Q 01/05

In which year did Mieszko I accept Christianity in the Baptism of Poland?

A) 1025

B) 1000

C) 966

D) 1138

Answer · why

C) 966

The Kingdom of Poland proper emerged in 1025 under his son Bolesław the Brave.

Q 02/05

The Union of Lublin in 1569 created which state?

A) The Kingdom of Galicia

B) The Grand Duchy of Posen

C) The Duchy of Warsaw

D) The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

Answer · why

D) The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

At its height it was one of the largest and most populous states in Europe.

Q 03/05

Poland's 1791 constitution was the world's second modern codified constitution, after which country's?

A) The French Republic

B) Great Britain

C) The United States

D) The Dutch Republic

Answer · why

C) The United States

Its anniversary has been Poland's most important civil holiday since independence was regained in 1918.

Q 04/05

In which year did the third partition by Prussia, Russia and Austria wipe Poland off the map entirely?

A) 1831

B) 1807

C) 1815

D) 1795

Answer · why

D) 1795

Prussia, Russia and Austria divided the remaining land; Poland did not reappear as a state until 1918.

Q 05/05

How many voivodeships, or provinces, make up modern Poland?

A) 22

B) 18

C) 16

D) 24

Answer · why

C) 16

The current sixteen were created in a 1999 reform that replaced 49 smaller units.