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What is the capital of Ukraine?
Kyiv, on the Dnipro.
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What currency does Ukraine use?
The hryvnia (100 kopiykas), since 1996.
3
What are the colours of the Ukrainian flag?
Blue over yellow, in two horizontal stripes.
4
What is the state emblem of Ukraine?
The tryzub, a golden trident on a blue shield.
5
What is the national anthem?
Shche ne vmerla Ukraina (music by Mykhailo Verbytsky, words by Pavlo Chubynsky).
6
When is Independence Day?
24 August.
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When is Constitution Day?
28 June.
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What is the parliament called?
The Verkhovna Rada, with 450 deputies.
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How long is the President's term?
Five years.
10
Which countries share a land border with Ukraine?
Belarus, Russia, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Moldova.
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What is the longest river flowing through Ukraine?
The Dnipro.
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What is the highest mountain in Ukraine?
Hoverla (2,061 m) in the Carpathians.
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Which seas lie on the southern coast?
The Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
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What is the fertile black soil of Ukraine called?
Chernozem.
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Which city is the largest seaport?
Odesa.
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Which two sites in Kyiv are on the UNESCO list together?
Saint Sophia Cathedral and the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra (1990).
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Which Ukrainian poet wrote Kobzar?
Taras Shevchenko.
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What is a vyshyvanka?
An embroidered traditional shirt.
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What is a pysanka?
A decorated Easter egg.
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Which instrument do the kobzars play?
The bandura.
21
Who won Eurovision for Ukraine in 2004, 2016 and 2022?
Ruslana, Jamala and Kalush Orchestra.
22
Who composed the arrangement of Shchedryk (Carol of the Bells)?
Mykola Leontovych.
23
Who built the first mass-produced helicopter in the USA and was born in Kyiv?
Igor Sikorsky.
24
Which Ukrainian footballer won the 2004 Ballon d'Or?
Andriy Shevchenko.
25
Which Ukrainian pole vaulter first cleared six metres?
Sergey Bubka (1985).

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