Quiz of historical years
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Year of the first song festival.
Century that saw the first translation of the Bible into Latvian.
Year of the first major fire in Riga during the middle ages.
"Official" year when Riga was founded.
Year of the strongest earthquake in Latvia around the turn of millennia.
Abdication year of the last duke of Kurzeme.
The year of initial introduction of the lat.
Birth year of Rainis.
Year of the strongest earthquake in the Baltics (20th ct.).
Life expectancy difference, in full years, for men and women in 2001.
Total basin of Daugava (incl. outside Latvia) in square kilometres, rounded to hundreds.
Year of the first mention of Cēsis in chronicles.
Maximum depth of the deepest Latvian lake.
Territory of Latvia in hundreds of square kilometers before the World War II.
Number of rivers that are at least 10 km long.
Year of battle of Durbe.
Approx. quantity (in grams) of silver in an albertusthaler - a coin popular in 17th - 18th century Latvia.
Foundation year of the Riga Great Guild [of Merchants].
Pronouncement year of the Duchy of Kurzeme and Zemgale.
The length (in kilometres) of the longest river in Latvia.
Territory of Riga, full square kilometres, in 2002.
Date in May when parliamentary system was replaced with dictatorship.
Year of VEF manufacturing plant fire.
Year of destruction of the first Republic of Latvia.
Year of Ivan the Terrible's invasion into Livonia.
Average density of population in Riga (per 1 sq. km, rounded to hundreds).
Surrender year of Riga to the Swedish king.
The establishment year of the first printing-house in Riga.
Height above sea level of the highest situated Latvian town (metres, approx.)."