History of Bulgaria

Can you answer these questions about the history of Bulgaria?
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From what empire did Bulgaria gain its de-facto independence in 1878?
Ottoman Empire
What elite group of soldiers in that empire initially composed of kidnapped Christian boys, partly from Bulgaria, and were converted to Islam?
Janissaries
What was called "Sredets" up until that empire changed its name to its current one?
Sofia
What group of people started settling in the region in the 6th century?
The Slavs
What international body did Bulgaria join i 2007?
European Union
What alphabet was first developed in Bulgaria in the 9th century?
Cyrillic
What was the title of the last two monarchs of Bulgaria?
Tsar
What country invaded Bulgaria in 1944?
Soviet Union
What name is given to the WWI side that included Bulgaria, Germany and Austria?
Central Powers
What city, the second-largest in Bulgaria, claims to be Europe's oldest?
Plovdiv
What empire, under the rule of Basil II, conquered and dismantled the First Bulgarian Empire in the early 11th century?
Byzantine Empire
What was the ruling political party of Bulgaria between 1946–1990?
Communist Party
What semi-nomadic tribe did the original "Bulgars" come from?
Turkic
What "K" word was the title of the first monarchs of the First Bulgarian Empire?
Khan
What war resulted in the formation of the current Bulgarian state in the late 19th century?
Russo-Turkish War
In what 1913 war did Bulgaria get defeated by Serbia, Romania, Greece and Montenegro?
Second Balkan War
What political position was held by Bulgaria's last monarch, Simeon II, between 2001-05?
Prime Minister
What Gladiator, born in modern-day Bulgaria, sparked a huge slave revolt in Rome?
Spartacus
What prize did footballer Hristo Stoichkov win in 1994?
Ballon d'Or
What historical group of people, starting with T, used to inhabit the region in the antiquity?
Thracians
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