Croatian Science, Arts and Culture
Croatian Science, Arts, Sport and Culture
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- What is the MohoroviÄiÄ discontinuity, described by Andrija MohoroviÄiÄ in 1909?
- Which red decorated gingerbread hearts from northern Croatia are on the UNESCO list of intangible heritage?
- Which inventor, known for work on alternating current, was born in the village of Smiljan in present-day Croatia in 1856?
- Which Croatian scientist of the eighteenth century, born in Dubrovnik, proposed a theory of the structure of matter based on points of force?
- Which Zagreb museum, opened in 2006, shows personal objects from ended relationships?
- What is klapa, the Dalmatian singing tradition that is on the UNESCO list of intangible heritage?
- Which invention is linked to Slavoljub Eduard Penkala, who was active in Zagreb in the early twentieth century?
- Which Neanderthal site near Krapina, discovered in 1899 by Dragutin GorjanoviÄ-Kramberger, is among the richest in Europe?
- Which Croatian tennis player won Wimbledon in 2001 as a wildcard entry?
- Which statement about Croatia at the football World Cup is correct?
- Which Croatian basketball player, who died in 1993, was inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame in 2002?
- In which Croatian city is the summer festival held each July and August in the old town, with theatre and music?
- Which team did Croatia lose to in the final of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia?
- Which instrument in Zadar, designed by Nikola BaÅ”iÄ in 2005, plays music with the movement of the sea?
- Which Istrian delicacy, found in the forests of the Motovun area, is served with pasta and eggs?
- Which Croatian tennis player won the US Open in 2014?
- Dražen PetroviÄ died in 1993 and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002. How many years after his death was the induction?
- Put these in order: RužiÄka's Nobel Prize, Prelog's Nobel Prize, Croatia's third place at the World Cup, Croatia's World Cup final.
- Which Croatian architect built the neo-Gothic towers of Zagreb Cathedral in the late nineteenth century?
- Which Croatian high jumper won two world titles, in 2007 and 2009?
- Which Roman amphitheatre in Istria, built in the first century, is among the best preserved in the world and is used for concerts?
- What is Rimac Automobili, a company from Croatia founded by Mate Rimac in 2009, known for?
- Which Croatian football club from Split, founded in 1911, is known as 'Hajduk'?
- Which Croatian skier won three gold medals and a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City?
- Which Croatian sculptor created the monumental statue of Grgur Ninski (Gregory of Nin) in Split?
- Which Croatian striker was the top scorer at the 1998 World Cup, in which Croatia finished third?
- Which list matches each person with the correct achievement?
- Which necktie-related word is said to come from the Croats?
- Nikola Tesla was born in July 1856 and died in January 1943. How old was he when he died?
- Place these UNESCO listings in order of year: Plitvice Lakes, Euphrasian Basilica in PoreÄ, Cathedral of St James in Å ibenik, Stari Grad Plain.
- How does the Sea Organ in Zadar produce sounds?
- Which dish is a Dalmatian risotto coloured black by cuttlefish ink?
- Which Roman emperor built a palace near Salona, around which the city of Split later grew?
- Which city in Croatia was used as the setting of King's Landing in the television series Game of Thrones?
- What is the Sinjska alka, which is on the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage?
- Which two Croatian-born chemists won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, in 1939 and in 1975?
- Which Croatian midfielder won the Ballon d'Or in 2018?