1. Where is Bulgaria in terms of social inequality within the EU, according to the National Statistical Institute?
A. 19th
B. 10th
C. 1st
2. In Bulgaria, who celebrates on 6 December, the Feast of St Nicholas?
A. Sailors
B. Winemakers
C. Midwives
3. What is Bulgaria's area?
A. 222,000 sq.km
1. Which plant grows in Bulgaria's southwest?
A. Olive
B. Mango
C. Kiwi
2. Which Bulgarian city claims to be located by rocks that look blue from the distance?
A. Stara Zagora
B. Haskovo
C. Sliven
3. Who was Khan Asparuh?
A. The founder of Bulgaria
B. Bulgaria's first patriarch
C. Bulgaria's liberator from the Ottomans
1. What happened in Bulgaria on 9 September 1944?
A. The Communists took power
B. Bulgaria became independent
C. The Principality of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia united
2. Which city is famed for its fin-de-siècle architecture?
A. Tryavna
B. Aytos
C. Ruse
1. Where is Sozopol?
A. On the southern Black Sea coast
B. On the northern Black Sea coast
C. In the Stara Planina
2. The salad known in Bulgaria as Ruska, or Russian, contains...
A. Asparagus
B. Lobster
C. Mayonnaise
1. Which church in Sofia has a crypt with a major icons exhibition?
A. St Aleksandr Nevskiy
B. St Sofia
C. St George
2. Who was Petar Danov?
A. The governor of the Bulgarian National Bank
B. Bulgaria's first chemistry professor
C. A mystic from the first half of the 20th century
1. Which river carves a spectacular gorge near Sofia?
A. The Struma
B. The Kamchiya
C. The Iskar
2. The highway from Plovdiv to Turkey is called...
A. Maritsa
B. Trakiya
C. Hemus
3. Which Bulgarian town is famed for its cherries?
A. Razgrad
B. Kyustendil
C. Tran
1. Which is Bulgaria's largest mountain?
A. The Rhodope
B. The Pirin
C. The Rila
2. What do Bulgarians celebrate on 24 May?
A. Bulgaria's liberation
B. Bulgaria's independence
C. The Bulgarian alphabet
3. Which plant blooms in May?
A. Wild peony
B. Plum
C. Snowdrop
1. In which year did the April Uprising take place?
A. 1878
B. 1903
C. 1876
2. What is the Bulgarian for Easter?
A. Velikden
B. Gergyovden
C. Lazarovden
3. The name of Vitosha's highest summit, Cherni Vrah, means...
A. Black Peak
B. God's Peak
C. Good Peak
1. Bulgaria's heraldic animal is...
A. An eagle
B. A horse
C. A lion
2. What is Boza?
A. A sweet beverage
B. The name of computers made in Communist Bulgaria
C. A colloquial name for Bulgaria's political life
1. Which two months are "brothers," according to Bulgarian traditional belief?
A. December and January
B. January and February
C. February and March
2. What do Bulgarians celebrate on 14 February?
A. St Trifon Zarezan, patron saint of wine
B. St Anthony's Feast
C. Christmas according to the Julian calendar
1. What do Bulgarians eat on Christmas Eve?
A. Odd number of veggie dishes
B. Stuffed turkey
C. Roasted lamb
2. Which Bulgarian city has a yellow brick road?
A. Varna
B. Plovdiv
C. Sofia
3. Which of these is not a ski resort?
A. Pamporovo
B. Hisarya
C. Borovets
1. What is the motto for the Bulgarian presidency of the Council of EU?
A. United We Stand Strong
B. Times are a-Changing
C. Strength in Diversity
2. Hitar Petar is...
A. A witty character from Bulgarian tales
B. An amateur football team from northwestern Bulgaria
C. Bulgaria's highest railway station
1. What do Bulgarians celebrate on 6 September?
A. Unification
B. Independence
C. Liberation
2. When withdrawing cash from ATMs in Bulgaria, you are most likely to get…
A. 10 leva notes
B. 20 leva notes
C. 50 leva notes
3. When do storks leave Bulgaria for the winter?
A. In late September
B. In early September
C. In mid-October
1. Where is the Ropotamo reserve?
A. At the Black Sea
B. In the Rhodope
C. In the Stara Planina
2. Bulgarians believe that on Transfiguration Day, 6 August…
A. The storks head to Africa
B. The sea changes and becomes dangerous
C. The watermelons go bad
1. Which Bulgarian city was founded by Greek colonists thousands of years ago?
A. Ruse
B. Nesebar
C. Troyan
2. Which Bulgarian river has a native sturgeon population?
A. The Iskar
B. The Maritsa
C. The Danube
3. Which Bulgarian poet became the namesake of a football team?
A. Hristo Botev
B. Peyo Yavorov
C. Ivan Vazov
1. How many political parties are there in Bulgaria's new parliament?
A. Four
B. Five
C. Three
2. The day of the Slavonic alphabet is…
A. 21 May
B. 24 May
C. 2 June
3. Which Bulgarian city will be the European Capital of Culture in 2019?
A. Sofia
B. Burgas
C. Plovdiv
1. Which company will use a design by a Bulgarian kid for its latest toy?
A. IKEA
B. Mattel
C. Lego
2. Bulgarians put on their Martenitsas on...
A. 29 February
B. 1 March
C. When they see the first stork
3. The name of which Bulgarian mountain is of ancient Thracian origin?
A. The Stara Planina
B. The Rhodope
C. The Pirin
1. The Bulgarian president's term lasts for...
A. Four years
B. Five years
C. Three years
2. In Bulgarian fairy tales, which is the cleverest animals?
A. The fox
B. The bear
C. The wolf
3. Which is the only Bulgarian city with trams?
A. Plovdiv
B. Varna
C. Sofia
1. The new president of Bulgaria is...
A. A military pilot
B. A lawyer
C. A TV show anchorman
2.What is the Bulgarian for Christmas?
A. Koleda
B. Velikden
C. Nikulden
3. Traditionally, on Christmas Eve Bulgarians eat…
A. Roast turkey
B. Roast lamb
C. Veggies
1. Sofia is located near which mountain?
A. The Rila
B. The Vitosha
C. The Pirin
2. What is not a traditional autumn food in Bulgaria?
A. Baked pumpkin
B. Baked chestnuts
C. Roasted lamb
3. Which writer is considered "The Patriarch" of Bulgarian literature?
A. Ivan Vazov
B. Hristo Botev
C. Elin Pelin