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