Eastern Europe Trivia
Show off your savvy as you navigate cobblestone capitals, rebellious shipyards, and quirky traditions—Eastern Europe style!
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
Which Soviet leader in the 1980s launched the twin reforms of glasnost (“openness”) and perestroika (“restructuring”)?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Which mid-20th-century U.S.–Soviet competition was triggered by the Soviet launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957?
Space Race
Ukrainian varenyky are half-moon shaped dumplings—by what Polish name are they also known?
Pierogi
Which Polish cardinal became the first non-Italian pope in over 450 years when elected in 1978, bolstering Catholicism’s influence in Eastern Europe?
John Paul II
In December 1990, which Yugoslav republic held a referendum that passed with 88.5% in favor of independence before the outbreak of the wars?
Slovenia