Science, Arts and Culture
Austrian Science, Arts and Culture
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- Which Austrian economist won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1974?
- Who discovered the laws of heredity by crossing pea plants in a monastery garden?
- Which Austrian scientist discovered the blood groups and received the Nobel Prize in 1930?
- Which Austrian physicist received the Nobel Prize in 1933 for his work on the wave equation of quantum mechanics?
- Which Austrian physicist received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2022 for experiments on quantum entanglement?
- Which cathedral is the main church of Vienna and is known for its colourful tiled roof?
- Who founded psychoanalysis in Vienna?
- Which composer, born in Rohrau in Lower Austria, wrote the oratorio The Creation (Die Schöpfung)?
- Which philosopher born in Vienna wrote the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus?
- Which building in Vienna is the home of the Secession, with the golden dome of leaves, built in 1898?
- Which Austrian-born physicist helped to explain nuclear fission in 1938 but did not share the Nobel Prize awarded to Otto Hahn?
- Which Austrian actress and inventor developed a frequency hopping system in 1941 with George Antheil?
- Which composer wrote the waltz An der schönen blauen Donau (The Blue Danube)?
- Which composer from Vienna wrote the Unfinished Symphony (No. 8) and many Lieder, such as Erlkönig?
- What is the name of the traditional women's dress of the Alpine regions of Austria, worn with an apron?
- Which Austrian city is the home of the Ars Electronica Festival of art and technology?
- Which sport did the Austrian Hermann Maier make famous, winning Olympic gold in 1998?
- Which Christmas carol was first performed in 1818 in Oberndorf near Salzburg?
- Which physicist from Salzburg gave his name to an effect of frequency changes with moving sources, such as a passing ambulance?
- Which composer, born in Ansfelden near Linz, was an organist at St. Florian and wrote nine symphonies?
- What is a Wiener Schnitzel traditionally made of in Austria?
- What was added to UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage in Austria in 2011 and is a feature of Vienna?
- In which city was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart born in 1756?
- Which riding school in Vienna is known for the white Lipizzaner horses?
- Which Austrian dessert is a sweet shredded pancake, often served with plum compote and said to be named after Emperor Franz Joseph?
- Which film musical, set in Salzburg and made in 1965, tells the story of the von Trapp family?
- Which Austrian dessert consists of a chocolate cake with apricot jam and a chocolate glaze?
- Which painter created The Kiss (Der Kuss), a famous work of the Vienna Secession, now in the Belvedere?
- Which Austrian architect designed the colourful Hundertwasserhaus in Vienna?
- Which energy drink company was founded in Austria by Dietrich Mateschitz?
- Which Austrian racing driver won the Formula One world championship three times and founded an airline?
- Which Austrian-born actor and politician was governor of California?
- Which choir of boys has existed in Vienna since 1498?
- Which Austrian ethologist received the Nobel Prize in 1973 for his studies of animal behaviour, among them the imprinting of geese?
- In which Austrian city is the summer festival of music and theatre, founded in 1920, held every year?
- Which orchestra plays the famous New Year's Concert from the Musikverein in Vienna?