Answer: Uzhhorod
Uzhhorod (also sometimes spelled Uzhgorod) is a city on the River Uzh, which serves as the capital of Zakarpattia Oblast (an oblast is an administrative division similar to a province in Canada or a county in England). Uzhhorod was previously known as Ungvar. I have tried to consult the official website of Uzhhorod, but it is in Ukrainian only. So unless you're fluent in Ukrainian, you won't decipher the local information.
Darmstadt (Germany), Jaroslav (Poland) and Corvallis (Oregon, USA) are three of the about a dozen twin cities for Uzhhorod.
From Quiz: Ukraine As You Never Knew It
Answer: Belarus
Belarus means white Russia.
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Answer: Dnipro
The Dnipro, also called the Dnieper, has its origin in Russia, then flows through Belarus and Ukraine before reaching the Black Sea at the port of Kherson. It is the fourth longest river in Europe (behind the Volga, the Danube and the Ural), and the longest that flows through either Belarus or Ukraine. Approximately half of the Dnipro is in Ukraine, 1,095 km of its total length of 2,145 km.
The river has long been an important trade route, part of the so-called Amber Road that transported amber from the Baltic states to the rest of the world. The national capital, Kyiv, lies on the Dnipro river, a short distance downstream from its confluence with the Pripyat River. Just upstream from there, on the Pripyat, lies Chernobyl, which became an internationally-recognised site when a nuclear power plant there suffered a disastrous accident in 1986.
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Answer: Carpathians
The Hora Hoverla carries a Hungarian name, which translates roughly to "Snowy Mountain". It contains the source of the River Prut.
The Carpathians are a set of mountain ranges in Eastern Europe: the southern part of Poland, almost all of Slovakia, the western provinces in Ukraine and almost all Romania, but also parts of Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Serbia are covered by the Carpathians.
The Apennines are in Italy, the Pyrenees form the border between Spain and France, and the Urals are in Russia.
From Quiz: Ukraine As You Never Knew It
Answer: Dnieper
While Kharkiv is a city located close to the border Ukraine shares with Russia, the Dnieper is the longest river in Ukraine, and the mouth of the river in the Black Sea, near the town of Odessa.
From Quiz: Let's Go! Ukraine
Answer: Kiev
Kiev is the central hub of the Ukraine, most everything coming into the Ukraine goes through here.
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Answer: Carpathians
Ukraine may be Europe's second-largest country, but it ranks well down in the list of mountains. Most of the country is fertile steppes and plains, with only the Carpathian Mountains in the southwest and the Crimean Mountains near the southern coast providing height.
The Carpathians are Europe's third-longest mountain range, stretching in an arc from the eastern part of the Czech Republic through Austria, Slovakia, Poland, Ukraine, Romania and Serbia. Mount Hoverla is 2061 metres high, well below the highest peak in the range, part of the Tatra range in Slovenia, which is over 2600 metres in height. The mountain is covered with forests, mostly beech and spruce, on its lower portions. Above them is a region of subalpine montane meadows, given the local name of polonyna, which have traditionally been used for pasturage, and more recently for outdoor tourism (when the political situation permits).
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Answer: Dniester
The Dniester is the most western river in Ukraine. Its source is near the Polish border, and it flows roughly to the south. At first it forms the border between Ukraine and Moldova, and a bit further it separates the western part of Moldova from the Moldovan province Transnistria (and this for almost 400 km). The Dniester mouths in the Black Sea, after a stretch of 1,362 km. Thus the Dniester is longer than the Rhine (which flows for 1,236 km).
The Inn is an Austrian tributary to the Danube. The Berezina is a Belorussian tributary to the Dniester, and was famous for one of Napoleon's few defeats. The Donets is a Russian-Ukrainian tributary to the Don.
From Quiz: Ukraine As You Never Knew It
Answer: Black Sea
The Black Sea is a major asset to the Ukraine.
From Quiz: Ukraine
Answer: Wheat
Ukraine has been called "the breadbasket of Europe", producing around 10% of the world's export wheat. It also exports significant amounts of barley, maize, rapeseed and sunflower oil. At least, it does when its shipping is not curtailed by regional conflict. One of the significant impacts of the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea and the 2022 expansion of that territorial claim into more Ukrainian territory was disruption of world grain and food oil supplies.
