Timişoara

Timişoara is the capital city of Timiş County, in western Romania. One of the largest Romanian cities, with a population of 319,279 inhabitants (the third most populous city in the country), and considered the informal capital city of the historical region of Banat, Timişoara is the main social, economic and cultural center in the western part of Romania.

Here began the revolution of 1989.

Among the natives of this city are: - Iolanda Balaş — women's high jump athlete, two time Olympic champion

-Mircea Baniciu — musician and composer, Transsylvania Phoenix and Pasărea Colibri

-Ana Blandiana — poet, essayist, and political figure

-Cosmin Contra — footballer, voted 2 times in 1999 and 2001 the best right defender in the UEFA Team of the Year

-Nicu Covaci — painter and musician, leader of Transsylvania Phoenix

-Peter Freund - theoretical physicist, professor at the University of Chicago

Johnny Weissmuller — Austro-Hungarian-born American swimmer and actor best known for playing Tarzan in films of the 1930s and 1940s and for having one of the best competitive swimming records of the 20th century.

1.Timişoara is the…most populous city in the country:

a)    first

b)    third

c)     second

2.Here began The Revolution of:

a)    1989

b)    1970

c)     1986

3.Natives of this city are:

a)    Ana Blandiana

b)    Cosmin Contra

c)     Iolanda Balaş

d)    All variants

By Prof. Bianca Mitrea