Geography and History of Poland on a Map

How much do you know about Poland's geography, history and culture? Good luck have fun!

Answers are accepted in local languages

Try the rest of the series here

Quiz by

Rate:

Last updated: January 1, 2026

You have not attempted this quiz yet.

More quiz info >>

First submitted	January 1, 2026
Times taken	77
Average score	33.0%
Report this quiz	Report

Quiz and answer stats >>

Friends stats >>

20:00

Enter answer here

/ 100 guessed

The quiz is paused. You have remaining.

Copied!

Scoring

You scored / = %

This beats or equals % of test takers also scored 100%

The average score is

Your high score is

Your fastest time is

more stats >>

friends stats >>

Keep scrolling down for answers and more stats ...

Hint	Voivodeships
Coastal northern province forming part of a greater historical region	Pomerania
Province known for its nature, originally controlled by Lithuania	Podlaskie
'Cradle of Poland' that was the site of a major uprising just after WWI	Greater Poland
Former duchy and largest province by both area and population	Masovia
Historically industrial region named after a local mountain range	Świętokrzyskie
Small southern region home to many ethnic Germans	Opole
Former Prussian province containing a large number of castles	Lower Silesia
Densely populated mountainous province with six World Heritage Sites	Lesser Poland

Hint	Largest Cities
1,861,599	Warsaw
806,201	Kraków
673,743	Wrocław
652,015	Łódź
538,439	Poznań
487,371	Gdańsk
389,066	Szczecin
329,565	Lublin
326,434	Bydgoszcz
291,688	Białystok

Hint	Cultural Cities
Major city and provincial capital that was formerly an industrial centre	Katowice
Southern town at the base of a mountain range, nicknamed the winter capital of Poland	Zakopane
One of the oldest cities in Poland, which lost around 90% of its population in World War I	Kalisz
Northeastern city with a notable geopolitical 'Gap' named after it	Suwałki
City located a few kilometres from the Baltic Sea, formerly known as 'Cöslin'	Koszalin
Geographically central city serving as the capital of Poland in the 11th and 12th centuries	Płock
Major city known for its airshow, briefly under Austrian control	Radom
Historic riverside city famous for its gingerbread	Toruń
Winemaking city whose name translates to 'green mountain'	Zielona Góra
Hanseatic League city founded by the Teutonic Order, no longer coastal due to silting	Elbląg
Fortified Galician city close to the border with Ukraine	Przemyśl
Small town located along a river and namesake of a medieval duchy	Sandomierz
Warmian city founded by the Teutonic Order as 'Allenstein'	Olsztyn
First capital of Poland, whose historic cathedral was a site for several coronations	Gniezno
Renaissance-era city, whose old town is a World Heritage Site	Zamość

Hint	Bodies of Water
In 1920 there was a 'miracle' on this river traversing Poland from north to south	Vistula
Western river whose tributaries include the Warta and the Western Neisse	Oder
Largest lake in Poland, located in the Warmian–Masurian Voivodeship	Śniardwy
Tributary river forming some of Poland's eastern borders	Bug

Hint	Mountains
The Goral people inhabit this major mountain range spanning from Austria to Serbia	Carpathian Mountains
Highest mountain in Poland, whose name means 'scratches'	Rysy
Western range which the German speaking part of Czechoslovakia was named after	Sudeten Mountains
Mountain range in the above system and source of the river Elbe	Giant Mountains
Mountains along the Slovakian border, home to the Eye of the Sea	Tatra Mountains

Hint	Battles
Battle in Danzig, considered the first engagement in the European front of WWII	Battle of Westerplatte
Decisive Mongol victory in southwestern Poland	Battle of Legnica
Major Polish-Lithuanian victory over the Teutonic Order in 1410	Battle of Grunwald
Battle in the opening stages of the First World War, seen as Teutonic revenge for the above	Battle of Tannenberg
Soviet operation in 1944, resulting in great advances in Eastern Europe	Operation Bagration
Major Swedish victory in the Great Northern War, despite being outnumbered 2:1	Battle of Kliszów
Polish victory leading to them defending their capital from the Soviets in 1920	Battle of Radzymin
False flag Nazi attack on a radio station, done to justify their invasion of Poland	Gleiwitz Incident
Siege in the War of the Fourth Coalition, ended by the Peace of Tilsit	Siege of Kolberg
Major battle, delaying the eventual Nazi German capture of the Polish Capital	Battle of the Bzura
German victory led by Hindenburg, pushing Russia out of East Prussia	First Battle of the Masurian Lakes
Deadly offensive by the Central Powers into southeastern Poland	Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive

