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12 answers to Romania

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12 answers to Romanian quiz

1)What colours has the Romanian flag got??

Blue - Yellow – Red

Blue – White – Red: French flag
Red with yellow stars: imaginary flag

2)Is there a town to town station in Romania?
Yes. For any info, please contact:
town to town Romania
Sabiko International Air Cargo
Airport Timisoara-Romania
fon+40 256 244 144
fax+40 256 244 144
romania@towntotown.net

3)Is Romania part of the European union?
Yes. Romania joined the European Union on January 1, 2007.

4)What is the name of the Romanian currency?
Leu - The leu (Romanian pronunciation: [lew], plural lei [lej]; ISO 4217 code RON; numeric code 946) is the currency of Romania. It is subdivided into 100 bani (singular: ban). The name of the currency means "lion". On 1 July 2005, Romania underwent a currency reform, switching from the previous leu (ROL) to a new leu (RON). 1 RON is equal to 10,000 ROL. The currency of Moldova is also called the leu, but is independent of the Romanian leu.

Euro – European currency; Romania is expected to adopt the euro in 2014.
Forint – former Hungarian currency

5) What is the capital city of Romania?
Bucharest - Its capital and largest city is Bucharest (Romanian: Bucureşti) the 6th largest city in the EU with 1.9 million people.

Budapest – capital city of Hungary
Bratislava – capital city of Slovakia

6) Which country does NOT share boarder with Romania?
Russia – no border

Hungary – border to the west
Serbia – border to the west
Ukraine – border to the northeast
Republic of Moldova – border to the northeast
Bulgaria – border to the south

7) Romania has the … largest territory among the European Union member states.
9th largest territory

2nd largest territory - Spain
19th largest territory - Slovakia

8) Romania has the …largest population among the European Union member states.
7th largest population

largest population - Germany
smallest population - Malta

9) Romania is bordering on a sea.
Black Sea

10) Which legendary personality is associated with Transylvania, the historical region in the central part of Romania.
Dracula

Santa Claus – we do not know exactly where he is coming from, there are several assumptions according to various legends: he is living in the far north, in a land of perpetual snow, at his house in the North Pole, in the mountains of Korvatunturi in Lapland Province, Finland.
Baba Jaga - is a witch-like character in Slavic folklore. She flies around on a giant mortar, kidnaps (and presumably eats) small children, and lives in a house which stands on chicken foot. In most Slavic folk tales, she is portrayed as an antagonist; however, some characters in other mythological folk stories have been known to seek her out for her wisdom, and she has been known on occasion to offer guidance to lost souls, although this is seen as rare.

11) The Romanian artist Tristan Tzara is known for what kind of arts?
Poetry
Tristan Tzara (1896–1963) was a Romanian and French avant-garde poet, essayist and performance artist. Also active as a journalist, playwright, literary and art critic, composer and film director, he was known best for being one of the founders and central figures of the anti-establishment Dada movement.

12) The Romanian sportsman Ilie Năstase is known for what kind of sports?
Tennis
Ilie Năstase; born July 19, 1946, in Bucharest, Romania is a former Romanian professional tennis player, one of the world's top players of the 1970s. Năstase was the World No. 1 in 1973 according to the Association of Tennis Professionals ranking system, which placed him first from August 23, 1973 to June 2, 1974. He is one of the five players in the world to win more than 100 pro titles in singles (57) and doubles (51). [1] He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1991. Năstase won seven Grand Slam titles: two in singles, three in men's doubles, and two in mixed doubles. He also won four ATP World Tour Finals championships. In 2005, Tennis magazine ranked him as the 28th-best player of the preceding forty years.

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Source: Wikipedia.org

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