Published: Friday 8th June 2012To celebrate the Euro Football Championship being hosted in Poland and Ukraine, here is a quiz about the people and places of the host countries.
Ukraine is the second largest country in Europe, which is the largest?Russia.
In which year did Poland become a member of the European Union?2004
Which is the capital and largest city in Ukraine?Kiev.
What is the longest river in Poland?River Vistula (1047km.).
By what name are the fertile plains of Ukraine known?The Steppes.
What is the currency of Poland?The ZLOTY.
Ukraine is made up of 24 provinces, by what name are these referred?Oblast or Oblasti.
From what is the Polish soup FLACZKI made?Tripe.
Born in Ukraine in 1963, which pole vaulter was repeatedly voted the World's best athlete until his retirement in 2001?Sergey Bubka.
What was the name of the trade union founded by Lech Walesa in 1980?Solidarity (Solidarno
What in Ukraine is HORILKA?A strong alcoholic spirit mostly homemade.
What is the highest point of Poland?Mount Rysy (2499m).
What is the internet country code for Ukraine?.ua.
What is the national symbol of Poland?The White Eagle.
What is the name of the Ukrainian currency?The Grivna.
What honour was handed to Pole Wislana Szymborska in 1996?He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
The Charge of the Light Brigade took place on Ukrainian soil, during which battle?The Battle of Balaclava.
What is the second largest city in Poland?Krakow.
Which Ukrainian city on the Black Sea hosted a conference of the "Big Three" in 1945 that shaped post-war Europe?Yalta.
Which Polish cardinal became the second longest serving Pope in history?Karol Josef Wojtyla (Pope John Paul II).
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