Average Geography Trivia: Slovakia | 15 Questions

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A multiple-choice quizbywife_of_aragorn. Estimated time: 4 mins.

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87,327

Updated
Feb 16 22

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1.What is the capital city of Slovakia?

Answer: (One Word, starts with B)

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2.How many countries border Slovakia? Hint

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3.How would you say Slovakia in Slovak? Hint

Swenska

Slovensko

Swahilska

Slovenska

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4.About how many inhabitants did Slovakia have when it gained its independence in 1993? Hint

10-11 million

5-6 million

20 million

21 million

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5.Slovakia was a federative state with another country till 1993. Which one? Hint

Czech Republic

Hungary

Poland

Slovenia

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6.What was the name of the national currency in Slovakia before it adopted the Euro?
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Swenska Koruna

Swenska Crown

Slovenska Koruna

Slovinska Koruna

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7.What is the name of the highest peak in Slovakia? Hint

Strbske Pleso

Stary Smokovec

Tatranska Lomnica

Gerlachovsky Stit

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8.What is the name of the largest national park in Slovakia? Hint

NP Vihorlat

NP Vysoke Tatry

NP Nizke Tatry

NP Pieniny

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9.What is the longest river that flows wholly in Slovakia? Hint

Visla

Dunaj (Danube)

Vah

Hron

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10.Which religion are most of the people in Slovakia (60%)? Hint

Jewish

Greek Catholic

Slovak Catholic

Roman Catholic

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11.How many sq. kilometers does Slovakia have? Hint

75 600

around 125 000

around 50 000

around 85 000

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12.How often are parliamentary elections held in Slovakia? Hint

every 7 years

every 5 years

every 4 years

every 6 years

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13.Which of these cities does not have a chemical factory? Hint

Svit

Strazske

Bratislava

Straze

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14.2002年斯洛伐克运动员赢得了一些吧ld championship. What sport is it? Hint

polo

ice hockey

tennis

soccer

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15.Which of these is Slovak national food? Hint

halusky

sushi

rigatoni

bangabur

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the capital city of Slovakia?

Answer:Bratislava

The second largest city is Kosice.

2. How many countries border Slovakia?

Answer:5

The Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary, Ukraine and Poland border on Slovakia. The longest border is with Hungary - 679km.

3. How would you say Slovakia in Slovak?

Answer:Slovensko

You can also say Slovenska Republika for Slovak Republic.

4. About how many inhabitants did Slovakia have when it gained its independence in 1993?

Answer:5-6 million

In addition to Slovaks, there are Hungarians, Czechs, Gypsies, Poles and Ukrainians.

5. Slovakia was a federative state with another country till 1993. Which one?

Answer:Czech Republic

We were together from 1918-39 and again from the end of WW2. Slovenia is a country totally different from Slovakia, but a lot of people from other countries get the names confused ...

6. What was the name of the national currency in Slovakia before it adopted the Euro?

Answer:Slovenska Koruna

Slovakia switched to using the Euro on 1 January, 2009.

7. What is the name of the highest peak in Slovakia?

Answer:Gerlachovsky Stit

The other three names are of villages in High Tatras. Gerlachovsky Stit (or Gerlachovsky Peak) is 2655m high.

8. What is the name of the largest national park in Slovakia?

Answer:NP Nizke Tatry

NP Nizke Tatry is 81 095 ha large, NP Vysoke Tatry with 76 763 ha is the second. Vihorlat is not a National park.

9. What is the longest river that flows wholly in Slovakia?

Answer:Vah

Danube is the largest river but only a part of its length (less than 100km) flows through Slovakia. Vah is more than 470km long.

10. Which religion are most of the people in Slovakia (60%)?

Answer:Roman Catholic

There is no such denomination as 'Slovak Catholic'. About 3.4% of the population is Greek Catholic (Uniate) and less than 1% Jewish.

11. How many sq. kilometers does Slovakia have?

Answer:around 50 000

To be exact: 49 035 sq. km.

12. How often are parliamentary elections held in Slovakia?

Answer:every 4 years

There are 150 representatives in Slovak Parliament. It is called Slovenska Narodna Rada (Slovak National Council).

13. Which of these cities does not have a chemical factory?

Answer:Straze

Straze is not a city, but only a part of Poprad (town). The factory in Strazske is called Chemko Strazske and the one in Svit is Chemosvit.

14.2002年斯洛伐克运动员赢得了一些吧ld championship. What sport is it?

Answer:ice hockey

Sure it is ice hockey. Everyone here was so glad and we celebrated for a week! A lot of books and CD�s are sold in Slovakia about this event.

15. Which of these is Slovak national food?

Answer:halusky

It also could be pirohy. Halusky is typical Slovak food made of dough of potatoes cut into small pieces and boiled, then mixed with a sauce made of Slovak cheese and topped with bacon. If you wonder what bangabur is - it is just nothing. I hope you liked the quiz!

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