How Well Do You Know Lithuanian History?
bobbyknuckles
Created 6/28/2024
Discover how much you really know about the vibrant history of Lithuania with this challenging trivia quiz!
1. When did Lithuania join the European Union and NATO?
2. Who was the first woman president of Lithuania?
Dalia Grybauskaite
Ingrida Simonyte
Lina Antanaviciene
Birutė Galdikas
3. In what year were the last Russian soldiers withdrawn from Lithuania?
4. What significant event took place in Vilnius in 1994?
Vilnius became the capital of Lithuania
The Great Synagogue was built
Old Town of Vilnius named UNESCO World Heritage Site
Lithuania declared independence
5. What happened in Lithuania in 1992 that was unexpected?
Communist rule was re-established
Democratic elections saw ex-Communists triumph
Lithuania joined the EU
Increased economic growth
6. In which year did Lithuania experience severe economic impact from the global economic crisis?
7. How many Lithuanians have been honored by Israel for saving Jews during World War Two?
8. What year did Lithuania's large-scale privatization and economic reforms begin?
9. In 2018, where was Lithuania ranked in terms of being a democratic nation out of 167 countries?
10. What led to widespread destruction and concealment of cultural heritage during the mid-19th century in Lithuania?
Russian suppression
World War I
Communist regime
Wave of Pogroms
11. What form of government was Lithuania part of in 1569?
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Russian Empire
Grand Duchy
Soviet Union
12. What was Lithuania known as in its early reference in 1009?
Letuva
Lithuana
Litua
Lumina
13. When did Lithuania officially declare independence during the 20th century?
14. Who published a romantically colored History of Lithuania between 1835-1841?
Immanuel Kant
Ludwig Rhesa
Theodor Narbutt
Simonas Daukantas
15. When was the first poem 'Metai (The Year)' by Kristijonas Donelaitis published?
16. What event caused a major shift in Jewish migration out of Lithuania in the early 20th century?
Vilnius industrialization
Assassination of Tsar Alexander II
World War One
Famine
17. What year was Vilnius founded?
18. Which Lithuanian leader founded the Grand Duchy and was assassinated in 1263?
Dalia Grybauskaite
Jogalia
Mingdaugas
Alexander
19. What were the Lithuanians part of in terms of Indo-European people?
20. In what year did Vilnius University's establishment take place?
