Latvian Science, Arts and Culture
Latvian Science, Arts and Culture
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- How often is the general Latvian Song and Dance Festival held?
- In which year was the first Latvian Song Festival held?
- In 2003 UNESCO recognised the song and dance celebrations of Latvia together with those of which two other countries?
- Which collection of folk songs, gathered by KriÅ”jÄnis Barons, is a treasure of Latvian culture?
- Which Latvian composer wrote the popular song 'Manai dzimtenei' (To My Homeland)?
- Which Latvian-born conductor has led the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra?
- Which Riga-born violinist founded the chamber orchestra Kremerata Baltica?
- Which film director, born in Riga in 1898, made the film Battleship Potemkin?
- Which architect, the father of Sergei Eisenstein, designed many Art Nouveau buildings in Riga?
- Which Latvian-American architect designed the National Library of Latvia, known as the Castle of Light?
- Which painter, born in Daugavpils in 1903, became a leading figure of American abstract expressionism?
- Which dancer, born in Riga in 1948, became a world-famous ballet star?
- Which Riga-born chemist, who worked in Leipzig, won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1909?
- Which Riga-born engineer, a pioneer of rocket science, developed ideas for spaceflight in the 1920s?
- Which miniature camera, popular as a spy camera, was invented in Riga in the 1930s by Walter Zapp?
- Which Latvian herbal liqueur, made since 1752 in Riga, is a well-known national drink?
- Which traditional bread is a staple of Latvian cuisine?
- Which Latvian dish consists of boiled grey peas served with fried bacon?
- Which small baked buns filled with bacon and onion are a favourite Latvian snack?
- What is a kokle?
- Which team won the gold medal in the first Olympic men's 3x3 basketball tournament, held in Tokyo (played in 2021)?
- In which year did Latvia win its first medal, a bronze, at the Ice Hockey World Championship?
- Which Latvian tennis player won the French Open in 2017?
- Which Latvian athlete won the Olympic gold medal in javelin throw in 1968?
- In which winter sport did Latvia's MÄrtiÅÅ” Dukurs win Olympic silver medals in 2010 and 2014?
- Which Latvian basketball player from LiepÄja was drafted by the New York Knicks in 2015?
- Which famous Latvian chocolate brand, whose history goes back to 1870 in Riga, is well known?
- Which clock in central Riga, a favourite meeting place near the Freedom Monument, carries the name of a chocolate brand?
- Which building in Riga's Town Hall Square, rebuilt in the 1990s, was once the house of a merchants' brotherhood?
- Which woman poet wrote the collection JÅ«ra deg (The Sea Burns), one of the notable books of Latvian poetry?
- What is the nickname of the female figure on top of the Freedom Monument in Riga?
- Which festival at the summer solstice features wreaths of oak leaves and meadow flowers and a bonfire?
- Which Latvian scientist, Paul Walden, is remembered for what discovery in chemistry?
- Which poet, whose real name was JÄnis PliekÅ”Äns, wrote the play Zelta zirgs (The Golden Horse)?
- Which Latvian university was founded in 1919, soon after independence?
- Which chess player, born in Riga in 1936, became world champion in 1960 at the age of 23?
- Which Latvian animated film by Gints Zilbalodis won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature in 2025?