Hungarian History and Politics
Hungarian History, Government and Politics
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- What is the capital of Hungary?
- Which equal horizontal tricolour forms the national flag of Hungary?
- What is the currency of Hungary?
- In which year did Hungary join the European Union?
- In which year did Hungary join NATO?
- Which Hungarian holiday on 20 August is celebrated with sporting events, parades and fireworks nationwide?
- What is the Hungarian parliament called?
- Which relic, a symbol of the Hungarian state, was moved to the Parliament Building on 1 January 2000?
- Spanning much of the Carpathian Basin, Hungary is bordered to the north by which country?
- Who was the first prime minister after the free elections of 1990?
- Who elects the President of the Republic of Hungary, the head of state?
- Who was Lajos Kossuth?
- Who was the first king of Hungary?
- What happened in Budapest on 23 October 1956?
- Which 1920 treaty established Hungary's modern borders, costing it 71% of its historical territory?
- Which emperor was crowned King of Hungary on 8 June 1867?
- What was the Pan-European Picnic of 19 August 1989?
- Who was Imre Nagy?
- Which leader ruled Hungary as first secretary of the communist party from 1956 until 1988?
- Which chain bridge spans the River Danube between Buda and Pest?
- What is the name of the constitution of Hungary, in force since 1 January 2012?
- Which cultural and political alliance unites the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia?
- Hungary joined the European Union in 2004; in which year did it join the Schengen Area?
- In which year did Hungary first take on the presidency of the Council of the European Union?
- Which architect designed the Hungarian Parliament Building in neo-Gothic style?
- How many members does the National Assembly of Hungary have?
- How many counties does Hungary have, in addition to the capital?
- When were fully free elections scheduled after a burst of negotiations at Hungary's Round Table Talks?
- Which king of Hungary issued the Golden Bull of 1222?
- Which event's anniversary is marked on 15 March, one of Hungary's three national holidays?
- Who led the forces of Hungary against the invading Ottoman Empire at Mohács?
- Which part of Budapest, home to Matthias Church, falls within the area that UNESCO declared a World Heritage Site in 1987?
- Which captain in chief of Hungary garrisoned and strengthened Belgrade at his own expense before the siege of 1456?
- Which poet wrote the Nemzeti dal, the National Song said to have inspired the Hungarian Revolution of 1848?
- Who was the first freely elected President of the Third Hungarian Republic, provided by the SZDSZ party?
- Which date was declared a national holiday at the inauguration of the Third Hungarian Republic in 1989?