| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Language and Nationality | Polish | 100%
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| Capital | Warsaw | 97%
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| Germany | 95%
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| In 1939, these two countries invaded Poland, one from east - The other from West; and these invasions would culminate in the beginning of WWII (1939-45) | Nazi Germany | 95%
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| Soviet Union | 95%
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| National Sport | Football | 92%
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| Czech Republic | 89%
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| Second-Largest City | Kraków | 89%
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| Between 1559-1795, Poland and this country merged together to form a commonwealth | Lithuania | 89%
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| Lithuania | 89%
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| Russia | 89%
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| Between 1945-89, Poland was ruled by this ideology | Communism | 87%
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| Bordering Seas | Baltic sea | 84%
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| Bordering Countries | Belarus | 84%
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| John Paul II / Karol Wojtyla | 84%
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| National Animal | White-Tailed Eagle | 84%
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| Time zones | 1 | 82%
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| Home to the main concentration camp during the holocaust (1940-45) | Auschwitz | 82%
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| Famous People from the country1. Only person to receive a Nobel prize in both chemistry and physics 2. Served as the Pope between 1978-2005 3. Historical composer (Etudes and Nocturnes) 4. Football player for Barcelona (striker) 5. Historical poet (the beginning, nothing twice: selected poems) 6. World-renowned and controversial film director | Marie Curie | 82%
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| Slovakia | 79%
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| Currency | Zloty | 79%
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| Main Religion | Christianity | 76%
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| Robert Lewandowski | 76%
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| Ukraine | 76%
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| Frédéric Chopin | 74%
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| Member of this Western military alliance | NATO | 66%
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| Main River | Vistula | 66%
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| Roman Polanski | 63%
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| Most famous leader (1990-95) | Lech Wałęsa | 58%
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| Member of this Western fiscal and political alliance | European Union | 55%
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| Modern independence | 1918 | 53%
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| Leader who was killed in an aircraft crash whilst on route to a ceremony in Russia | Lech Kaczyński | 50%
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| Between 1955-91, Poland was part of this Soviet-equivalent of NATO | Warsaw Pact | 50%
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| Additional language that's widely spoken | Silesian | 45%
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| National Dish | Bigos stew | 42%
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| Between 1981-83, Poland was ruled by _______ law | Martial Law | 42%
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| State-Condition | Republic | 42%
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| Top-10 producer of this non-renewable resource | Coal | 34%
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| Climate | Temperate | 29%
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| Duke Mieszko I | 26%
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| Wisława Szymborska | 24%
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| Main Economic Sector | Tertiary / Service | 18%
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| Founding Father | Jozef Pilsudski | 13%
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| Home to the world's largest castle by land area | Malbork Castle | 8%
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| Home to Europe’s oldest restaurant, situated in Wroclaw's square and has been operating since 1273 | Piwnica Świdnicka | 0%
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