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Quiz about Some Balkan Countries
Quiz about Some Balkan Countries

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.
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Author
jadranska
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
96,633
Updated
Oct 14 23
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
17 / 25
Plays
2896
Last 3 plays: Guest 204 (15/25), Guest 76 (14/25), Guest 149 (17/25).
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Question 1 of 25
1. The Balkans are where in the world? Hint


Question 2 of 25
2. What is the capital of Serbia? Hint


Question 3 of 25
3. What is the capital of Slovenia? Hint


Question 4 of 25
4. What is the capital of Croatia? Hint


Question 5 of 25
5. What is the capital of North Macedonia? Hint


Question 6 of 25
6. What is the capital of Montenegro? Hint


Question 7 of 25
7. What is the capital of Bosnia? Hint


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


Question 9 of 25
9. Which of these languages do they NOT speak in Bosnia-Herzegovina? Hint


Question 10 of 25
10. What is Croatia's local short name?

Answer: (1 word)
Question 11 of 25
11. What alphabet does Macedonian mainly use? Hint


Question 12 of 25
12. Which river flows through Ljubljana, Zagreb and Belgrade, three Balkan capital cities? Hint


Question 13 of 25
13. What peninsula is shared by Croatia and Slovenia? Hint


Question 14 of 25
14. Montenegro is landlocked.


Question 15 of 25
15. If you were at a bazen in Split, what would you say in English? Hint


Question 16 of 25
16. Where would you find Banja Luka? Hint


Question 17 of 25
17. Where were Dalmatian dogs first bred? Hint


Question 18 of 25
18. What is Macedonia's anthem called? Hint


Question 19 of 25
19. What is the general Yugoslavia's anthem? Hint


Question 20 of 25
20. What is Slovenia's anthem? Hint


Question 21 of 25
21. Does Bosnia have an anthem?


Question 22 of 25
22. What is the official name of Croatia's anthem? Hint


Question 23 of 25
23. What is Serbia's anthem? Hint


Question 24 of 25
24. What does "Yugoslavia" mean in Serbo-Crotian? Hint


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



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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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