Exploring Ukraine: Vinnytsia | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

TRUE OR FALSE? Vinnytsia was once the capital of the Ukrainian People's Republic.

TRUE, with an important qualification: it served as a temporary capital during the Ukrainian Revolution.

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TRUE OR FALSE? Vinnytsia had electric trams before Kyiv.

False. Kyiv's electric tram system predates Vinnytsia's.

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TRUE OR FALSE? There's a river running through Vinnytsia.

True. It's the Southern Bug.

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TRUE OR FALSE? Vinnytsia is associated with composer Mykola Leontovych.

True. And Leontovych's “Shchedryk” became internationally famous.

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TRUE OR FALSE? The famous surgeon Mykola Pirogov lived and worked in the Vinnytsia area.

True

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TRUE OR FALSE? Vinnytsia's history began only in the Middle Ages.

FALSE. Archaeological evidence indicates human settlement in the area much earlier.

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TRUE OR FALSE? Vinnytsia has more than 100 museums in the city itself.

False.

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TRUE OR FALSE? Vinnytsia is traditionally considered to have been founded in 1363.

True. This is the conventional historical date used by the city.

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TRUE OR FALSE? The city has an underground system similar to Kyiv's metro.

FALSE. It does have historical underground spaces, but no metro system.

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TRUE OR FALSE? Vinnytsia is associated with writer Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi.

True :)

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TRUE OR FALSE? The famous water tower was originally built as a medieval castle.

False. It was connected with the city's early-20th-century water-supply system.

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TRUE OR FALSE? The Roshen Fountain is the largest floating fountain in Europe.

TRUE, according to its official project description.

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