Answer: Black Sea
The Black Sea has a reputation for shipwrecks. Because it is more like a lake, it creates ideal conditions for preserving the wrecks. One of them is a nineteenth century cargo ship called The Swift which sank in 1933, but some of the vessels lying at the bottom of the sea are much older. One of the oldest finds was a ship dating back to the Byzantine Empire. Divers have found evidence of Bronze Age settlements in the area, too.
From Quiz: Bulgaria: What Can You See?
Answer: Black Sea
The Black Sea coast was often referred to as the Russian Riviera.
From Quiz: Bulgaria - Mysterious and Unique
Answer: 681 AD
Although this is not known across the world, Bulgaria is a very old state, with a history of over 1300 years.
From Quiz: Bulgaria
Answer: Balkan Peninsula
Bulgaria is a small country, located in southeastern Europe, occupying the part of eastern Balkan Peninsula.
From Quiz: All About Bulgaria
Answer: South-Eastern Europe
It is in South-Eastern Europe, to the north of Greece and Turkey, to the south of Romania, to the east of the former Yugoslavia.
From Quiz: Bulgaria
Answer: Sofia
Sofia is in the west of the country.
From Quiz: Bulgaria
Answer: North Macedonia
Bulgaria has about 1,867 km of borders and 378 km of coast. The longest border is with Romania, to the north, and the shortest border is with North Macedonia, only 165 km, to the southwest. This border, as well as the one with Serbia, were established in 1991 when Yugoslavia was dissolved into the constituent republics that had made up that country.
While Bulgaria was the first to recognize North Macedonia as independent, relations between these two countries have been turbulent. Bulgaria once ruled North Macedonia and they feel that Macedonians are a part of the Bulgarian people and the Macedonian language is a dialect of Bulgarian. Nevertheless, the two countries did sign a Friendship Treaty in 2017 with the intent on bringing the two nations closer.
From Quiz: Bustling and Beautiful Bulgaria
Answer: Danube
The Danube river begins in Germany, makes its way east, and empties into the Black Sea. It forms the border between Bulgaria and and its northern neighbour, Romania. The Danube is one of the few large rivers in Bulgaria. Around 70% of the land is hilly and the other 30% is mountainous. In 2018, almost one third of the country was forest, too.
From Quiz: Bulgaria: What Can You See?
Answer: Romanian
All are Slavic languages except for Romanian, which is a classified as a Romance language.
From Quiz: Bulgaria - Mysterious and Unique
Answer: Lev
The euro was not the official currency of Bulgaria in 2010.
From Quiz: Bulgaria
Answer: Sofia
Previously known as Serdika and Sredets, Sofia is a very ancient city. Sofia became the capital of Bulgaria in 1879.
From Quiz: All About Bulgaria
Answer: 681 A.D.
In 681 AD Khan Asparukh founded the Bulgarian state, together with several Slavic tribes. In 855 AD the Bulgarian prince Boris adopted the Bulgarian alphabet. In 1185 AD the Second Bulgarian Kingdom was founded. In 809 AD Khan Kroum defeated the Byzantine army near Serdica (now Sofia).
From Quiz: Bulgaria
Answer: The Black Sea
Bulgaria has two major ports on the Black Sea - Varna and Burgas, and many holiday resorts.
From Quiz: Bulgaria
Answer: Danube
Ruse is built on the right bank of the Danube and opposite the Romanian city of Giurgiu. In fact, a bridge was built between these two cities making it the first such bridge connecting the two countries. Since the border between Bulgaria and Romania is largely the Danube, the construction of this steel truss bridge in 1954 was significant in building a close relationship between the two countries.
The 2011 census counted 149,642 people living in Ruse making it Bulgaria's fifth-largest city. My grandmother was born in Ruse and would always speak of how lovely the city was and how much it was similar to Vienna. Archaeological studies have shown that the site has been inhabited for thousands of years. Over the years, it has been modernized, but much of the Neo-Baroque and Neo-Rococo building styles remain.
From Quiz: Bustling and Beautiful Bulgaria
Answer: Communism
A huge communist monument was built on Buzludzha, which was viewed as the birthplace of Bulgarian socialism. Known as 'Monument House of the Bulgarian Communist Party', it was opened in 1981 and stood at 70 metres tall. The interior was decorated with huge mosaics that glorified the communist ideology. There were images of political icons like Karl Marx, a dragon (representing the enemies of communism) being defeated by a group of workers, and a 50 square metre hammer and sickle mosaic in the ceiling.
After the fall of communism, the building fell into a state of disrepair and was no longer accessible to the public. By the beginning of the 21st century, the building was considered to be structurally unstable with fears that the roof may collapse.
From Quiz: Bulgaria: What Can You See?
Answer: Varna
Ruse is on the Danube River and Balchik and Tsarevo are much smaller than Varna. Varna's industrial heritage includes petrochemical refining and ship building.
From Quiz: Bulgaria - Mysterious and Unique
Answer: 2007
Bulgaria became a full member in 2007.
From Quiz: Bulgaria
Answer: Musala
Peak Musala (9,596 feet or 2,925 m) is located in the west part of Bulgaria and it is a part of Rila Mountain Range.
