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Understanding Latvia: A Quiz on Geography, History, and Government

This quiz tests your knowledge about Latvia's geography, history, government, and cultural identity. Challenge yourself with questions about its timezone, population, government type, and more.

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1 What timezone is Latvia in?

2 When was Latvia established?

3 What is the area of Latvia in square km?

4 What is the population of Latvia?

5 What type of government does Latvia have?

6 What time offset in UTC is Latvia in during daylight savings?

7 Between the thirteenth and nineteenth century, ________, many of whom were originally of non-German ancestry but had been assimilated into German culture, formed the upper class.

8 What is the leader of Latvia called?

9 What timezone is Latvia in during daylight savings?

10 What is the native name for Latvia?

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the Indrikis chronicles are the oldest written history of Latvia and Estonia.
  • the Satversme is intended to hold together all other laws in Latvia.
  • the Muskwa-Kechika Management Area in northern British Columbia is 6.4 million hectares; about the size of Latvia.
  • the Freedom Monument (pictured) in Riga, Latvia, features a woman lifting three stars, the emblem of a united Latvia.
  • the first stone building in Latvia was a church and a fortress of Ikšķile built by missionary Saint Meinhard in 1185–1186.
  • the final results of the 1940 elections to the People's Parliaments in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania were published in London before the voting booths closed.
  • the pored mushroom Gyrodon lividus (pictured) has been found associated with alder trees in such diverse places as California, Latvia, and Japan.
  • on July 1, 2009, Nils Ušakovs became the first Russian mayor of Riga since Latvia's restoration of sovereignty in 1991.
  • Latvian composer Jāzeps Vītols was a professor at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory (pictured), where he taught Nikolai Myaskovsky and Sergei Prokofiev.
  • "My Star" was the first song that Latvia entered into the Eurovision Song Contest, making them the last of the Baltic states to debut at Eurovision.
  • Ronald McDonald's costume and make-up were created in 1966 by Latvian-born clown Michael Polakovs, better known as Coco the Clown.
  • Saints Boris and Gleb Cathedral (pictured), the main and biggest Orthodox church in Latvia, can receive 5,000 visitors.
  • at least 3,000 Vendel Age burial mounds in Grobiņa, Latvia indicate the existence of a prosperous Viking colony there.
  • "Dziesma Par Laimi" is the only Latvian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest to be performed in Latvian.
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