2. 1. Stefka Kostadinova, a Bulgarian athlete, currently holds a
world record in the women’s high jump, set during 1987
World Championship in Rome.
She jumped:
a) 2.07 m
b) 2.08 m
c) 2.09 m.
3. 2. Emil Zátopek, one of the greatest athletes of the
20th century, was known as:
a) “The Tornado”
b) “The Locomotive”
c) “The Arrow”.
4. 3. This famous female athlete won 9 Wimbledon titles, 59 Grand
Slam titles and was only the third woman to achieve the
Grand Slam i.e. to win all four of the most prestigious tennis
tournaments.
Her name is _________________________________.
5. 4. Romanian gymnast Nadia Comặneci was the first
gymnast to ever:
a) win the gold medal at the Olympic Games
b) score a perfect 10 at the Olympic Games
c) sustain an injury and withdraw from the
competition.
6. 5. Jerzy Dudek, a famous Polish goalkeeper played
for:
a) FC Barcelona
b) FC Real Madrid
c) FC Manchester United
7. 6. Fenerbahçe Ülker is a turkish:
a) Football team
b) Basketball team
c) Volleyball team
8. 7. The most popular sport in Latvia is:
a) football
b) ice hockey
c) swimming.
9. 8. Which abbreviation is connected to the name
Fernando Alonso Diaz?
a) F1
b) F2
c) F3
10. 9. At 1998 FIFA World Cup the Croatian team
finished:
a) second
b) third
c) fourth.
12. 10. Larks on a String, a Jiři Menzel film, was
initially banned by the Czech government. It
was released after:
a) the fall of the Communist regime
b) the fall of the Berlin Wall
c) Czech Republic entered the EU.
13. 11. Jan Hus was:
a) a religious reformer
b) a Slovakian president
c) a Czech athlete.
14. 12. How many Polish writers received a Nobel Prize?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
15. 13. Some of today’s greatest voices come from
Bulgaria. We are talking about:
a) pop singers
b) rock singer
c) opera singers.
16. 14. This „delight“ is an important part of a country's
authentic cuisine. We are talking about:
a) Latvian delight
b) Romanian delight
c) Turkish delight.
17. 15. Rather than a bull fight, many tourists visit Spain
every year to participate in:
a) a juice fight
b) a tomato fight
c) an apple fight.
18. 16. Three vertical stripes on the Romanian flag
symbolize:
a) three Romanian regions
b) three main ethnic groups
c) three Romanian dynasties.
19. 17. One of the most potent symbols of Latvia’s
national identity is:
a) the tradition of folk songs
b) the Soviet background
c) the proximity to the Baltic Sea.
20. 18. Vegeta, one of Croatian original and most
promoted products is used in:
a) fashion industry
b) agriculture
c) culinary industry.
