Romania

What is the Romanian capital?

• Constanta

• Bucharest

• Timisoara

• Alba-Iulia

Answer explanation

Bucharest is the biggest city in Romania, having over two million inhabitants. Its history begins in the fifteenth century.

What is the Romanian currency?

• Romanian franc

• euro

• lev

• leu

Answer explanation

In Romanian leu means lion. Its name comes from an Austro-Hungarian currency that was used than and had two lions on it - the sign of the royal house of Austro-Hungaria.

What are the colors appearing on the Romanian flag?

• green, yellow and blue

• red, white and blue

• red, yellow and blue

• red, white and green

Answer explanation

The first time when this colors were proposed for the national flag was in 1848. It is said that red represents the blood of those who fought for the country, yellow represents the grains which feed the population and blue represents the sky over the country.

Where do you go if you are in Romania and you want to go to the seaside?

• The Red Sea

• The Black Sea

• The White Sea

• The Yellow Sea

Answer explanation

The largest port in the Black Sea is Constanta. For about five hundred years that part of Romania was in the Ottoman Empire.

What is the biggest river bordering Romania?

• the Danube

• the Olt

• the Daugava

• the Volga

Answer explanation

The Danube is the second biggest river in Europe after the Volga.

Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for 2,850 km, passing through or bordering Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, and Ukraine.

Among the many cities on the river are four national capitals: Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, and Belgrade.

What are the highest mountains in Romania?

• the Romanian Andes

• the Alps

• the Himalayas

• the Carpathians

Answer explanation

The Carpathians are describing an arch on Romanian territory. In that arch is the famous Transylvania.

What is the highest peak in Romania?

• Rodna

• Negoiu

• Moldoveanu

• Tatra

Answer explanation

Moldoveanu Peak, at 2,544 metres, is the highest mountain peak in Romania.

Which of the following countries is NOT a neighbour of Romania?

• Slovakia

• Bulgaria

• Moldova

• Hungary

Answer explanation

The other countries that border Romania are Ukraine and Serbia.

What is the name of the famous castle in Transylvania often associated with Dracula?

• Bran Castle

• Peles Castle

• Corvin Castle

• Hunyad Castle

Answer explanation

Bran Castle is one of the most famous landmarks in Transylvania, and is known as the home of Count Dracula.

The 14th-century hillside castle and fortress, however, actually houses a collection of furniture and artworks that once belonged to Marie, Romania’s last queen.