{"id":104518,"date":"2022-05-10T15:09:08","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T12:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/?p=104518"},"modified":"2022-06-08T14:47:39","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T11:47:39","slug":"test-your-knowledge-of-estonia-in-our-may-quiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/en\/test-your-knowledge-of-estonia-in-our-may-quiz\/","title":{"rendered":"Test your knowledge of Estonia in our May Quiz!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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1. Who is the Prime Minister of Estonia?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A.<\/strong> Liina Kersna<\/p>\n

B.<\/strong> Kaja Kallas<\/p>\n

C.<\/strong> Kersti Kaljulaid<\/p>\n

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2. Who is the coach of the Estonian national basketball team?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A.<\/strong> Jukka Toijala<\/p>\n

B.<\/strong> Lassi Tuovi<\/p>\n

C.<\/strong> Gordon Herbert<\/p>\n

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3. Which country ruled Southern Estonia from 1561 to 1629?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A.<\/strong> Sweden<\/p>\n

B.<\/strong> Russia<\/p>\n

C.<\/strong> Poland<\/p>\n

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4. What is the average altitude in Estonia?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A.<\/strong> About 20 meters<\/p>\n

B.<\/strong> About 50 meters<\/p>\n

C.<\/strong> About 150 meters<\/p>\n

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5. What is the old folk name for May in Estonian?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A.<\/strong> Taimekuu<\/p>\n

B.<\/strong> Kevadkuu<\/p>\n

C.<\/strong> Lehekuu<\/p>\n

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6. When did the \u201cVoice of America\u201d start broadcasting in Estonia?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A.<\/strong> 1945<\/p>\n

B.<\/strong> 1951<\/p>\n

C.<\/strong> 1964<\/p>\n

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7. What is the Estonian national flower?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A.<\/strong> Daisy<\/p>\n

B.<\/strong> Poppy<\/p>\n

C.<\/strong> Cornflower<\/p>\n

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8. What is the lowest air temperature ever measured in Estonia?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A.<\/strong> -33.5 \u00b0<\/p>\n

B.<\/strong> -43.5 \u00b0<\/p>\n

C.<\/strong> -53.5 \u00b0<\/p>\n

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9. What was Estonia’s GDP in 2021?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A.<\/strong> About \u20ac 19.6 billion<\/p>\n

B.<\/strong> About \u20ac 25.6 billion<\/p>\n

C.<\/strong> About \u20ac 31.6 billion<\/p>\n

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10. In what year were the first free elections held in Estonia?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A.<\/strong> 1919<\/p>\n

B.<\/strong> 1938<\/p>\n

C.<\/strong> 1991<\/p>\n

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11. How much of Tartu’s city centre was destroyed in World War II?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A.<\/strong> About 25 per cent<\/p>\n

B.<\/strong> About 50 per cent<\/p>\n

C.<\/strong> About 75 per cent<\/p>\n

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12. What was the unemployment rate in Estonia in the fourth quarter of 2021?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A.<\/strong> 5.2<\/p>\n

B.<\/strong> 7.2<\/p>\n

C.<\/strong> 9.2<\/p>\n

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Answers: 1. B, 2. A, 3. C, 4. B, 5. C, 6. B, 7. C, 8. B, 9. B, 10. A, 11. B, 12. A<\/p>\n

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