From Quiz: All About Bulgaria
Answer: Black Sea
Bulgaria's eastern border is the Black Sea. The country's third-largest city is Varna, a coastal city and an important part of the country. It is considered a resort city and there are many busy hotels that dot the coast of the city. It is also the headquarters for the Bulgarian Navy, the other base being in the more southern city of Burgas, also on the Black Sea. Though it's not a very large navy, and not ultra-modern, it has proven useful in protecting the coast of the country.
From Quiz: Bustling and Beautiful Bulgaria
Answer: Roman (1st century CE)
After decades of war, the Roman empire conquered the area now know as Bulgaria. The amphitheatre in Plovdiv is one of many Roman sites that have been excavated in recent years. The ruin lay hidden underground until a landslide uncovered part of it in the 20th century. Archaeologists set about excavating the area and what was left of the building was restored. It reopened as a venue showcasing music, drama, and opera.
From Quiz: Bulgaria: What Can You See?
Answer: jazz
Leviev, born in Plovdiv, has worked with such jazz luminaries as
Billy Cobham, Art Pepper and Al Jarreau.
From Quiz: Bulgaria - Mysterious and Unique
Answer: 500 years
Bulgaria was part of the Ottoman Empire from 1393-1878, when Bulgaria was revived as a relatively small state. There were key additions in 1885 and later - but also some losses, too.
From Quiz: Bulgaria
Answer: Lev
Lev means "lion" in Bulgarian. The drachma was the currency of Greece. The dinar and ruble are respectively the currencies of Yugoslavia and Russia.
From Quiz: Bulgaria
Answer: Danube
To the north of this section of the Danube lies Romania. In Bulgarian the Danube is called the Dunav.
From Quiz: Bulgaria
Answer: Close to or below ground
When communism ended in the latter half of the 20th century, many families were left with little or no income. Some people set up tiny shops or kiosks in their basements or underground bunkers. Because the main part of the shop was underground, the hatches that opened out to the public were so low down that customers had to crouch to be served. These shops, called kleks, were some of the first private businesses to be set up in the new era of Bulgaria's history.
From Quiz: Bulgaria: What Can You See?
Answer: Ottomans
Many words in the Bulgarian language have origins in Turkish and Bulgarian cooking owes much to its Ottoman roots.
From Quiz: Bulgaria - Mysterious and Unique
Answer: Eastern Orthodox
In other words, the Orthodox Church is established by law.
From Quiz: Bulgaria
Answer: 681
The first Bulgarian khanstvo was established in 681 by han Asparuh, who came from Central Asia and made an alliance with the Slavs living in the region south of the Danube.
From Quiz: All About Bulgaria
Answer: Cyrillic
This alphabet was created in IX century by the Byzantine priests, Cyril and Methodius. It was based on Greek alphabet which in fact used most of the Phoenician characters.
From Quiz: Bulgaria
Answer: Turkish
The Turkish minority accounts for just over ten per cent of the population. The other ethnic minorities are much smaller.
From Quiz: Bulgaria
Answer: Rila Monastery
Slānchev Bryag is the Bulgarian name for "Sunny Beach", a huge resort complex on the Black Sea and Alexander Nevski was built, between 1904 to 1912, as a tribute Russian soldiers who died fighting the Turks. Rila Monastery was founded in the 10th century by St John of Rila, a hermit canonized by the Orthodox Church.
From Quiz: Bulgaria - Mysterious and Unique
Answer: Dovizhdane
"Dosvidania" is the Russian phrase, "nashledanou" - the Czech and "dovidjenia" - the Polish one. Note that the word is heavily stressed on the second syllable.
From Quiz: Bulgaria
Answer: Lev
Plural - leva. It value against the Euro is fixed.
From Quiz: Bulgaria
Answer: Skiing
Uzana is a skiing resort in the Balkan mountain range in central Bulgaria. In fact, it is officially right in the middle of the country. In 1991, scientists from the Bulgarian Academy of Science calculated the exact centre of Bulgaria, presenting Uzana with an official seal for display on the exact location. The area is home to numerous wild animals, including badgers, bears, and wolves. In the winter, the mountains are covered in snow and many people visit the resort for skiing and other outdoor activities.
From Quiz: Bulgaria: What Can You See?
Answer: 45 years
The country was part of the Soviet Bloc from 1944 to 1989.
From Quiz: 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.
From Quiz: Bulgaria
Answer: Ever Growing, Never Old
City of Tiny Lights is a Frank Zappa song from the "Sheik Yerbouti" CD, Rome of the North refers to Prague, Czech Republic due to its being built on hills, and The Little Paris is Bucharest, Romania.
From Quiz: Bulgaria - Mysterious and Unique
Answer: 110,994
102,128 is the territory of Serbia. 25,713 the territory of Macedonia.
131,957 - that of Greece.
From Quiz: Bulgaria
Answer: Slavonic
So it belongs to the same family of languages as Russian, Polish and Czech, for example. (Linguistically, there is no 'Balkan' group).
From Quiz: Bulgaria
Answer: Rila
Musala is a mountain in the Rila mountain chain, which is part of the greater Rila-Rhodope massif. It is the tallest point in Bulgaria, and, in fact, it is the tallest point in the entire Balkan Peninsula. It is even taller than Mt. Olympus, the purported home of the Greek gods. Musala itself reaches an elevation of 2,473 m. and was once called Tangra. It was renamed Musala by the Ottomans ('mus' meaning mountain, and 'Allah' is God = mountain of God). The first summit ascent recorded was by Philip II, father of Alexander the Great.
From Quiz: Bustling and Beautiful Bulgaria