Romanian Geography and Nature

Geography And Nature

134 practice questions, each with the answer and an explanation.

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  1. Complete the sentence about Wallachia with the correct year: By ______, the state had consolidated following Basarab I's victory in the Battle of Posada against the Kingdom of Hungary, ushering in a p…
  2. Complete the sentence about Wallachia with the correct year: In ______, Wallachia was forced to accept the suzerainty of the Ottoman Empire for the first time; this suzerainty lasted until the mid-19t…
  3. Complete the sentence about Moldavia with the correct year: The Bolohoveni disappeared from chronicles after their defeat in ______ by Daniel of Galicia's troops.
  4. Complete the sentence about Moldavia with the correct year: In ______, the future Byzantine emperor Andronikos I Komnenos, was taken prisoner by Vlach shepherds in the same region.
  5. Complete the sentence about Moldavia with the correct year: In ______, Dragoș, mentioned as a Vlach Knyaz in Maramureș, was sent by Louis I to establish a line of defense against the Golden Horde forc…
  6. Complete the sentence about Banat with the correct year: The word Banat without any other qualification typically refers to the historical Banate of Temeswar, which acquired this title after the _____…
  7. Complete the sentence about Maramureș with the correct year: The last wisent from present-day Romania territory, a symbol of Maramureș, was hunted to extinction in ______.
  8. Complete the sentence about Bukovina with the correct year: In ______, at the Battle of the Cosmin Forest, Stephen III of Moldavia defeated the much-stronger but demoralized army of King John I Albert…
  9. Complete the sentence about Bukovina with the correct year: By ______, Romanians were 34% and Ukrainians were 42% with the Romanians concentrated mainly in the south and south-east and the Ukrainians…
  10. Complete the sentence about Crișana with the correct year: After the canonization of Ladislaus I in ______, his shrine at Várad became a Catholic pilgrimage site.
  11. Complete the sentence about Crișana with the correct year: In ______, the Ottoman Empire occupied the southern part of Crișana and included it in the newly established Ottoman province Temeşvar Eyalet…
  12. Complete the sentence about Oltenia with the correct year: Around ______, a polity emerged in Oltenia under the rule of Litovoi.
  13. Complete the sentence about Oltenia with the correct year: After ______, the Ottomans decided to cease choosing the voivodes from among the Wallachian boyars, and to appoint foreign governors.
  14. Complete the sentence about Székely Land with the correct year: The privileges of the Székely and Saxon seats were abolished and seats were replaced with counties in ______.
  15. Complete the sentence about Székely Land with the correct year: Along with Transylvania and eastern parts of Hungary proper, the Székely Land became a part of Romania in ______, in accordance with the…
  16. Complete the sentence about Székely Land with the correct year: In August ______, as a consequence of the Second Vienna Award, northern territories of Transylvania, including the Székely Land, were re…
  17. Complete the sentence about Romania with the correct year: Romania gained independence from the Ottoman Empire in ______, formalised by the Treaty of Berlin.
  18. Complete the sentence about Romania with the correct year: In ______, under Axis pressure, Romania lost territories to Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Soviet Union.
  19. Complete the sentence about Romania with the correct year: After the fall of communism and the Romanian revolution in ______, Romania transitioned to liberal democracy.
  20. Complete the sentence about Retezat National Park with the correct year: In ______ it was granted the European Diploma of Protected Areas.
  21. Complete the sentence about European bison with the correct year: In ______, the International Union for Conservation of Nature classified the reintroduced European bison as an endangered species, no…
  22. Complete the sentence about European bison with the correct year: European bison were first scientifically described by Carl Linnaeus in ______.
  23. Complete the sentence about Eurasian lynx with the correct year: Felis lynx was the scientific name used in ______ by Carl Linnaeus in his work Systema Naturae.
  24. Which place completes this sentence about Craiova? In 1761, under Prince Constantine Mavrocordatos, the bans relocated to ______, leaving behind kaymakams to represent them in Craiova.
  25. Which place completes this sentence about Râmnicu Vâlcea? The Râmnicu Vâlcea railway station serves the CFR Line 201, which runs along the Olt River from Podu Olt, ______ County, to Piatra-Olt, Olt Co…
  26. Which place completes this sentence about Suceava? During the rule of Alexandru Lăpușneanu, the seat was moved to ______ in 1565 and Suceava failed to become the capital again.
  27. Which place completes this sentence about Focșani? In 1917, during the Romanian Campaign of World War I, Focșani and ______ were part of a line of fortifications known as the Siret Line.
  28. Which place completes this sentence about Giurgiu? The rich grain-growing land to the north is traversed by a railway to ______, the first line opened in Romania, which was built in 1869 and afterward…
  29. Which place completes this sentence about Palace of the Parliament? The Vrancea earthquake of 4 March 1977 gave Ceaușescu a pretext to demolish parts of old ______.
  30. Which place completes this sentence about Palace of the Parliament? Named Project ______, it began in 1978 as an intended replica of the North Korean capital, Pyongyang.
  31. Which place completes this sentence about Someș? In the spring of 1970, due to heavy rains, the Someș flooded part of ______ and surrounding plains.
  32. Which place completes this sentence about Lake Bâlea? Among them, 19 were high school students from the Samuel von Brukenthal National College in ______.
  33. Which place completes this sentence about Moldavia? Archaeological works revealed the remains of a Christian necropolis at Mihălășeni, ______ county, from the 5th century.
  34. Which place completes this sentence about Bucharest Old Town? The Old Town is located in the center of ______, Romania, and is known for its nightlife.

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