What is the nickname of the female figure on top of the Freedom Monument in Riga?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Milda
- Step 1: The figure holds three stars above her head. Step 2. The stars stand for the historic regions of Latvia. Answer: Milda. Why not the others: Laima and Māra are mythological female names, and Lāčplēsis is a male hero.
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