Serbia Trivia

1. What word would you use for 'beer' in Serbian?

From Quiz What Can You Expect in Belgrade?

Answer: Pivo

This is one of the first words that foreigners learn in Belgrade. In Serbian "sok" is juice, "voda" is water and "nes" is colloquial name for instant coffee.

From Quiz Belgrade - Crossroads of Rivers and History

Answer: Singidunum

Celts built the city in the 3rd century BC. Romans conquered it in the 1st century BC and called it Singidunum. Sirmium was a close-by Roman town, today's Sremska Mitrovica. Viminatium was also a Roman town near what is today Kostolac, in eastern Serbia. Lutetium is an element, name derived from Roman Lutetia, today Paris. It is noteworthy that some 15 km east of Belgrade, near village of Vinca (pronounced Vincha), in the 6th millennium BC was built the first urban settlement in Europe. This is earlier than the first urban settlements in Mesopotamia. It was the main settlement of Neolithic Vinca culture, discovered by Miloje Vasic in 1908. The site was excavated in period 1918-1934 and is today on public display.

From Quiz Serbia

Answer: Belgrade

The capital of Serbia translates as "white fortress" or "white town."

From Quiz What Can You Expect in Belgrade?

Answer: No, you shake hands.

When you meet someone for the first time, you don't kiss them on the cheek. But after the first meeting, if you want to greet someone with a kiss (it is left to your own choice; mostly you kiss with people if you're especially glad to meet them) you're suppose to kiss three times on the cheek. It is polite to kiss three times if you are congratulating for a wedding, birthday, or other special occasion.

From Quiz What Can You Expect in Belgrade?

Answer: People will dance on top of tables.

They will dance on chairs if it's not possible do go on the table. The dance is similar to Oriental belly dancing, but women shake their hips. Men will often kneel in front of women dancing. Many people will offer money to musicians and ask them for a specific song. Some people might break glasses, but that is extreme, and not so welcomed.

From Quiz Belgrade - Crossroads of Rivers and History

Answer: Kalemegdan

Kalemegdan (in Turkish: Kale - fort, megdan - battle) fort was built, attacked, defended, destroyed and re-built many times through history. It was a border between Rome and barbaric tribes, between Western and Eastern Roman empires, Serbia and Hungary, Ottoman and Habsburg Empires. Serbs have settled the area around 630 AD, and ruled it in periods 1284 - 1521 and from 1867 on. Today Kalemegdan is a very popular park used for recreation and sports. Tourists can visit its long walls, catacombs, interesting military museum (with parts of F-117 stealth fighter shot down 1999), restaurants, cafes and interesting zoo. Ada Kale is an island on river Danube, downstream from Belgrade, underwater because of the construction of the dam Djerdap. Fort Petrovaradin is the fort above the city of Novi Sad, north of Belgrade. Gardos is a tower in Zemun, a town across Veliko ratno ostrvo from Kalemegdan, which is a part of Belgrade. When Belgrade was a border town between Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire, Gardos Tower in Zemun and the Bell Tower on Kalemegdan were looking upon the other as enemy symbols.

From Quiz Serbia

Answer: Slavic

Other Slavic countries include Russia, Poland, Bulgaria and Slovenia, Germanic ones include the UK and Germany, Romance include Italy and France, and Finno-Ugric include Finland and Hungary.

From Quiz What Can You Expect in Belgrade?

Answer: Traditionally prepared sweet wheat dish.

Traditionally prepared sweet wheat is called "zito" in Serbian (pronounced as "zhito"). It is followed by a glass of red wine (you're supposed to take three sips). After that, you are served with enormous amount of food. This form of celebrating the saint-protector of the family comes from ancient South Slavs' religion (celebrating different deities as protectors of home and family) which was modified when they became Christians.

From Quiz Belgrade - Crossroads of Rivers and History

Answer: Marakana & Maracana

Popular Marakana was built in 1963. The stadium was then able to receive 110,000 people (standing). It got its nickname from famous Brazilian stadium. Today, it has seating capacity of 51,000. Famous is the local football rivalry between Crvena Zvezda and Parizan, also from Belgrade.

