Zsa Zsa Land Trivia Quiz

Answer: Budapest

Budapest is one of the most densely populated cities in Europe and is home to the International Centre for Democratic Transition, an organisation which helps countries change from dictatorships to democracies. The River Danube splits the city into its two parts, Buda and Pest.

Answer: Turul

All are mythological birds but it is the Turul that features on official coats-of-arms in Hungary. The bronze statue of a Turul near Tatabanya is the largest bird statue in Europe.

Answer: Water Polo

In that period, the men's team won six golds, three silvers and three bronze. Following a barren spell between 1984 and 1996, they returned to form to take gold at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 games. Women's water polo wasn't introduced until the 2000 games and the women so far have three fourth place finishes in 2004, 2008 and 2012.

Answer: Laszlo Biro

Although they seem to have been around forever, Biro didn't file his patent until 1938 in Paris and 1943 in the U.S.A.. Following the U.S. patent it was quickly licensed for UK production for the RAF who found the new biros worked much better at altitude than fountain pens.

In 1965, Italian Marcel Bich bought the patent from Biro and started making Bic ballpoint pens. Sheaffer was an American who patented the lever filling fountain pen and Petroczy was a Hungarian helicopter pioneer.

Answer: Red, White, Green

This flag was adopted in 1956, following the downfall of communism in the country, and replacing the previous flag which was the same colour scheme but with the communist coat-of-arms in the centre. There is a variant to the current flag, which depicts the Hungarian coat-of-arms in the centre, but though it is widely used, it is not the official flag.

Answer: Zagyva

Although the Danube is by far the better known, and it splits Budapest, it only flows through Hungary for 417 km, whereas the Zagyva flows for its entire 197 km through Hungary. The river starts near Salgotarjan and eventually joins the River Tisza. The Tisza flows for 597 km through the country.

It starts in Ukraine, briefly enters Romania before flowing the length of Hungary and into Serbia where it joins with the Danube.

Answer: Harry Houdini

Houdini was born in Budapest in 1874 and his family emigrated to America in 1878. According to Houdini's biography he took the name Harry as homage to 19th century American magician Harry Kellar and Houdini was in tribute to the great French magician Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin. Houdini died in 1926, aged 52 in a Detroit hospital after a 40 year career of baffling and astounding people.

Answer: Largest Lake In Central Europe

Balaton is indeed the largest lake in Central Europe at 592 square km, just beating Constance in Germany/Austria/Switzerland which is 541 square km although both are dwarfed by the largest lake in Europe, Russia's Ladoga which is an impressive 17,700 square km. The area around Balaton is a major wine producing region and makes some wonderful Merlot.

Answer: Turo Rudi

Turo Rudi comes in a variety of fruit flavours and is available with either milk or dark chocolate covering. Very moreish. Dobos Torte is a dessert of sponge cake, chocolate and caramel. Langos is deep fried dough, normally topped with cheese and garlic. Not very healthy but totally delicious.

Answer: Zsa Zsa Gabor

Yes, the wonderful Ms Gabor that our quiz is centered around. A former "Miss Hungary", she emigrated to U.S.A. in 1941 and had a successful movie career, including the 1953 film "Moulin Rouge". Less successful perhaps was her personal life as she married nine times, the longest being her final marriage which lasted from 1986 to 2016 when she died of cardiac arrest, aged 99.
The other answers are all Hungarian actresses, but they mainly appear in adult movies.