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Answer: Dnieper
The Dnieper is the longest river in Ukraine and the fourth longest European river, after the Volga, the Danube and the Ural. The Dnieper starts in Russia, flows through Belarus and then enters Ukraine. Some of the main Ukrainian cities on the Dnieper are Chernobyl, Kyiv, Cherkasy, Dnipropetrovsk and Kherson. By the way: Kyiv is the transliteration of the Ukrainian spelling of the national capital, while Kiev is the transliteration of the Russian spelling.
Although there are probably some dissenting opinions, the most prominent etymologists think the word Dnieper means something like "the river from the far side", whereas the Dniester would be "the near river". It seems obvious that the words for the Dnieper and the Dniester have similar etymologies.
The Amur is a Russian river near Mongolia, China and North-Korea. The Neva is a Russian river that mouths near Saint-Petersburg. The Volga is the longest European river, with a source about 325 km north of Moscow and a mouth in the Caspian Sea.
From Quiz: Ukraine As You Never Knew It
Answer: bread
Ukraine produces a vast amount of wheat. When it was in the Soviet Union it gained this nickname.
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Answer: Yalta
US President Franklin D. Roosevelt, UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin, the General Secretary of the Soviet Union, met near Yalta for a week-long series of meetings starting on 7 February 1945. World War II was clearly reaching its end, and this was one of a series of conferences in which the leaders tried to work out how to establish a viable peace (unlike the ultimately calamitous Treaty of Versailles that followed World War I). The fact that the French leader, Charles de Gaulle, was not invited became a long-lasting source of friction. When Stalin failed to follow up on his commitment to allow free elections in Poland, the unity of the so-called Big Three deteriorated, and Europe entered the era of the Cold War.
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Answer: Isthmus of Perekop
The Isthmus of Perekop is a piece of land about five to seven km wide between the Black Sea and the Sivash lagoons, which mouth into the Sea of Azov. The "main" settlement on this isthmus connecting the Crimea with Khersonska Oblast (Province of Kherson) is of course the small village of Perekop.
Auckland Isthmus is in New Zealand, the Isthmus of Catanzaro is the narrowest point of the Italian mainland, and the Isthmus of Avalon is situated in Canada.
From Quiz: Ukraine As You Never Knew It
Answer: Sea of Azov
The Sea of Azov is north-east of the Crimean Peninsula, and has the towns of Mariupol' and Berdyans'k on its shore.
From Quiz: Let's Go! Ukraine
Answer: Ukrainian
Although many people speak Russian in Ukraine, Ukrainian is the national language.
From Quiz: Ukraine
Answer: Strait of Kerch
The Strait of Kerch is the narrow stroke of water between the Crimean Peninsula (near the city of Kerch) and the Russian Taman Peninsula, with the nearest settlement Ilyich. There is a regular ferry service.
Kerch was founded by Greek colonists in the seventh century BC. Nowadays it counts about 145,000 inhabitants (according to the 2013 census), many of whom who work in the local metallurgic factories or the ship wharves.
The Strait of Johor separates Singapore from Malaysia. The Strait of Bonifacio is situated between Corsica and Sardinia. And the Strait of Magellan is near the southern tip of South America, between mainland Argentina or Chile on the one hand, and Tierra del Fuego on the other hand.
From Quiz: Ukraine As You Never Knew It
Answer: 2,061m
The lowest point in Ukraine is the area of the Black Sea that is classed as belonging to Ukraine. This stands, obviously, at sea level, or 0m.
From Quiz: Let's Go! Ukraine
Answer: Sevastopol
Sevastopol still is a key port on the Black Sea.
From Quiz: Ukraine
Answer: 1986
This has led to unavailability of clean, fresh water and massive air pollution in the north-east. It has also led to high cancer rates and radiation contamination. Deforestation is also an issue. Chernobyl is the name of the nuclear plant which is located near the town of Prypiat.
From Quiz: Let's Go! Ukraine
Answer: Lviv
Lviv, is also spelled Lvov.
