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Some Balkan Countries Trivia Quiz

A quiz about the Balkan counries of Bosnia, Croatia, Macedonia (FYROM), Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia.

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

Author
jadranska

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
96,633

Updated
Oct 14 23

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
17 / 25

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2958

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Question 1 of 25

1. The Balkans are where in the world? Hint

Europe

Asia

Africa

Central America

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Question 2 of 25

2. What is the capital of Serbia? Hint

Skopje

Belgrade

Podgorica

Zagreb

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Question 3 of 25

3. What is the capital of Slovenia? Hint

Sarajevo

Ljubljana

Podgorica

Zagreb

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Question 4 of 25

4. What is the capital of Croatia? Hint

Skopje

Beograde

Zagreb

Podgorica

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Question 5 of 25

5. What is the capital of North Macedonia? Hint

Sarajevo

Skopje

Beograde

Ljubljana

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Question 6 of 25

6. What is the capital of Montenegro? Hint

Podgorica

Beograde

Zagreb

Sarajevo

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Question 7 of 25

7. What is the capital of Bosnia? Hint

Hercegovina

Sarajevo

Zagreb

Ljubljana

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Question 8 of 25

8. A very important river flows through Serbia on its way to the Black Sea. What is the river's name? Hint

Drava

Danube

Sava

Bosna

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Question 9 of 25

9. Which of these languages do they NOT speak in Bosnia-Herzegovina? Hint

Bosnian

Yugoslavian

Serbian

Croatian

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Question 10 of 25

10. What is Croatia's local short name?

Answer: (1 word)

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Question 11 of 25

11. What alphabet does Macedonian mainly use? Hint

Greek

Russian Cyrillic

Cyrillic

Latin

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Question 12 of 25

12. Which river flows through Ljubljana, Zagreb and Belgrade, three Balkan capital cities? Hint

Rhine

Sava

Volga

Danube

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Question 13 of 25

13. What peninsula is shared by Croatia and Slovenia? Hint

Istria

Dalmatia

Illyria

Slavonia

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Question 14 of 25

14. Montenegro is landlocked.

True

False

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Question 15 of 25

15. If you were at a bazen in Split, what would you say in English? Hint

A pool in a Croatian city

A house in the Serbian capital

A caft� in Slovenia

A tennis court in a Macedonian village

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Question 16 of 25

16. Where would you find Banja Luka? Hint

Macedonia

Croatia

Bosnia

Montenegro

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Question 17 of 25

17. Where were Dalmatian dogs first bred? Hint

Croatia's Dalmatian coast

It isn't certain

Serbia

Bosnia

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Question 18 of 25

18. What is Macedonia's anthem called? Hint

"Zdravlica"

"Hej slaveni"

"Lijepa nas�a domovino"

"Denes nad Makedonija"

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Question 19 of 25

19. What is the general Yugoslavia's anthem? Hint

"Hej slaveni"

"Boze pravde"

"Onamo, 'Namo"

"Zdravlica"

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Question 20 of 25

20. What is Slovenia's anthem? Hint

"Zdravlica"

"Hej slaveni"

"Lijepa nas�a domovino"

"Onamo, 'namo"

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Question 21 of 25

21. Does Bosnia have an anthem?

Yes

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Question 22 of 25

22. What is the official name of Croatia's anthem? Hint

Lijepa nas�a zemlja

Our beautiful

Horvatska domovina

Lijepa nasa domovino

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Question 23 of 25

23. What is Serbia's anthem? Hint

"Horvatska domovina"

"Onamo, 'namo"

"Hej slaveni"

"Boze pravde"

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Question 24 of 25

24. What does "Yugoslavia" mean in Serbo-Crotian? Hint

Nothing

The land of the Southern Slavs

Beautiful

Land of the Slavs

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Question 25 of 25

25. When did Slovenia and Croatia declare independence from Yugoslavia? Hint

October 1, 1991

June 25, 1991

December 23, 1991

March 12, 1991

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The Balkans are where in the world?

Answer: Europe

They border on the Adriatic sea.

2. What is the capital of Serbia?

Answer: Belgrade

Belgrade means "white city". It is also called Beograde, Beograd, or Belgrad.

3. What is the capital of Slovenia?

Answer: Ljubljana

Ljublijana is pronounced "l-YOOB-l-YAWN-a" in English. The world's oldest musical instrument was discovered there, a bone flute that is probably 9,000 to 12,000 years old!

4. What is the capital of Croatia?

Answer: Zagreb

Zagreb is in northwestern Croatia. It is the economical & political center of the region.

5. What is the capital of North Macedonia?

Answer: Skopje

The republic was admitted as a member of the United Nations on 8th April 1993 as The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). The name was changed to North Macedonia in 2019.

6. What is the capital of Montenegro?

Answer: Podgorica

Podgorica means "under Gorica". It is also known as Titograd (Tito city).

7. What is the capital of Bosnia?

Answer: Sarajevo

8. A very important river flows through Serbia on its way to the Black Sea. What is the river's name?

Answer: Danube

The others are just other rivers in the region.

9. Which of these languages do they NOT speak in Bosnia-Herzegovina?

Answer: Yugoslavian

10. What is Croatia's local short name?

Answer: Hrvatska

Its long name is Republika Hrvatska, meaning "The Republic of Croatia".

11. What alphabet does Macedonian mainly use?

Answer: Cyrillic

Macedonian and Serbian both use the Cyrillic, and Croatian & Slovene use the Latin.

12. Which river flows through Ljubljana, Zagreb and Belgrade, three Balkan capital cities?

Answer: Sava

The Sava is the largest tributary of Danube River in terms of water volume. The Danube passes through Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest and Belgrade on its way to the Black Sea.

13. What peninsula is shared by Croatia and Slovenia?

Answer: Istria

It is called Istra in Croatian.

14. Montenegro is landlocked.

Answer: False

Serbia is landlocked. Montenegro supposedly has very clean waters.

15. If you were at a bazen in Split, what would you say in English?

Answer: A pool in a Croatian city

Split is the second largest city in Croatia.

16. Where would you find Banja Luka?

Answer: Bosnia

Banja Luka means "Spa Harbor/Port". Strange, because the city is landlocked!

17. Where were Dalmatian dogs first bred?

Answer: It isn't certain

Rumor has it that they came from Dalmatia, but there isn't sufficient evidence to support this claim.

18. What is Macedonia's anthem called?

Answer: "Denes nad Makedonija"

It means "Today Above Macedonia".

19. What is the general Yugoslavia's anthem?

Answer: "Hej slaveni"

"Hej Slaveni" is considered to be the anthem of Communists. The REAL anthem is considered to be either Serbia's or Montenegro's anthems.

20. What is Slovenia's anthem?

Answer: "Zdravlica"

21. Does Bosnia have an anthem?

Answer: Yes

It is called "Zemljo Tisucljetna" (thousand year old land).

22. What is the official name of Croatia's anthem?

Answer: Lijepa nasa domovino

The anthem came from a poem by Antun Mihanovic titled "Horvatska Domovina". The poem is written in an older form of Croatian which is quite similar to Slovene.

23. What is Serbia's anthem?

Answer: "Boze pravde"

24. What does "Yugoslavia" mean in Serbo-Crotian?

Answer: The land of the Southern Slavs

It is spelled Jugoslavija in Serbian. Jug means south, Slav is a slavic person, and the suffix "-ia" is used to mean a land. They all speak South Slavonic languages there.

25. When did Slovenia and Croatia declare independence from Yugoslavia?

Answer: June 25, 1991

They had long complained that their economies were being unfairly drained. Hvala lijepa!

Source: Author jadranska

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