Hungary Quiz

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Question	Answer
Which city used to be the capital city of Hungary for more than 200 years, when Buda and Pest were occupied by the Ottoman Empire? (Hint: it is currently the capital city of another sovereign state)	Bratislava (Pozsony)
In which year did Buda, Óbuda and Pest unite, to form the modern capital city of Hungary; Budapest?	1871
What is the national animal of Hungary? (Hint: it's a fictional animal)	Turul bird
What is the largest lake in Hungary (and Central Europe)?	Lake Balaton
Which treaty ended hostilities between Hungary and the Entente after WW1, taking away 72% of Hungary's territory?	Treaty of Trianon
Who was Hungary's leader during WW2?	Miklós Horthy
Who was one of the most powerful Hungarian kings during the Middle Ages, who conquered Vienna and Silesia?	Matthias Corvinus
What is the national dish of Hungary?	Gulyás / Goulash soup
Who was the first Hungarian king who converted to Christianity and spread the religion to the people?	St. Stephen I
What is the name of Hungary in the Hungarian language?	Magyarország
Which is the longest river in Hungary?	Tisza
Which neighbouring country has more than 1 million ethnic Hungarians (as of 2024)?	Romania
What language family does the Hungarian language belong to?	Uralic
Name a Jewish-Hungarian scientist who worked on the Manhattan Project!	Edward Teller / Leo Szilard / Eugene Wigner / John von Neumann
Which country was Hungary in a personal union with for over 800 years?	Croatia
What is the name of the ethnic Hungarian community living in Eastern Transylvania/Central Romania?	Székely / Szekler
Which former French President has direct Hungarian ancestry?	Nicholas Sarkozy
Which lake is situated on the border between Austria and Hungary?	Lake Neusiedl / Fertő / Neusiedler See
Which Hungarian noblewoman was rumoured to be a serial killer, killing dozens of women and girls and bathing in their blood?	Elizabeth Báthory
Who was the leader of the Magyar tribes in the 9th century AD, when Hungarians started migrating to the Pannonian Basin?	Árpád
What religion did the Magyar tribes follow before Christianity?	Shamanism
When did Hungary join the EU?	2004
Who is the - rather controversial - Prime Minister of Hungary since 2010?	Viktor Orbán
When did Hungary join NATO?	1999
What is the official currency of Hungary?	Hungarian Forint (HUF)
Which Hungarian publisher was an award for journalism named after?	Joseph Pulitzer