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Quiz on Wales
7 March 2014
Question 1
What does the Welsh word
Cymru mean?
1 point
Answer: WALES
Question 2
The motto of Wales in the Welsh language is Cymru am byth.
What is it in English?
1 point
Answer: WALES FOR EVER
Question 3
Is the population of Wales bigger than the population of Estonia?
1 point
Answer: YES
• The population of Estonia: 1.3 million people
• The population of Wales: about 3 million people
Question 4
The capital of Wales is Cardiff.
Which Roman word does the name contain?
1 point
Answer: FORT/CASTLE
Question 5
Which river flows through Cardiff?
1 point
Answer: THE RIVER TAFF
Question 6
Our home town Viljandi is approximately 800 hundred years old. How old is
Cardiff?
About 500 years
1,000 years
1,500 years
2,000 years?
1 point
Answer: ABOUT 2,000 YEARS
Question 7
What is the national currency of Wales?
1 point
Answer: POUND STERLING
Question 8
Which of these towns is located in Wales?
Edinburgh
Swansea
Liverpool
Belfast
Answer: SWANSEA
Question 9
Who has got the title the Prince of Wales in the present British monarchy?
1 point
Answer: PRINCE CHARLES
Question 10
Who is the patron saint of Wales and when (which date) is his day celebrated?
2 points
Answers: ST. DAVID, 1ST MARCH
Question 11
Why is St. David’s Day celebrated on 1 March?
1 point
Answer: St.David died on 1 March.
Question 12
Who is St Dwynwen?
1 point
Answer: St Dwynwen is the Welsh patron saint of lovers.
Question 13
Wales is sometimes known as the land of...?
1 point
Answer: CASTLES
Question 14
What is the national game of Wales?
1 point
Answer: RUGBY
Question 15
Which Welsh writer wrote the book „Charlie and the Chocolate Factory“?
1 point
Answer: ROALD DAHL
Question 16
When did Dylan Thomas, Wales’ most famous poet live?
1 point
Answer: IN THE 20th CENTURY
Question 17
What is St Fagans?
1 point
Answer: AN OPEN-AIR MUSEUM
Question 18
What is Welsh Rarebit or Welsh rabbit?
Is it• A a small furry animal who lives in
Welsh woods• B a dish made with a savoury sauce of
melted cheese which is poured over slices of toasted bread
Write A or B!
1 point
Answer: B a dish made with a savoury sauce of melted cheese which is poured over slices of toasted bread
Question 19
How should Welsh cakes be cooked:
In an oven
In a frying pan
In a microwave?
1 point
Answer: IN THE FRYING PAN
Question 20
You can see rugby and football matches at the Wales Millenium Centre.
Is it true or false?
1 point
Answer: FALSE
• You can see performances of opera, ballet, dance, comedy and musicals at the Wales Millenium Centre
• Rugby and football matches can be seen at the Millenium Stadium.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANSWERS!
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