Author Biography: St Sava Jr.

The Balkans. The old bridge between Europe and Asia, torn by rivalry between Empires, part of Europe that is not quite 'felt' as such, beautiful and intriguing. Find out what you really know about it!

Belgrade is a city more than two millennia old, on the junction of two great rivers, a historical crossroad of empires, and the capital of former Yugoslavia and Serbia. It has arisen from ashes 38 times to become a vibrant city of old and new.

In the fifteen hundred years of their often turbulent history, the Serbs have made a significant contribution to the world's artistic, cultural, technological and scientific heritage. See what you know about it!

Conquered and liberated many times, center of the "Piedmont" of South Slav integration into Yugoslavia, Serbia strove for its freedom and statehood for a thousand years. Find out what you really know about these facts from its turbulent past!

Dubrovnik, the most picturesque city on the Dalmatian coast, was a tiny republic that managed to secure its independence and prosperity for more than a millennium. How did it achieve this?

Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav republic, is a newly born state (1992-95) in the West Balkans. But these lands have a long and complex history. See if you find your way through it?

Cubans fought bravely for almost half a century to liberate their country from Spanish colonialism and to achieve social justice as well as independence. The situation was further complicated when the US entered the later stages of this long struggle.

The Adriatic Sea has thousands of islands famed for their beauty, crystalline sea, forests, herbs and picturesque historical places. Take sun glasses and sail around discovering them!

Some capitals of the world are high in the mountains, some are at the sea level. I'll give you four capitals, you pick the one that is the highest among them! Let's climb!

Many cities in countries bordering former Yugoslavia have also Slavic names, due to the fact that they are/were inhabited or ruled by South Slavic peoples (Serbs, Croats and Slovenes). See if you can guess the names.

Yugoslavia changed its name into Serbia and Montenegro in 2003, sending its name to historical records. It has disappeared and reappeared several times in history, its name covering complicated inner structure and relations. What do you know about it?

Belgrade is built on the confluence of the second biggest European river, Danube, and its biggest tributary, Sava, for centuries the borders between empires. The modern city is bridging these ancient borders. Cross the great Belgrade bridges!

Explore this unusual and intriguing archeological site that depicts well the most important cultural transition in the human history.

I'll name two or four well known geographic locations with the similar latitude or longitude. You have to answer which one of the choices is the most to the north or south, or the most to the east or west. Have fun!