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Average Geography Trivia: Bulgaria | 10 Questions

This fomer Soviet bloc country in the Balkans is not well known in Western Europe and North America. Test your knowlege and have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by bloomsby. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
bloomsby

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
34,187

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the capital of Bulgaria?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 2 of 10

2. On which sea is Bulgaria's coastline? Hint

The Mediterranean

The Sea of Azov

The Aegean

The Black Sea

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Question 3 of 10

3. Bulgaria has a common frontier with five other countries. With which of the following does it NOT have a common frontier? Hint

Greece

Macedonia (Former Yugoslav Republic of)

Turkey

Albania

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which river runs along most of Bulgaria's northern frontier?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Bulgaria has various ethnic minorities. Which is these is the largest? Hint

Armenian

Turkish

Serbian

Gypsy

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the Bulgarian currency called? Hint

Lev

Dinar

Leu

Bulgarian Lira

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the second city of Bulgaria? Hint

Plovdiv

Varna

Veliko Turnovo

Shumen

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Question 8 of 10

8. To which group of Indo-European languages does Bulgarian belong? Hint

It isn't an Indo-European language

Romance

Slavonic

Balkan

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these is one of Bulgaria's main exports? Hint

Automobiles

Wine

Steel

Figs

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Question 10 of 10

10. Bulgaria is one of the poorest countries in the European Union.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the capital of Bulgaria?

Answer: Sofia

Sofia is in the west of the country.

2. On which sea is Bulgaria's coastline?

Answer: The Black Sea

Bulgaria has two major ports on the Black Sea - Varna and Burgas, and many holiday resorts.

3. Bulgaria has a common frontier with five other countries. With which of the following does it NOT have a common frontier?

Answer: Albania

From 1878-1944 Bulgaria claimed most or all of the territory of Macedonia.

4. Which river runs along most of Bulgaria's northern frontier?

Answer: Danube

To the north of this section of the Danube lies Romania. In Bulgarian the Danube is called the Dunav.

5. Bulgaria has various ethnic minorities. Which is these is the largest?

Answer: Turkish

The Turkish minority accounts for just over ten per cent of the population. The other ethnic minorities are much smaller.

6. What is the Bulgarian currency called?

Answer: Lev

Plural - leva. It value against the Euro is fixed.

7. What is the second city of Bulgaria?

Answer: Plovdiv

Plovdiv was founded by the Ancient Greeks in BC 342 and called Philippopolis, after Philip II of Macedon, the father of Alexander the Great. Varna is Bulgaria's 3rd city. Veliko Turnovo was the capital from about 1185 till 1393, when the country was incorporated into the Ottoman (Turkish) Empire. Plovdiv has a very beautiful, fairly well preserved Old City ('Stari Grad') situated on a rock that towers above the modern city. Veliko Turnovo has dramatic changes in height and is surrounded by hills and forests.

8. To which group of Indo-European languages does Bulgarian belong?

Answer: Slavonic

So it belongs to the same family of languages as Russian, Polish and Czech, for example. (Linguistically, there is no 'Balkan' group).

9. Which of these is one of Bulgaria's main exports?

Answer: Wine

Bulgaria has been extremely successful in promoting the sale of its wines abroad.

10. Bulgaria is one of the poorest countries in the European Union.

Answer: True

The annual Gross Domestic Product divided by the the population is about $7,033 (2012 estimate). (Adjusted for purchasing power, the figure is about $16,000). The country took longer than some other former Soviet Bloc countries to rid itself of Communism (1989-92) and the economy was adversely affected by the wars in the former Yugoslavia: the main overland routes from Central Europe to Istanbul (and on to Asia) led straight through Sofia and Plovdiv, and these trade routes have been disrupted. Prices are lower than in Western Europe or the US, but living standards are low.

Source: Author bloomsby

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