Q 01/05

Roughly how many people live within Budapest's city limits?

A) 700,000

B) 1.2 million

C) 1.7 million

D) 3.3 million

Answer · why

C) 1.7 million

The wider metro area holds about 3.3 million, a third of the country.

Q 02/05

What are the districts west of the Danube collectively called?

A) Buda

B) Óbuda

C) Pest

D) Csepel

Answer · why

A) Buda

The colloquial name takes in the former Óbuda as well.

Q 03/05

How wide is the Danube at its narrowest point in Budapest?

A) 130 m

B) 230 m

C) 430 m

D) 630 m

Answer · why

B) 230 m

The river enters from the north and encircles Óbuda Island and Margaret Island.

Q 04/05

In which year were Buda, Pest and Óbuda unified as Budapest?

A) 1849

B) 1867

C) 1873

D) 1896

Answer · why

C) 1873

Before that the towns were sometimes called Pest-Buda.

Q 05/05

Which side of the Danube is Pest on?

A) East

B) West

C) South

D) North

Answer · why

A) East

Buda is the hilly western side; the Danube islands belong to neither.