{"id":99868,"date":"2021-12-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/balticguide.ee\/?p=99868"},"modified":"2022-06-08T14:45:12","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T11:45:12","slug":"test-your-knowledge-of-estonia-in-our-december-quiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/en\/test-your-knowledge-of-estonia-in-our-december-quiz\/","title":{"rendered":"Test your knowledge of Estonia in our December Quiz!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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1. By what name is Santa Claus known in Estonia?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A.<\/strong> J\u00f5ulupukk<\/p>\n

B.<\/strong> J\u00f5uluvana<\/p>\n

C.<\/strong> N\u00e4\u00e4rivana<\/p>\n

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2. Who is the mayor of Tallinn?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A.<\/strong> Taavi Aas<\/p>\n

B.<\/strong> Edgar Savisaar<\/p>\n

C.<\/strong> Mihhail K\u00f5lvart<\/p>\n

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3. How many meters above sea level is the average height of Estonian land?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A.<\/strong> About 50<\/p>\n

B.<\/strong> About 100<\/p>\n

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

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

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

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

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

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

A.<\/strong> N\u00e4\u00e4rikuu<\/p>\n

B.<\/strong> J\u00f5ulukuu<\/p>\n

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

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6. In December of which year did the Communists attempt a coup in Estonia?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A.<\/strong> 1924<\/p>\n

B.<\/strong> 1931<\/p>\n

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

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7. How many rivers and streams flow into Peipsi lake?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A.<\/strong> 37<\/p>\n

B.<\/strong> 137<\/p>\n

C.<\/strong> 237<\/p>\n

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

A.<\/strong> 5.7<\/p>\n

B.<\/strong> 7.7<\/p>\n

C.<\/strong> 9.7<\/p>\n

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9. Who is the manager of the rally driver Ott T\u00e4nak?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A.<\/strong> Timo Jouhki<\/p>\n

B.<\/strong> Markko M\u00e4rtin<\/p>\n

C.<\/strong> Juha Kankkunen<\/p>\n

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10. What war between 1904 and 1905 involved many Estonian men?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A.<\/strong> The Russia-Japan War<\/p>\n

B.<\/strong> Crimean War<\/p>\n

C.<\/strong> World War I<\/p>\n

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11. What is the administrative centre of L\u00e4\u00e4nemaa?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A.<\/strong> P\u00e4rnu<\/p>\n

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

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

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12. Which country was the first to recognize Estonia’s re-independence in August 1991?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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

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

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

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