Poland
Poland lies in Central Europe. This topic is part of Countries within Geography. This page currently draws on 22 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Poland trivia questions
What is the capital of Poland?
Answer: Warsaw
Bonus fact: Warsaw was rebuilt extensively after World War II.
Poland is located in which continent?
Answer: Europe
Bonus fact: Poland lies in Central Europe.
Which astronomer born in what is now Poland proposed a heliocentric model?
Answer: Nicolaus Copernicus
Bonus fact: Copernicus was born in Toruń.
Which dance form from Poland did Chopin frequently compose?
Answer: Mazurka
Bonus fact: Chopin wrote dozens of mazurkas.
Germany's invasion of Poland in 1939 triggered which war in Europe?
Answer: World War II
Bonus fact: Britain and France declared war on Germany.
What date did Germany invade Poland?
Answer: September 1, 1939
Bonus fact: The invasion began at dawn.
Which country invaded Poland from the east later that month?
Answer: Soviet Union
Bonus fact: The Soviet invasion began on September 17.
"No End" is set against political repression in Poland during what period?
Answer: Martial law in the early 1980s
Bonus fact: The film combines private grief with the atmosphere of censorship, opposition, and state control.
Lithuania borders which Russian exclave?
Answer: Kaliningrad
Bonus fact: Kaliningrad lies between Lithuania and Poland.
Which two elements did Marie and Pierre Curie discover?
Answer: Polonium and radium
Bonus fact: Polonium was named after Marie Curie's native Poland.
The Battle of Warsaw in 1920 was fought during which war?
Answer: Polish-Soviet War
Bonus fact: The battle halted a Soviet advance into Poland.
Which Wajda film concludes his war trilogy?
Answer: Ashes and Diamonds
Bonus fact: The trilogy depicts Poland during and just after World War II.