Virtual Odyssey of the Mind Creativity Festival

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Virtual Odyssey of the Mind Creativity Festival - Poland Trivia Quiz

For this year's Virtual Odyssey of the Mind Creativity Festival we prepared a short Poland trivia quiz for you. We hope you will have fun and will learn something new. Good luck!

Something easy for starts... What is the name of Poland's capital city - whose downtown is visible on the picture?

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Cracow

Warsaw

Warwick

Gdansk

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In 2019, "The Witcher" premiered on Netflix. How is the series connected to Poland?

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It is based on books written by a Polish author, Andrzej Sapkowski.

It is about contemporary Polish politics.

It tells the story of Lech Walesa, a shipyard worker who became the president.

It was directed by a famous Polish director, Andrzej Wajda.

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This is Maria Sklodowska-Curie, Polish physicist and chemist. What is she famous for?

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In the 1960's she was dating Dr Sam Micklus - Odyssey of the Mind Founder.

She discovered two previously unknown elements - aluminium and titanium.

She is the only person ever to receive Nobel Prize twice - in two different sciences.

She was the first woman ever to travel into the outer space.

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One of traditional Polish soups - "flaki" - is made of striped beef tripe (guts). What are some other Polish delicacies you heard of?

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Kielbasa, pierogi and bigos.

Sake, sushi and ramen.

Pasta, pizza and ravioli.

Frites, waffles and pralines.

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The picture presents a Polish heavy cavalry formation from the 17th century. Their most famous appearance was at the Battle of Vienna (1683) when they substantially contributed to defeating the Ottomans and preventing a large part of Europe fall under Muslim rule. How were they called?

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Polish Horsy Balloonpunctureres

Polish Winged Hussars

Polish Feathered Dragonslayers

Mounties' Polish Flying Circus

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Poland is world's top exporter of amber jewelry and ornaments. But what, in fact, is amber?

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Fossilized resin of prehistoric plants

Fossilized blood of prehistoric animals

Cubes of frozen whiskey and/or coke

Sweets made of melted sugar

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In 1543, Nicolas Copernicus - Polish Renaissance-era astronomer, economist and statesman - in the book entitled "On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres", described a revolutionary (at that time) model of the universe. According to it, what was in the center of cosmos?

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Moon

Earth

The Sun

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Polish language is not easy to learn! Complex syntax, verb conjugation, noun inflexion, numerous exceptions to rules, tongue-twisting pronunciation and so many letters in the alphabet... How many exactly?

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This monument depicts a world-famous Polish artist. Who?

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Czeslaw Milosz (1911-2004) - a poet who won Nobel Prize in Literature in 1980.

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) - a talented composer and virtuoso pianist.

Zdzislaw Beksinski (1929-2005) - a surrealist painter and photographer.

Igor Mitoraj (1944-2014) - a sculptor specialized in monuments and installations.

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The photo was taken at the 2019 National Finals' Awards Ceremony. Since this year the pandemic ended our season prematurily - just like in so many other Odyssey of the Mind associations around the world - we are really looking forward to 2021 when we shall celebrate our jolly OMniversary! Which one will it be?

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10th

20th

25th

30th

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