Retro quiz

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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.

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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

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

14th of February - apart from St. Valentine’s day we celebrate Trifon Zarezan. Traditionally the food is prepared by the women of the household and consists of a bread, decorated to resemble a grape vine. What is Trifon Zarezan the patron of?

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