Cypriot Science, Arts and Culture

Cypriot Science, Arts and Culture

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  1. Which traditional craft from a village in the Larnaca district was added to the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage in 2009?
  2. What is tsiattista, which UNESCO recognised in 2011?
  3. Which two instruments traditionally accompany Cypriot folk music?
  4. How is halloumi traditionally prepared and served?
  5. Which sweet dessert wine of Cyprus is often called one of the oldest named wines still in production?
  6. Commandaria is named after a Hospitaller estate near Limassol. Which castle was the centre of that estate?
  7. What is the Kataklysmos festival in Cyprus?
  8. Kataklysmos is held on the Monday after Pentecost, which is 49 days after Orthodox Easter Sunday. If Easter Sunday falls on 20 April, on which date is Kataklysmos Monday?
  9. Which goddess is traditionally said to have been born near the coast of Cyprus?
  10. Which Cypriot-born economist shared the 2010 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences?
  11. Christopher Pissarides won the 2010 Nobel Prize for his analysis of which problem?
  12. Which film director, born in Limassol, directed the 1964 film 'Zorba the Greek'?
  13. Which Cypriot tennis player reached the final of the Australian Open in 2006?
  14. Which Cypriot sailor won the first Olympic medal for Cyprus in 2012?
  15. Which Cypriot football club reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League in 2011-12?
  16. In which year did Cyprus first take part in the Eurovision Song Contest?
  17. Cyprus first took part in Eurovision in 1981 and came second in 2018. How many years after its debut was the 2018 result?
  18. Which university was established in Cyprus in 1989 and started to teach students in 1992?
  19. Which kind of home appliance has unusually high use in Cyprus because of the sunny climate?
  20. What is a traditional dish served as 'meze' in Cyprus?
  21. What is sheftalia?
  22. What are koupepia?
  23. How is kleftiko cooked?
  24. What is the 'brandy sour', often described as the national cocktail of Cyprus?
  25. Which religious holiday is the most important in the Orthodox calendar of Cyprus?
  26. A visitor sees a long, narrow inscription in a script with about 55 signs, each standing for a syllable, on an ancient bronze tablet found in Cyprus. Which writing system is this?
  27. Which Greek dialect is spoken in Cyprus in daily life?
  28. The Maronite community of Cyprus traditionally speaks a variety of which Semitic language?
  29. Which monastery in the Troodos is known for an icon of the Virgin Mary and for its connection with Archbishop Makarios III?
  30. In which city is the Church of Saint Lazarus, built over the tomb of the biblical figure Lazarus?
  31. Which ancient theatre stands on a cliff above the sea near Limassol and is used for performances?
  32. Which statement about the Kyrenia shipwreck is correct?
  33. Which Cypriot dessert is made of fruit, nuts or vegetables preserved in syrup and served on a spoon?
  34. Which international code is used for the telephone numbers of Cyprus?
  35. Which internet domain suffix belongs to Cyprus?
  36. Which Mediterranean tradition, which Cyprus joined in 2013, is on the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage?
  37. Which city holds a large carnival before Lent every year?
  38. In what year did Cyprus first compete in the Olympic Games?
  39. Which list contains only sites of Cyprus that are on the UNESCO World Heritage List?
  40. Which museum in Nicosia holds the largest collection of archaeological finds from the whole island?

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