Ukraine: people & places
The “Castles and fortresses of Ukraine” quiz — Ukraine: people & places. It has 25 questions in five categories: Name the Stronghold, Where in Ukraine?, Castles & Characters, Built to Defend, Beyond the Walls. Questions get harder as the points go up, from 100 to 500.
The 100- and 200-point questions are open here. The rest show only their first words, and there are no answers: all of that is in the game itself.
Name the fortress in this photo: a stone bridge meets its towers where a canyon nearly encircles a historic Podilian town.
Which fortress in the photo guards an old Dniester crossing in the Chernivtsi region? Its tall walls rise directly above the river.
Which southern fortress overlooks…
In the gameNear Urych, timber walls…
In the gameGenoese traders called this…
In the game
The Golden Gate, pictured here, was once the ceremonial entrance to which Ukrainian city?
A hilltop castle now houses Zakarpattia's regional history museum. Which regional capital would you visit?
Palanok Castle crowns an…
In the gameA castle of the…
In the gameAt the meeting of…
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Who is the Cossack hetman in this historic portrait? In 1648 he made fortified Chyhyryn his capital.
This king was born in Olesko Castle and later led the relief of Vienna. Who is in the portrait?
In 1621, Cossacks helped…
In the gameDuring a long siege…
In the gameThe princes of Zbarazh…
In the gameWhat is the ditch around a castle called? Zolochiv once had a dry one beyond its walls.
What could defenders raise to cut off the approach to Zolochiv Castle's entrance gate?
What do we call…
In the gameAt Zbarazh, cannon stood…
In the gameA separate triangular earthwork…
In the gameA Carpathian cliff fortress once took tolls on trade from Drohobych. Which everyday seasoning did merchants carry?
On the 200-hryvnia note, Lutsk Castle's tower is on one side. Which Ukrainian poet is on the other?
A visitor near Lviv…
In the gameThe pavilion pictured inside…
In the gameBeside a medieval fortress…
In the gameAll 25 questions and the answers are in the game. Invite your class or friends with a link — guests need no account.