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18.1.2022 | Estonia

Test your knowledge of Estonia in our January Quiz!

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Test your knowledge of Estonia in our January Quiz!

 

1. How many people lived in Tallinn in the 15th century?

A. About 2,000

B. About 8,000

C. About 18,000

 

2. What is the Estonian national flower?

A. Cornflower

B. Poppy

C. Daisy

 

3. Which country’s fleet protected Estonia from the sea during the War of Independence in 1918?

A. Great Britain

B. Russia

C. Germany

 

4. What was the average gross monthly salary of nurses and midwives in Estonia in 2021?

A. EUR 1 101

B. EUR 1 601

C. EUR 2 101

 

5. How far is it from Tallinn to Narva?

A. About 110 km

B. About 160 km

C. About 210 km

 

6. Peipsi lake is the ….. biggest lake in Europe?

A. Second

B. Fifth

C. Eighth

 

7. What is the largest national park in Estonia?

A. Soomaa National Park

B. Lahemaa National Park

C. Matsalu National Park

 

8. What was the name of the ancient province around Tallinn?

A. Revala

B. Sakala

C. Ugandi

 

9. How many passengers did Tallink carry in 2021?

A. About 2 million

B. About 3 million

C. About 5 million

 

10. Who was the Prime Minister of Estonia from 1990 to 1992?

A. Edgar Savisaar

B. Lennart Meri

C. Tiit Vähi

 

11. Which of the following cities is the “winter capital” of Estonia?

A. Narva

B. Otepää

C. Valga

 

12. In what year was the first Soviet-Estonian collective farm established?

A. 1940

B. 1944

C. 1947

 

Answers: 1. B, 2. A, 3. A, 4. C, 5. C, 6. B, 7. B, 8. A, 9. B, 10. A, 11. B, 12. C

 

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