True or false? Sumska street was always the centre of Kharkiv.
False. In the 19th century it was the outskirts of the city with gardens.
True or false? 85% of Ukrainian books were printed in Kharkiv before the full scale war.
True. The city is famous for its publishing houses, e.g. "КСД", "Ранок", "Фоліо", "Vivat", etc.
True or false? The aerial cableway in Kharkiv was named one of the best in the world by National Geographic.
True!
Who among all these prominent people WASN'T born in Kharkiv or Kharkiv region?
Ilya Repin, a painter
Ilya Mechnikov, a zoologist and immunologist
Otto Struve, an astronomer
Hryhorii Skovoroda, a philosopher
According to the legent, what are you supposed to notice on Schevchenko monument in order to stay in Kharkiv?
a wheel
What is the oldest stone building in Kharkiv?
V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
Pokrovskyi Cathedral
Pokrov Monastery complex
Governor's Palace
What are the four rivers in Kharkiv? (Name at least 1)
Lopan, Kharkiv, Udy, and Nemyshlia
Which of these inventions WASN'T created in Kharkiv?
first aeroplane
first project of the nuclear bomb
splitting the atom
tank T-34
What famous theatre existed in Kharkiv from 1926 to 1933?
Berezil founded by Les Kurbas
What is the name of a famous market in Kharkiv, which is the biggest market in Eastern Europe?
Barabashovo
What is the most popular place to meet in Kharkiv?
the giant thermometer on Sumska, 1
Can you name this house and say what it was famous for?
The Slovo Building is a famous residential apartment house shaped like the letter "C" for "Slovo" (Word), built in the late 1920s in Kharkiv, Ukraine, to house
How many underground stations are there in Kharkiv?
30
True or false? Kharkiv's zoo is the oldest in Ukraine.
True, it was founded in 1895.
What year was Kharkiv's underground system opened?
1975
Freedom Square in Kharkiv is one of the largest in Europe. What is the size of it?
12 hectares