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