From Quiz Belgrade - Crossroads of Rivers and History

Answer: Saint Sava

Saint Sava founded the Serbian Orthodox Church in XIII century. In order to suppress Serbian unrest, Turkish pasha Sinan burned his remains on the place of today's church. It was year 1595. The church, in commemoration of this event, was built from 1895 till 2004. Its height is 70 m. It has 12 m high gold-plated cross on top of it, and also 49 computer-controlled bells. The church was built entirely by donations .

From Quiz What Can You Expect in Belgrade?

Answer: Nikola

It is Nikola (Nicolas), believe it or not. This nickname has derived from a "regular" nickname (pronounced as "Nijo"), changed in Belgrade slang manner - to reverse syllables order.

From Quiz Belgrade - Crossroads of Rivers and History

Answer: Monument to Prince Michael

Monument to Prince Michael (Knez Mihailo) is in the city centre, close to Skadarlija. Prince Michael is mounted on a horse, hence the name of the location. It is a popular meeting point for Belgraders. From there, you can walk through the main pedestrian street, Knez Mihailova, and afterwards go to other evening destinations. The monument is made by the Italian sculptor Enrico Pazzi in 1882. The monument honors the complete liberation of Serbia from Ottoman rule.

From Quiz Serbia

Answer: Serbian Orthodox Christianity

Approximately 85% of Serbia's population is of the Serbian Orthodox faith. Roman Catholicism is the next most popular with 5% of the population. Islam is the 3rd most popular with about 3% of Serbia's population being Muslims.

From Quiz What Can You Expect in Belgrade?

Answer: doe

Name Kosutnjak (pronounced as 'Koshutnyak') refers to a place where does live -- but you won't find any of them. You can find squirrels, hedgehogs, stray dogs and cats and even some rabbits, ducks, swans and peacocks who have escaped from a mini-zoo of the nearby restaurant.

From Quiz Belgrade - Crossroads of Rivers and History

Answer: Avala

Avala is 511 m high volcanic mountain on south-eastern outskirts of Belgrade (city centre lies at altitude around 200 m). Avala got its name from the word 'havala', meaning 'nice view' in Arabic language. On the top of the mountain there was a 205 m high TV tower that was destroyed by NATO bombing campaign in 1999. TV tower is to be rebuilt. Close by is a Monument to the Unknown Hero (WWI memorial built by Croatian sculptor Ivan Mestrovic), Jajinci Memorial Park which is dedicated to tens of thousands of victims of nearby Nazi Banjica extermination camp. Fruska Gora and Kosmaj are also nearby mountains, while Zvezdara is a hill inside the city proper.

From Quiz What Can You Expect in Belgrade?

Answer: White city

In Serbian "beo" means "white" and "grad" means "city".

From Quiz Belgrade - Crossroads of Rivers and History

Answer: Palata Albanija (Palace Albania)

The Palace Albania was the first high-rise building in Belgrade. It was built in the eve of WWII, in 1940. It got its name from popular restaurant called Albania, whose name honored the tragic episode of Serbian army retreat through Albanian mountains during WWI. It is interesting that restaurant's devoted customers opposed the bringing the restaurant down, so they demonstratively sat and ate while the restaurant was being dismantles from the roof down. On the day of liberation, on 20th of October 1944, Yugoslav Partisans and the Red Army mounted on Albania a red flag, the sign the city has been liberated from Nazis.

From Quiz What Can You Expect in Belgrade?

Answer: A cup of coffee.

And it is almost impolite to refuse it, unless you have a very good excuse. Note: if you're about to ask for cup of tea - think twice! Most Serbs drink tea "only when ill", so usually they only have chamomile, hip, minth or Indian black tea (if they have any), which are not so tasty...

