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What is the capital city of Poland?
Łódź
Łódź
Warsaw
Warsaw
Kraków
Kraków
Gdańsk
Gdańsk
Which famous Polish scientist is known for discovering polonium and radium?
Jan Heweliusz
Jan Heweliusz
Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus
Marie Curie
Marie Curie
Lise Meitner
Lise Meitner
Which mountain range, containing Poland’s highest peak, forms part of its southern border with Slovakia?
Beskids
Beskids
Carpathians
Carpathians
Tatras
Tatras
Sudetes
Sudetes
Which Polish port city on the Baltic Sea is famous for its shipyards and was the birthplace of the Solidarity movement?
Sopot
Sopot
Szczecin
Szczecin
Gdynia
Gdynia
Gdańsk
Gdańsk
Which river flows through Warsaw, Poland’s capital?
Bug
Bug
Vistula
Vistula
Warta
Warta
Oder
Oder
Which Polish king led the nation at the Battle of Grunwald in 1410?
Jan III Sobieski
Jan III Sobieski
Władysław II Jagiełło
Władysław II Jagiełło
Kazimierz III the Great
Kazimierz III the Great
Sigismund I the Old
Sigismund I the Old
Which composer, born in Żelazowa Wola near Warsaw, is a Polish national icon?
Witold Lutosławski
Witold Lutosławski
Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric Chopin
Ignacy Jan Paderewski
Ignacy Jan Paderewski
Karol Szymanowski
Karol Szymanowski
What is the currency used in Poland?
Koruna
Koruna
Kuna
Kuna
Złoty
Złoty
Euro
Euro
Which UNESCO-listed medieval city was once the royal capital of Poland?
Poznań
Poznań
Kraków
Kraków
Wrocław
Wrocław
Lublin
Lublin
Pierogi is a famous Polish dish. What are pierogi?
Sausages
Sausages
Pancakes
Pancakes
Cabbage rolls
Cabbage rolls
Dumplings
Dumplings
Which major institution in Warsaw serves as a key symbol and memorial of the city’s World War II resistance?
National Museum in Warsaw
National Museum in Warsaw
Warsaw Uprising Museum
Warsaw Uprising Museum
Fryderyk Chopin Museum
Fryderyk Chopin Museum
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
Which sea borders Poland to the north?
North Sea
North Sea
Adriatic Sea
Adriatic Sea
Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea
Black Sea
Black Sea
Which scientific figure formulated a heliocentric model of the solar system and was born in Toruń, Poland?
Alan Turing
Alan Turing
Marie Curie
Marie Curie
Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus
Ernest Rutherford
Ernest Rutherford
Which Polish city hosts the annual St. Dominic’s Fair, one of Europe’s oldest markets?
Gdańsk
Gdańsk
Poznań
Poznań
Katowice
Katowice
Lublin
Lublin
In which year did Poland join the European Union?
2001
2001
1999
1999
2007
2007
2004
2004
Which architecturally unique mine includes an underground cathedral and is a UNESCO heritage site?
Kopalnia Silesia
Kopalnia Silesia
Turów Mine
Turów Mine
Wieliczka
Wieliczka
Bełchatów Mine
Bełchatów Mine
What is the largest voivodeship (province) by area in Poland?
Greater Poland
Greater Poland
Masovian
Masovian
Lesser Poland
Lesser Poland
Silesian
Silesian
Which animal is considered a national symbol of Poland?
Wolf
Wolf
European bison
European bison
Stork
Stork
White-tailed eagle
White-tailed eagle
Which treaty resulted in the first partition of Poland in the 18th century?
Treaty of Trianon
Treaty of Trianon
Treaty of St. Petersburg
Treaty of St. Petersburg
Treaty of Rapallo
Treaty of Rapallo
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Versailles
Which Polish novel, by Henryk Sienkiewicz, won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1905?
Pan Tadeusz
Pan Tadeusz
With Fire and Sword
With Fire and Sword
Quo Vadis
Quo Vadis
The Doll
The Doll
Which Polish Air Force squadron was the highest-scoring Allied squadron during the Battle of Britain?
316 Squadron
316 Squadron
111 Squadron
111 Squadron
303 Squadron
303 Squadron
302 Squadron
302 Squadron
The Solidarity movement, crucial in ending Communist rule in Poland, originated in which city?
Gdańsk
Gdańsk
Warsaw
Warsaw
Kraków
Kraków
Łódź
Łódź
Who painted the monumental “Battle of Grunwald” painting in 1878?
Stanisław Wyspiański
Stanisław Wyspiański
Jan Matejko
Jan Matejko
Jacek Malczewski
Jacek Malczewski
Józef Chełmoński
Józef Chełmoński
Which historic Polish university, founded in 1364, is among the oldest in Europe?
University of Wrocław
University of Wrocław
Adam Mickiewicz University
Adam Mickiewicz University
Jagiellonian University
Jagiellonian University
University of Warsaw
University of Warsaw
Which Polish city is known for its annual Jewish Culture Festival, one of the largest in the world?
Lublin
Lublin
Warsaw
Warsaw
Białystok
Białystok
Kraków
Kraków
What is the main language spoken in Poland?
Russian
Russian
Belarusian
Belarusian
Polish
Polish
Czech
Czech
Which vast Polish forest is renowned for its herds of wild European bison?
Knyszyńska Forest
Knyszyńska Forest
Białowieża Forest
Białowieża Forest
Tuchola Forest
Tuchola Forest
Niepołomicka Forest
Niepołomicka Forest
Who served as Pope from 1978 to 2005 and was born in Wadowice, Poland?
Francis
Francis
Pius XII
Pius XII
Benedict XVI
Benedict XVI
John Paul II
John Paul II
Which southern Polish city is famous for its underground salt cathedral and labyrinthine chambers?
Sandomierz
Sandomierz
Zabrze
Zabrze
Wieliczka
Wieliczka
Bytom
Bytom
Which battle in 1683 saw Polish King Jan III Sobieski defeat the Ottoman Turks?
Battle of Vienna
Battle of Vienna
Battle of Tannenberg
Battle of Tannenberg
Battle of Chocim
Battle of Chocim
Battle of Legnica
Battle of Legnica
Which Polish voivodeship shares a border with Lithuania?
Mazowieckie
Mazowieckie
Podlaskie
Podlaskie
Lubelskie
Lubelskie
Świętokrzyskie
Świętokrzyskie
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