) Edmond Landauer
C) Michał Belina-Czechowski
D) Bethel Henry Strousberg
  • 66. Which building in Pitești currently houses an art gallery?
A) The Town Hall
B) The Pitești Weaving Mill
C) The Argeș County Prefecture
D) The Florica Manor
  • 67. Who designed the Argeș County Prefecture building?
A) Iosif Materna
B) Dimitrie Maimarolu
C) Ion Luca Caragiale
D) Bethel Henry Strousberg
  • 68. Who painted the frescoes in the Town Hall and the County Prefecture?
A) Dimitrie Maimarolu
B) Edmond Landauer
C) Iosif Materna
D) Vladimir Streinu
  • 69. In what years was the first recorded Seventh-day Adventist community in Romania formed in Pitești?
A) 1906–1907
B) 1868–1869
C) 1928–1929
D) 1881–1882
  • 70. Who was the preacher involved in the formation of the Pitești Seventh-day Adventist community?
A) Michał Belina-Czechowski
B) August von Mackensen
C) Bethel Henry Strousberg
D) Edmond Landauer
  • 71. Who performed the first Tayloristic experiments in Romania at the Pitești Weaving Mill?
A) Michał Belina-Czechowski
B) Dimitrie Maimarolu
C) Bethel Henry Strousberg
D) Edmond Landauer
  • 72. Which commander occupied Pitești during World War I?
A) Edmond Landauer
B) Iosif Materna
C) Bethel Henry Strousberg
D) August von Mackensen
  • 73. Which literary magazine was hosted in Pitești during 1928–1929?
A) O scrisoare pierdută
B) Kalende
C) The Romanian Review
D) The Argeș Herald
  • 74. What was the first rail link project in Romania completed before the Pitești connection?
A) Pitești-Târgoviște
B) Bucharest-Giurgiu
C) Chitila-Ploiești
D) Bucharest-Ploiești
  • 75. What style characterizes both the Town Hall and the County Prefecture in Pitești?
A) Baroque
B) Modernist
C) Gothic
D) Eclectic
  • 76. Which political organization proclaimed the National Legionary State in Pitești in 1940?
A) The Iron Guard
B) The Communist Party
C) The Liberal Party
D) The Securitate
  • 77. Which group was deported to Transnistria from Pitești in December 1943?
A) Industrial workers
B) Political detainees
C) Greek refugees
D) Romani people
  • 78. Which Allied force bombed Pitești on July 4, 1944?
A) British Royal Air Force
B) French Air Force
C) US Fifteenth Air Force
D) Soviet Air Force
  • 79. Who oversaw the 'reeducation' experiment in Pitești prison?
A) Ion Antonescu
B) Armand Călinescu
C) Alexandru Nicolschi
D) Ion Dincă
  • 80. What was the goal of the 'reeducation' program in Pitești?
A) Improving agricultural output
B) Rebuilding the local church
C) Creating the brainwashed New Man prototype
D) Expanding the chemical industry
  • 81. How long did the 'reeducation' program in Pitești last?
A) One year
B) About five years
C) Ten years
D) Twenty years
  • 82. How many inmate-participants were sentenced to death at the 1953–1954 trial?
A) Five
B) Sixteen
C) Twenty-two
D) Fifty
  • 83. What happened to Saint Nicholas Church in 1962?
A) It was demolished
B) It was nationalized
C) It was renovated
D) It was converted into a factory
  • 84. What happened to Florica in 1948?
A) It was sold to the church
B) It was nationalized
C) It was demolished
D) It was bombed
  • 85. In what year was the County Theater in Pitești established?
A) 1958
B) 1970
C) 1948
D) 1914
  • 86. In what year was the puppet theater branch in Pitești created?
A) 1975
B) 1958
C) 1948
D) 1949
  • 87. Who established Studio 125 in May 1975?
A) Constantin Halepliu
B) George Ionescu-Gion
C) Liviu Ciulei
D) Paraschiva Stephu
  • 88. When was the first written record of a theatrical performance in Pitești?
A) 1914
B) 1848
C) 1904
D) 1880
  • 89. Which country is NOT mentioned as a place where the Pitești acting ensemble has performed?
A) Germany
B) Serbia
C) Poland
D) Italy
  • 90. In what year was the Constantin Brâncoveanu University founded?
A) 2003
B) 1866
C) 1948
D) 1991
  • 91. Who planned the public library in 1869?
A) Alexandru Davila
B) George Ionescu-Gion
C) Paraschiva Stephu
D) Liviu Ciulei
  • 92. In what year did the public library become operational?
A) 1904
B) 1869
C) 1880
D) 2003
  • 93. When did the public library move into its current headquarters?
A) 1880
B) 1991
C) 1975
D) 2003
  • 94. What is the name of the spring festival in Pitești?
A) Tulip Carnival
B) Spring Fair
C) Flower Symphony
D) Simfonia lalelelor
  • 95. In which years were tulips first introduced locally to Pitești?
A) 1972–1973
B) 1948–1949
C) 1978–1979
D) 1866–1867
  • 96. In what year was the Tulip Symphony festival first organized?
A) 1975
B) 2003
C) 1972
D) 1978
  • 97. What is the home ground of FC Argeș Pitești?
A) Casa Cărții
B) Stadionul Ștrand
C) Nicolae Dobrin Stadium
D) Budeasa Dam
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