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Exploring Czech History and Culture

This quiz tests knowledge of Czech history, culture, language, and significant events related to the Czech Republic.

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1 The Czech Republic is compound from 3 historical lands: ________, Moravia and Czech Silesia;[50] today the country is divided into 14 regions.

2 [36] Writer ________ (born in Prague) wrote most of his works in Prague (although in German).

3 Following Czech Republic's entry into the ________ in May 2004, Czechs gained the right to work in some other EU countries.

4 The Czech language is spoken by approximately 12 million people around the world including most of the people in the ________.

5 [12] The ________ Monarchy focused much of its power on religious wars against the Protestants.

6 Poet Jaroslav Seifert was awarded the ________.

7 Which of the following are related to Czechs?

8 In ________ the Nazi authorities committed a war crime against the local Czech population.

9 [54] It developed from the ________ in the 10th century[54][55] and is mutually intelligible with the Slovak language.

10 Czechs (Czech: Češi, Czech pronunciation: [ˈtʃɛʃɪ], archaic Czech: Čechové [ˈtʃɛxɔvɛː]) are a western Slavic people of ________, living predominantly in the Czech Republic.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • musical style of Czech singer Zuzana Navarová was inspired by Latin American music.
  • as a child, Czech painter Kamil Lhoták was infected with poliomyelitis by his father, a physician.
  • Kurt Vonnegut once called male Czech theatre director Petr Lébl "my sister".
  • the Czech actor Bolek Polívka was involved in one of the oddest legal disputes in the history of the Czech Republic.
  • the Czech trumpeter and singer Jiří Jelínek was nicknamed "The Czech Satchmo".
  • the first Czech aviator, Jan Kašpar, made his first flight with Blériot XI in 1910.
  • the Prague trade union centre Odborové sdružení českoslovanské was founded in 1897, as Czech unionists considered that the Austrian unions were neglecting them.
  • the porcelain set Elka (pictured) by the Czech designer Jaroslav Ježek was awarded the Grand Prix in design at the Expo '58 in Brussels.
  • Czech–Bulgarian architect Josef Schnitter, chief architect of Plovdiv from 1878 to 1914, is credited with shaping that city's modern appearance.
  • Czech writer and sports reporter Ota Pavel was diagnosed with bipolar disorder following the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.
  • Czech jockey Josef Váňa won his sixth Velká pardubická steeplechase at the age of 56.
  • Czech jazz double-bassist Luděk Hulan co-founded Studio 5, one of the most important modern jazz ensembles in Czechoslovakia.
  • Czech bandleader Karel Duba died on 21 August 1968 in Mongolia, when the bus with his band fell into an abyss.
  • Czech landscape photographer Vilém Heckel died during the Great Peruvian Earthquake in 1970.
  • Czech saint Zdislava Berka ran away from home to live as a hermit when she was only seven years old.
  • Czech singer and pianist Jiří Šlitr died from coal gas poisoning.
  • Czech scientist Antonín Holý cooperated on the development of important antiretroviral drugs used in the treatment of HIV and hepatitis B.
  • Bulgarian zoologist Ivan Buresh, dubbed "the patriarch of Bulgarian biology", was the son of a Czech zincographer.
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