CzechiaTéma 29, úloha 4 · Notable figures since the 19th century
Which famous Czech film director lived in the USA and won two Oscars?
In the exam (Czech)
Který slavný český režisér žil v USA a dostal dvě filmové ceny Oscar?
- aJan Svěrák.Jan Svěrák.
- bJiří Menzel.Jiří Menzel.
- cJan Hřebejk.Jan Hřebejk.
- dMiloš Forman.Miloš Forman.Correct answer
Why?
Miloš Forman left for the USA after 1968 and won the Oscar for Best Director twice: for the films One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) and Amadeus (1984).
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Mendel University in Brno is named after Gregor Johann Mendel. What did this man work on?Correct answer:Experiments with plants.
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Which word did the Czech writer Karel Čapek use for the first time in the world in his play R.U.R.?Correct answer:Robot.
Které slovo jako první na světě použil český spisovatel Karel Čapek ve svém dramatu R.U.R.? — Robot.
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What was the name of the Czech businessman who founded an important engineering company in Plzeň?Correct answer:Emil Škoda.
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Téma 29, úloha 8
Which Czech inventor of the 19th century put into operation the first public electric lighting and the first electric tram in the Czech lands?Correct answer:František Křižík.
Který český vynálezce v 19. století uvedl do provozu první veřejné elektrické osvětlení a první elektrickou tramvaj v českých zemích? — František Křižík.
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Questions and correct answers: Databanka testových úloh z českých reálií (databank of test items on Czech realities), 10th edition, updated 5 January 2026, © Národní pedagogický institut České republiky (NPI ČR). The English translation and the explanations are ours, written with the help of AI; in the exam the questions are in Czech. The source of each picture is given with it. We are not affiliated with NPI ČR or with the Institute for Language and Preparatory Studies of Charles University (ÚJOP UK).
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