From Quiz: Ukraine
Answer: Odesa
When the market started, the venue was indoors, and only second-hand goods could be traded. Admission was charged to people who entered carrying anything in their hands, on the assumption that they were planning to sell it. When it opened in 1966 it was a 2 km walk from the nearest public transport, and operated only for a few hours a week. Expansion during the era of Perestroika led to relocation to an outdoor site, seven km from the city limits on the Odesa-Ovidiopol highway. The range of items on offer in the early years of the 21st century was amazing - from cheap Asian items through fake Western luxury items all the way to genuine and reputable local products.
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Answer: Reni
Reni is a small town, yet there are several high schools, including a branch of the Dnipropetrovsk University. Reni was founded in 1548 at the confluence of the Prut and the Danube rivers. Reni has changed hands several times: once a Romanian or a Moldovan city, it has also been a Russian port.
The name Reni translates to something like "sandy places", but it happens also to be the surname of an Italian Baroque painter. Hence the false options: (Michelangelo) Buonarotti, (Rafaello) Sanzio and (Tiziano) Vecellio were all very famous Italian artists during the Renaissance.
From Quiz: Ukraine As You Never Knew It
Answer: Dnieper
The Dnieper (Dneiper) is a very large river that flows all the way to the Black Sea.
From Quiz: Ukraine
Answer: Kryvyi Rih
As Ukrainian names are written in the Cyrillic alphabet, one may encounter different orthographies in English for Ukrainian names. The name Kryvyi Rih can also be transliterated Kryvyy Rih (the more obsolete spelling), which seems even more at odds with English spelling.
Kryvyi Rih was built next to a rich iron ore deposit, so the steel industry is quite important. The name translates to "Crooked Horn", but the etymology of this name is disputed. Kryvyi Rih is the capital of the eponymous raion (district) in the Dnipropetrovsk oblast (province).
The false answers are not in Ukraine at all. Szczecin is a Polish city, Krk is a Croatian island, and Xhendelesse is a Belgian village.
From Quiz: Ukraine As You Never Knew It
Answer: Zmiyinyy
Kyyiv is the local name for the Ukrainian capital, Kiev.
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Answer: 3
Three subway lines form a triangle to service the capital city of Ukraine which is also its biggest city.
From Quiz: Ukraine
Answer: Zaporizhzhya
Zaporizhzhya is situated in the territory where the Cossacks felt home. At the end of the eighteenth century, Empress Catherine the Great ordered the construction of Fort Alexander, which grew into a city named Alexandrovsk. The name was later changed into Zaporizhzhya, which translates to "land near the rapids".
Zaporizhzhya has a substantial minority of ethnic Russians. One of the most interesting sites in Zaporizhzhya is the Khortyts'a Island, on which a museum is dedicated to the Cossack culture. It also hosts a famous horse show.
Yalta is on the Crimean Peninsula. Odessa borders the Black Sea, to the southwest of Dnipropetrovs'k. Kharkiv is north to northeast of Dnipropetrovs'k.
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Answer: Wheatfields below the blue sky
The flag represents that large percentage of the land that is used for agriculture, a massive 51.7% of the 603,700 sq km. This equates to approximately 312,113 sq km.
From Quiz: Let's Go! Ukraine
Answer: Odessa
Odessa is a great resort city and is also a major city in Ukraine.
From Quiz: Ukraine
Answer: Khmelnytskyi
With an area over 100,000 hectares (240,000 acres - about a tenth the size of Yellowstone National Park), Upper Poboshia National Nature Park was proposed in 2013, and at that time planned to be fully set up by 2021. Economics and politics have delayed the opening of the park to the public, but the work of protecting the region's endangered flora and fauna proceeded apace. The park is located in the watershed of the Southern Bug, Ukraine's second-longest river. The region is home to a number of Red List plants and animals, including the European mink.
From Quiz: Ukraine Has Not Yet Perished
Answer: Kievan Rus
This state was weakened by the invading Mongols, and was eventually inducted into the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and then into the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. In the 17th century, the Ukrainian Hetmanate formed, and remained autonomous for over 100 years, despite pressure from the Muscovites.
From Quiz: Let's Go! Ukraine
Answer: Crimean Peninsula (Crimea)
Kiev has been designated a municipality status, along with the other large city, Sevastopol'. These are the only two municipalities in Ukraine, where they are known as 'mista'.
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