| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Footballer, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time | Ferenc Puskás | 84%
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| Politician who was Prime Minister from 1998 to 2002 and again since 2010 | Viktor Orbán | 83%
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| Creator of a cube which went on to become the best-selling toy of all time | Ernő Rubik | 81%
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| Composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic era | Ferenc Liszt | 72%
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| First King of Hungary from 1000 or 1001, until his death in 1038 | Szent István | 55%
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| One of the most versatile swimmers in the world, nicknamed the "Iron Lady" | Katinka Hosszú | 53%
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| National poet, and one of the key figures of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 | Sándor Petőfi | 52%
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| Considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century | Béla Bartok | 50%
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| Leader of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 against the Soviet-backed government | Imre Nagy | 50%
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| Communist leader, presiding over the country from 1956 until his retirement in 1988 | János Kádár | 49%
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| Governor-President of the Kingdom of Hungary during the revolution of 1848–49 | Lajos Kossuth | 49%
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| Statesman who served as the regent of the Kingdom of Hungary between the two World Wars | Miklós Horthy | 49%
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| Biochemist credited with first isolating vitamin C | Albert Szent-Györgyi | 47%
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| Statesmen, within Hungary still known to many as "the Greatest Hungarian" | István Széchenyi | 46%
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| Hungarian-American actress who stared in John Huston's "Moulin Rouge" in 1952 | Zsa Zsa Gabor | 46%
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| Nuclear physicist who participated in the production of the first atomic bomb | Edward Teller | 45%
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| Leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburgs in 18th century | Ferenc Rákóczi | 44%
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| Poet who wrote "Himnusz", the national anthem of Hungary in 1823 | Ferenc Kölcsey | 43%
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| Poet who wrote more than 102 ballads, as well as the epic Toldi trilogy | János Arany | 43%
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| Regarded by many as the greatest Hungarian poet of the 20th century | Endre Ady | 38%
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| Leading Hungarian military and political figure in the 15th century | János Hunyadi | 38%
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| Model and actress who became a Victoria's Secret Angel in 2019 | Barbara Palvin | 37%
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| A countess, who has been labelled the most prolific female serial killer in history | Elizabeth Báthory | 34%
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| Female swimmer and one of the greatest Hungarian Olympic champions of the modern era | Krisztina Egerszegi | 34%
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| Holocaust concentration camp survivor, and recipient of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Literature | Imre Kertész | 33%
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| Footballer and a member of the Mighty Magyars in the 1950s | Sándor Kocsis | 33%
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| Generally considered the strongest female chess player of all time | Judit Polgár | 32%
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| European Footballer of the Year in 1967, nicknamed "The Emperor" | Flórián Albert | 31%
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| Stage name of Ilona Staller, a former porn star, politician, and singer | Cicciolina | 28%
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| Physicist and Inventor, a leading figure in the development of nuclear energy | Leó Szilárd | 20%
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| Basketball player who played for Baskonia, Barcelona and Real Madrid | Ádám Hanga | 17%
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| One of the greatest medley swimmers in history who won four gold Olympic medals | Tamás Darnyi | 14%
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| Writer who has been called a "leading figure of 20th century Hungarian literature" | Péter Esterházy | 13%
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| Basketball player and the only Hungarian who played in the NBA | Kornél Dávid | 12%
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| Actor and circus performer, best remembered for his role in the NBC sitcom ALF | Michu Mészáros | 5%
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