Hint	People
Renaissance polymath who proposed the idea of heliocentrism	Nicolaus Copernicus
Marshal of Poland who led the country to several victories in the early 20th century	Józef Piłsudski
Physician who created Esperanto in attempt to achieve world peace	L. L. Zamenhof
First Pole in space who was a cosmonaut aboard the Soyuz 30	Mirosław Hermaszewski
Polish Lithuanian lieutenant general who fought in the American Revolutionary War	Tadeusz Kościuszko
Wife of Louis XV and longest reigning queen of France	Marie Leszczyńska
Romantic pianist who wrote the first of his 'polonaises' at age 7	Frédéric Chopin
Marshal of Poland and commander-in-chief during the Invasion of Poland	Edward Śmigły-Rydz
Female poet who won the 1996 Nobel Prize in Literature	Wisława Szymborska
19th century painter known for his historical works such as 'Stańczyk' and 'Rejtan'	Jan Matejko
Minister of National Defence and dictator of the Polish People's Republic	Wojciech Jaruzelski
Former Formula 1 driver and winner of the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans	Robert Kubica
Controversial filmmaker who directed 'The Pianist' and 'Rosemary's Baby'	Roman Polanski
Female Nobel Prize winner who discovered polonium	Marie Curie
Winner of the Ski Jumping World Cup and three-time Winter Olympic gold medalist	Kamil Stoch
Member of the Jagiellonian dynasty who was the first leader of Poland-Lithuania	Sigismund II Augustus
Striker and one of the top goalscorers of all time, who played for Bayern Munich	Robert Lewandowski
Mathematician who played a key role in deciphering the Enigma code	Marian Rejewski
'Quo Vadis' is written by this author, also known as Litwos	Henryk Sienkiewicz
Current prime minister and former president of the European Council	Donald Tusk
Patron saint of prisoners, who became a martyr at Auschwitz	Maximilian Kolbe
President of Poland and leader of the Solidarity movement	Lech Wałęsa
Modern female writer known for 'The Books of Jacob'	Olga Tokarczuk
Jewish pianist whose career lasted from 1904-1976	Arthur Rubinstein

Hint	Landmarks
Former headquarters of the Teutonic Order and largest castle by land area	Malbork Castle
Socialist realist style 'palace' and former tallest building in Poland	Palace of Culture and Science
National park known for its sand dunes, located along the Baltic Sea	Slovincian National Park
Historic salt mine which, along with the one in Bochnia, is a World Heritage Site	Wieliczka Salt Mine
Baroque royal palace in the capital, built in the 17th century	Wilanów Palace
Castle located in some forested foothills, which was to become one of Hitler's headquarters	Książ Castle
Wooden Lutheran church built as a result of the Peace of Westphalia	Holy Trinity Church of Peace
Oldest Polish cathedral, where Mieszko I, Bolesław I the Brave and other monarchs are buried	Archcathedral Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul
Major park in the capital, home to the Palace on the Isle	Łazienki Park
Old-growth forest along the border with Belarus, populated by European Bison	Białowieża Forest
Royal residence, hilltop castle and highly visited art museum	Wawel Castle
Monastery and popular pilgrimage site besieged by Sweden in 1655	Jasna Góra Monastery

Hint	Cuisine
Type of bread with a hole in the middle, usually sprinkled with poppy or sesame seeds	Bagel
Filled doughnuts traditionally eaten on Fat Thursday	Pączki
Dumplings that can be either sweet or savory, likely originating from China	Pierogi
Smirnoff and Absolut are both brands of this alcoholic drink	Vodka
Hot stew consisting of meat paired with sauerkraut	Bigos
Sausage whose varieties include 'biała' and 'kabanos'	Kielbasa
Beetroot soup from Ukraine which in Poland is eaten on Christmas Eve	Barszcz
Cabbage rolls often filled with rice and meat	Gołąbki
Smoked cheese made from sheep milk, produced in a mountainous region	Oscypek
Street food consisting of half a baguette with mushrooms, cheese and ketchup	Zapiekanka

Save Your Stats

Your Next Quiz

Fruits in the Answer

All the blanks are types of fruit. Based on the clues, can you guess the missing words?

Brand Logos Quiz #2

Can you identify these brands based on their logos?

Federal Subjects of Russia

Name the 85 federal subjects or Russia which include oblasts, republics, krais, federal cities, etc...

Eastern Europe Map Quiz

We made a map of all the countries that are historically considered to be part of Eastern Europe. Fill in the map by clicking each highlighted country.

5 Comments

Level 65

Jan 1, 2026

Love this series! Glad to see you continuing it

Level 73

Jan 1, 2026

Thanks, I will continue this series as long as there are places left to be covered.

Level 69

Jan 4, 2026

Can you maybe add some German type ins for the cities? Cause a lot of them where German for most of their history like Danzig/Gdansk and are also well known like this.

Maybe Danzig, Stettin, Posen, Breslau, Bromberg etc.

Level 73

Jan 4, 2026

I was conflicted on adding them when making the quiz, but decided against it since the cities are not really known by that anymore, I see it like accepting Burma for Myanmar, it's a historic name not a current one. Also, the amount of German speakers in these cities are quite low as well, so it can't really be considered a local language.

If you have any counter-points feel free to share!

Level 46

Apr 14, 2026

In my opinion it would be very disrespectful.

Also you should read about the history of Gdańsk, if you think it was German through most of it.

Countries of the World Quiz

US States Quiz

Summer Olympics Host Cities

World's Busiest Airports

"Stan" Countries Quiz

Mediterranean Countries Quiz

Countries Closest to the U. S.

Books of the Protestant Bible

Border Crossings Quiz #1

Short Term Memory Test

#1 Hits of the 2000s

#1 NBA Basketball Draft Picks

Quiz series by Maxibon

Geography and History of New York City on a Map

Geography and History of Normandy on a Map

Geography and History of Paris on a Map

...

Geography and History of Spain on a Map

Geography and History of Switzerland on a Map

Geography and History of the Benelux on a Map