Radio Prague's Monthly Quiz

Test your knowledge of things Czech!

On the first day of the month Radio Prague will announce the month’s quiz question on this site. At the end of every month we will draw six winners from the correct answers received. Join our contest and win a Radio Prague prize! Answers should be sent to [email protected] by the end of the month.

The winners will be featured on this site.

Question for June

120 years ago, on 30.6.1902, the cog railway from Tanvald to Harrachov - the steepest in the Czech Republic - began operating. How high (in metres) does it climb?

Question for May

The goalkeeper Petr Čech is one of the best Czech footballers in history. The most successful part of his career was with FC Chelsea. He is the holder of the English Premier League record for the most number of clean sheets (a game in which one team prevents the other from scoring any goals) and also the fourth Czech winner of the Champions League. Who was playing against Chelsea ten years ago when he won the title?

The correct answer for May

Bayern Munich (On 19.5.2012, Chelsea, with Petr Čech in the goal, beat home team Bayern Munich in the final on a 4:3 penalty kick after the match ended in a 1:1 draw)

Winners:

• Johann Auer, Austria

• Guy Le Louet, France

• Hans Verner Lollike, Denmark

• Marek Slavíček, Czech Republic

• Luis M. Uliarte Alonso, Argentina

• Ulrich Wicke, Germany