NEWS QUIZ: What happened in Czechia this week? (March 20–24)

Take our weekly news quiz and test your knowledge of current events for the most recent week.

Expats.cz Staff

Written by Expats.cz Staff Published on 24.03.2023 07:30:00 (updated on 28.03.2023) Reading time: 1 minute

Question 1 / 10

Czechia announced this week that it would throw away 17 million of which item?

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  • Unrecyclable bottle lids
  • Unused face masks
  • Old mobile phones
  • Expired credit cards
Question 2 / 10

The 2023 World Happiness Report came out this week. Where was Czechia ranked?

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  • 31st
  • 40th
  • 18th
  • 12th
Question 3 / 10

Two new retailers announced they would launch new online shops in Czechia. Which two?

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  • Allegro and Kaufland
  • Sportisimo and Decathlon
  • Primark and Nike
  • Tescoma and Pandora
Question 4 / 10

Firefighters paraded through the capital earlier this week. But why?

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  • To mark the 30th year of an independent Czech Republic and its fire force
  • Because Prague is hosting the Annual European Firefighters’ Conference for 2023
  • To commemorate 170 years since a professional fire department was established in Prague
  • To raise awareness of fire threats for the upcoming summer
Question 5 / 10

Which famous actor unexpectedly visited a Ukrainian eatery this week?

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  • Keanu Reeves
  • Tom Hanks
  • Harrison Ford
  • Willem Dafoe
Question 6 / 10

It was revealed this week that Czechia ineffectively used subsidies for what?

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  • Ensuring gender equity at work
  • Integrating foreigners into the Czech job market
  • Increasing recycling rates nationwide
  • Lowering large-vehicle emissions
Question 7 / 10

Which Easter market was the first to open in Prague this year?

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  • Old Town Square
  • Prague Castle
  • Anděl
  • Wenceslas Square
Question 8 / 10

A Prague museum this week exhibited an original manuscript of which classic Czech novel?

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  • The Fateful Adventures of the Good Soldier Švejk During the World War
  • The Grandmother
  • The Metamorphosis
  • The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Question 9 / 10

Czechia promised support to a Slovak town this week. Why?

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  • To help it rebuild following a large fire
  • To provide it with more resources to fight against illegal immigration
  • To help with the construction of an intersecting road that will connect both Czechia and Slovakia
  • To honor the Czech-Slovak agreement to provide mutual financial support to art in local towns
Question 10 / 10

Czechia’s Chamber of Deputies Speaker confirmed her plans to lead a Czech delegation to which country this week?

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  • Taiwan
  • Taipei
  • Turkey
  • Japan

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