From Quiz Belgrade - Crossroads of Rivers and History

Answer: Ada Ciganlija

Ada Ciganlija, aka the Belgrade's Sea, is an island on river Sava, and a very popular sport and leisure resort. It lies four kilometers upstream from Kalemegdan. Eight square kilometers of island is used primarily as a recreation zone. Tens of thousand of bathers visit it daily during summer. Prince Milos Obrenovic proclaimed Ada Ciganlija a national public good, back in 1821. Other are also river islands in the city, but in the Danube. You can also swim in Danube on Lido beach of Veliko ratno ostrvo.

From Quiz Serbia

Answer: Tito

Josip Broz Tito was of Croatian/Slovenian descent, and he fought for the unity of the Southern Slavs throughout the Second World War. He became president for life after its end, bringing Communism to the newly-formed country of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY.)

From Quiz Belgrade - Crossroads of Rivers and History

Answer: Bombardment

Belgrade suffered heavy civilian and infrastructure losses during turbulent 20th Century. During this period, it was heavily bombarded and attacked 6 times. Austrian-Hungarian troops under general Oscar Potiorek bombed Belgrade on July 29, 1914. German troops under field marshal Mackensen attacked and took the city, October 6-9, 1915, in fierce fighting that destroyed much of the city. On April 6-7 1941, German Luftwaffe bombed the city, killing an estimated 17, 500 people, almost all civilians. The city was bombed again by the Allies on April 16-17 1944, killing about 1,600 people. On October 20, 1944, the city was liberated by Yugoslav partisans and the Red Army. This time city was not shelled but took by street-to-street fighting, to minimize civilian and infrastructure costs. The NATO bombing in March-June 1999 caused considerable damage to the city, especially government and administrative buildings, hospitals, Hotel Jugoslavija, Avala TV tower, Chinese embassy, Radio Television of Serbia, where 16 employees died.

From Quiz Belgrade - Crossroads of Rivers and History

Answer: Belgrade Arena

The Belgrade Arena is one of the biggest sport halls in Europe. It has 37,500 square meters. It is universal hall for different indoor sports, like basketball, volleyball, handball and athletics. It also serves for social and cultural programs. Opened in 2004, it is located in part of the city called Novi Beograd (New Belgrade, across Sava River). It recently hosted Phil Collins, Andrea Bocelli, David Copperfield, Eurobasket 2005, Democratic and Radical Party conventions. Other mentioned halls are older sport halls in Belgrade.

From Quiz Belgrade - Crossroads of Rivers and History

Answer: Usce Tower

The Usce Tower is the 105 meters tall steel and glass building. Today it is a business tower, but it was erected in 1964 for the headquarters of Communist Party of Yugoslavia. It was very robust: its construction withstood the direct hit of twelve cruise missiles during NATO bombing campaign against Yugoslavia. It is interesting that during the 1970s, Nikola Kavaya planned to perform a terrorist attack on the building by kidnapping a Jumbo Jet and hitting it into the Tower, so to kill the president Josip Broz Tito. The plan was however busted and Nikola Kavaya was arrested and sentenced to prison. The others are also tall buildings in Belgrade.

From Quiz Belgrade - Crossroads of Rivers and History

Answer: barges (splavovi)

Like many other southern European and Mediterranean cities, streets in the wider centre of the city are often full of people, even late in the night, and many clubs and cafes are open until dawn. But the unique feature of Belgrade are its very popular barges ('splavovi') on the shores of the Sava and Danube. They offer a wide variety of music, from traditional, folk and so called turbo-folk, to gipsy, jazz and Latino. There are now many cabarets in the city.

From Quiz Belgrade - Crossroads of Rivers and History

Answer: 1,500,000 - 2,000,000

Belgrade had 1,576,124 inhabitants per the 2002 census. After WWII, it had less than 100,000 residents, and the city saw a long period of very fast urban and population development. The left banks of River Sava, once swamps, were meliorated and the new part of town was built there, called New Belgrade.

From Quiz Belgrade - Crossroads of Rivers and History

Answer: 0-250

Belgrade is a low-laying city. The confluence of Sava and Danube lies at around 73 m above sea level, while the city lies from that point up to some 220 m above sea level.

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