Thursday, April 29, 2010

Quiz on Lithuania

Is it true that:

1. Lithuanian national flag is of 3 colours: yellow, green, red.
2. Grand Duke Mindaugas, crowned king of Lithuania, is the founder of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania.
3. Lithuania was the last country in Europe to be christianized.
4. The Lithuanian and Latvian languages are the last functioning languages of the Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family.
5. Kibinai is Lithuanian national dish.
6. The Gates of Dawn can be found in Trakai.
7. The Neris flows through Vilnius.
8. Šiauliai is the 4th biggest city in Lithuania.
9. Lithuania has no seaports.
10. The Skrabalai is Lithuanian wood wind instrument.
11. The iron wolf is the symbol of Vilnius.
12. Under the rule of Vytautas Magnus in 14th-15th centuries the boundaries of Grand Dutchy of Lithuania stretched from the Baltic to the Black Sea.
13. There are more than 250 various shades of amber.
14. Amber serves as a protection against many diseases e.g. a toothache, ear ache.
15. More than 30% of territory of Lithuania is covered by forests.
16. M.K. Čiurlionis was a painter and a composer, whose paintings remind of music, e.g. sonatas, symphonies.
17. Vilnius University was established in 1579.
18. D. Grybauskaitė is a newly elected president of Lithuania.
19. The date of Saulės battle (1236) is considered to be the birthday of Šiauliai.
20. The sun, the taurus and the bear are in the coat of arms of Šiauliai