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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

Which German-language writer, born and raised in Prague, wrote the novella The Metamorphosis?

Franz Kafka

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

Which Croatian city is nicknamed the “Pearl of the Adriatic”?

Dubrovnik