HUNGARIAN EMBASSY HOLIDAY PARTY QUIZ 2007

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1. With how many countries does Hungary share a common border?

  1. 5

  2. 6

  3. 7


2.  Who was  Hungary’s first ruler and founder of the State?

  A.     Lajos Kossuth
  B.     King Stephen I.
  C.     Ferenc Jozsef (also known as Franz Joseph)


3. The Hungarian Holly Crown and the coronation insignia were brought  to the US after World War II. President Jimmy Carter returned them to Hungary in what year?

  1. 1978

  2. 1979

  3. 1980

 
4. What happened to the prepared text of the speech of President George H. W. Bush during his visit to Hungary in July 1989?

  1. He read it

  2. He misplaced it

  3. He tore it apart


5. The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to this Hungarian writer for his novel, „Fateless” in 2002.

   A. Péter Nádas
   B. Imre Kertész
   C. Magda Szabó


6. Name the famous Hungarian who is the father of the modern computer we all use daily.

     A. Leo Szilárd

     B. John von Neumann

     C. Ányos Jedlik

 
7. Name the Hungarian Principal Guest Conductor who is in his second season with the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, DC.

  1. Sir Georg Solti

  2. Iván Fisher

  3. János Richter

 
8. Which famous Hungarian slapped a policeman?

    A. Tom Lantos

    B. Zsazsa Gabor

    C. Charles Simonyi

 
9. Some like it cold,  „Some like it hot”. I wonder who was the Hungarian who liked it hot:

     A. Bela Lugossy

     B. George Czukor

     C. Tony Curtis

 10. Space and tourism are important for all of us. But  they took on a special meaning for one Hungarian. Do you know who? Was it:

     A. Charles Simonyi

     B. Bela Bartok

     C. Tom Lantos

 11. One of the most successful toys ever made is a cube, named after its inventor. Is he:

      A. Lajos Kossuth

      B. Erno Rubik

      C. Zoltan Kodaly

 
12. In what sport did Hungary have a legendary „Golden Team”, headed by Ferenc Puskas?

      A. ice hockey

      B. fencing

      C. soccer

 
13. What spice is most common in Hungarian cuisine?

  1. chili

  2. paprika

  3. cumin

 13+1. Is Hungary participating in the US Visa Waiver Program?

  1. Yes

  2. No, we gave up

  3. No, but we are working on it