Lääne County - Quiz
  • 1. What is the Estonian name for Lääne County?
A) Läänemaa
B) Rotalia
C) Maritima
D) Wiek
  • 2. Which body of water borders Lääne County to the north?
A) Baltic Sea
B) Gulf of Finland
C) North Sea
D) Ladoga Lake
  • 3. As of January 2009, what percentage of Estonia's total population resided in Lääne County?
A) 5.0%
B) 10.0%
C) 15.0%
D) 2.0%
  • 4. Who was the governor of Lääne County from 15 December 2011?
A) Innar Mäesalu
B) Hannes Danilov
C) Arder Väli
D) Andres Lipstok
  • 5. How many urban municipalities are there in Lääne County?
A) Three
B) Four
C) One
D) Two
  • 6. What is the name of the only town in Lääne County?
A) Haapsalu
B) Märjamaa
C) Lihula
D) Ridala
  • 7. Which diocese does the Lääne deanery belong to?
A) Saare-Lääne Diocese of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church
B) Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate
C) Baptist Union of Estonia
D) Methodist Church in Estonia
  • 8. Which congregation is located in Haapsalu and belongs to the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church?
A) Haapsalu St. John's congregation
B) St.Prince-Alexander.Nevsky Orthodox congregation
C) Palivere Baptist congregation
D) Adventist congregation
  • 9. Which Swedish figures were killed in the Battle of Lihula?
A) Duke Henry the Lion and Bishop Meinhard
B) Bishop Albert of Riga and King Valdemar II
C) King John I and Jarl Birger Brosa
D) Jarl Karl Döve and Bishop Karl Magnusson
  • 10. What was Läänemaa's approximate area in hides?
A) 1000 hides
B) 1500 hides
C) 2500 hides
D) 1900 hides
  • 11. Which crusaders conquered most of Estonia by the early 13th century?
A) Danish and Low German crusaders
B) Teutonic Knights alone
C) Swedish and Norwegian crusaders
D) Livonian Brothers of the Sword
  • 12. What happened to Läänemaa after the Livonian Crusade?
A) It was divided among Swedish territories.
B) It became the main territory of the Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek.
C) It remained an independent country.
D) It was annexed by Denmark.
  • 13. Which historic parish is located around Märjamaa?
A) Lihula
B) Corbe
C) Soontagana
D) Hanila
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