Questionnaire

TREASURE HUNT


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1. BULGARIA Art

• Which spacecraft did the Bulgarian folk song “Izlel je Delyu Haidutin” (Delyu became an outlaw) fly in? When did it happen?

2. BULGARIA Science

• What’s the name of the predecessor of the modern computer, invented by the Bulgarian scientist John Atanasoff?

3. BULGARIA Nature

• Which snowdrop ingredient that can cure cerebral paralysis was first extracted by the Bulgarian Professor Paskov in 1956?

4. GREECE Science

• George Papanikolau’s contribution to medicine referred to:

a. heart attacks b. breast cancer c. cancer detection in vaginal cervix

5. GREECE Sports

• The prize awarded to the ancient Olympic Games winners was:

a. Money b. the “kotinos” and the panathenaic amphora

c. free entrance to the sanctuary of Zeus in Olympia

6. GREECE History

• Name the three principles that derive from democracy.

7. ITALY History

• Who were the founding fathers of the European Union?

8. ITALY Literature

• What is the main theme of Montale’s first collection of poems, “Ossi di seppia”?

9. ITALY Nature

• What are the colours which best represent each island of the Eolian Archipelago?

10. POLAND Art

• When did the first International Chopin Piano Competition take place?

11. POLAND Literature

• How many languages have Stanislaw Lem’s works been translated into?

12. POLAND Nature

• How fast do the moving dunes move?

13. PORTUGAL History

• Name four areas of knowledge on which the Portuguese discoveries had an impact.

14. PORTUGAL Sports

• Which Portuguese athlete kept an Olympic record for 24 years?

15. PORTUGAL Nature

• Why is diving in the Azores a memorable experience?

16. ROMANIA Art

• Name the three sculptures of Constantin Brâncuşi built in honor of the civilians who had the courage to fight against the German in World WarI?

17. ROMANIA Sports

• When and where did Nadia Comaneci get the first ten in the history of world gymnastics?

18. ROMANIA Nature

• What geographical area in Romania was included in the UNESCO list of natural reservations, in 1990?