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 November
On November 5th, 1874, Pardubice Steeplechase was held in Pardubice for the first time. What is the name of the most famous and most feared obstacle that is jumped only once a year?
Question for October
600 years ago, Jan Žižka of Trocnov and Kalich, the Czech Hussite general, considered to be the father of Hussite military doctrine, and the author of a defensive combat technique, the so-called wagon wall, died. In 2022, a film directed by Petr Jákl about this famous warrior premiered. Which actor played him?
Ben Foster (The film also starred other well-known faces such as Michael Caine, Til Schweiger, Sophie Lowe, Karel Roden and others. Even though it was the most expensive film ever made in the Czech Republic, it did not receive much praise from critics.)
Winners:
David Evans - USA
Dominik Kost - Germany
Victoria Holschevnikov - Belarus
Dana Lesniaková - Czech Republic
Takafumi Yamanaka - Japan
Ramón Vázquez Dourado - Spain
