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BULGARIA'S MONTHLY QUIZ

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Think you're savvy on Bulgarian current events? Take our test to double check
 
Issue 55-56, April-May 2011

by Bozhidara Georgieva

1. How many Bulgarians are there, according to the latest census in 2011?

A. 6,351,234

B. 7,351,234

C. 8,351,234

 

2. The name of which Bulgarian city means "wisdom"?

A. Burgas

B. Sofia

C. Stara Zagora

 

3. Which alphabet did the brothers Cyril and Methodius create in the 850s?

A. Glagolitic

B. Cyrillic

C. Armenian

 

4. The name of the new governmentmandated standard for bread in Bulgaria is...

A. Bulgaria

B. Granny's Bread

C. Take That Bread

 

5. With how many battleships did Bulgaria participate in Operation Odyssey Dawn?

A. Two

B. Five

C. One

 

6. In a hostage drama broadcast live on national TV a young delinquent hijacked several employees in a bank in which Bulgarian city?

A. Varna

B. Sliven

C. Vidin

 

7. What does the Bulgarian idiom na kukuvo lyato, or "on a cuckoo summer," mean?

A. Never

B. Lend me 50 leva

C. We will spend the summer holidays at the seaside

 

8. Which is the flattest region of Bulgaria?

A. The Danubian plain

B. The Upper Thracian lowlands

C. Dobrudzha

 

9. How many pairs of Eastern Imperial Eagles, an endangered species, nest in Bulgaria?

A. 50

B. 20

C. None.

 

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70 years ago, on 10 March 1943, Bulgaria's pro-Nazi government decided to defy Berlin and halt the deportation of Bulgaria's 50.000 Jews. This was down to the actions of one man - Dimitar Peshev. Just two years later he faced Communist justice and found himself on trial for his life. His niece Kaluda Kiradjieva remembers

This video was produced by www.mycentury.tv

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