Quiz questions about Hungary (Questions only)

1. Name the six European Union countries that have the most borders with other countries. One point for each correct answer.

2. Which landlocked country is bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia?

3. Which empire had 10 official languages and was geographically the second largest country in Europe in 1913?

4. With which profession does one associate the Hungarian Robert Capa (1913-1954)?

5. Which Hungarian city was formed from 2 towns on opposite sides of the Danube?

6. What nationality is Erno Rubik, inventor of the Rubik's Cube?

7. Which comfortable form of transportation was first designed in the Hungarian town of Kocs around 1500 AD?

8. When was the Hungarian uprising?

9. Which three colours are found on the Hungarian flag?

10. Known in Romanian as the Dunarea and in Hungarian as the Duna, what is the English name of this great river?

11. Which three countries have reached the final of the football world cup twice but have yet failed to win the trophy?

12. By what name are the Great Hungarian Plains commonly known?

13. Hungarian Bala Shick perfected the Shick test in the 30s which detected susceptibility to which childhood illness?

14. In World War One the Allies fought against the so called Central Powers. The Central Powers consisted of three empires and one kingdom. Can you name them? One point for each correct answer.

15. Name the six European Union countries that have the most borders with other countries. One point for each correct answer.

16. Which four capital cities lie on the River Danube?

17. Since 1968, which two countries have had the most athletes tested positive for doping? (It's the usual suspects)

18. What is the word used to describe large areas of treeless land extending from Hungary through the Ukraine and into Southern Russia?

19. Which world famous Hungarian American performer (1874-1926) gave the six month old Joseph Keaton the nickname "Buster" after witnessing him fall down a 20 foot flight of stairs without injury?

20. What did a Hungarian teacher of 3D design in the late 70s?