Retro quiz
Explore Bulgaria's Rich History and Culture
Test your knowledge about Bulgaria with our engaging retro quiz! Dive into the fascinating history, traditions, and cultural icons of this beautiful country.
- Multiple choice questions
- Challenging range queries
- Learn intriguing facts about Bulgaria
The first wartime tactical airplane bombing was performed by the Bulgarian military forces in 1912. Who was the recipient of said bombs?
Turkey
Yugoslavia
Greece
Macedonia
With Bulgaria’s ascension in 2007, the Cyrillic alphabet became the third official alphabet in the EU. But where was it created?
Moscow, Russia
Preslav, Bulgaria
Athens, Greece
Belgrade, Serbia
Bulgaria was established in 681. Throughout the years it's borders have changed, even bordering three seas a few times. It started off as a collection of tribes, became a kingdom ruled by a tsars, went through communism and is currently a democratic republic. Which Bulgarian "kingdom" are we in right now?
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Spartacus was born in present day Bulgaria
True
False
Dan Kolov is the most renowned bulgarian wrestler, winning between 1500 and 2000 professional matches.When he died from tuberculosis in 1940 he was buried with the specific request of facing the Balkan (Balkan against Balkan). In Bulgarian Balkan is another word for mountain, thus the meaning “mountain against mountain”. As you can probably tell he is a present day legend in Bulgaria with all of his wrestling dominance. But how many matches has he lost (closes within 10)?
Voyager 1 is a space probe on a mission to study the outer Solar system. Within it is one of the “Golden Record”-s, a gold plated record, containing messages to potential alien civilizations. Among the messages are images, sounds, music and greetings from all over the globe. What piece of bulgarian culture is drifting in space on said record?
An image of nestinari, bulgarian fire dancers
The song “Prituri se planinata”, sung by Valya Balkanska
The sound of a bulgarian stork nesting
A greeting by the bulgarian communist leader Todor Zhivkov
In 1987 Stefka Kostadinova broke the women’s high jump record with 209 cm. When was her broken?
1999
2009
2019
Not yet broken
On the 6th of January - Bulgarians celebrate the day of Saint Joan/Jordan and the Theophany. According to the Bible this is when Jesus was christened. How is it celebrated in Bulgaria?
With fire dances and songs
People exchange white and red bracelets, called “martenitsi”, which are worn for good luck.
A cross is thrown in the nearby river and whoever manages to retrieve will be considered to be healthy and prosperous throughout the year
Spilling water when first leaving the house, which is a custom for good luck
The pagan bulgarian ritual of Kukeri consists of elaborately dressed men, and sometimes women, which include wooden, leather and fur masks of animals, as well as bells (or “cham”-s). Why is the custom performed?
To bless any home they go into
To scare off evil spirits
For fertility and a bountiful harvest
To find a partner
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