| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| From what empire did Bulgaria gain its de-facto independence in 1878? | Ottoman Empire | 100%
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| What international body did Bulgaria join i 2007? | European Union | 95%
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| What country invaded Bulgaria in 1944? | Soviet Union | 93%
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| What was the ruling political party of Bulgaria between 1946–1990? | Communist Party | 84%
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| What alphabet was first developed in Bulgaria in the 9th century? | Cyrillic | 84%
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| In what 1913 war did Bulgaria get defeated by Serbia, Romania, Greece and Montenegro? | Second {Balkan} War | 73%
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| What Gladiator, born in modern-day Bulgaria, sparked a huge slave revolt in Rome? | Spartacus | 70%
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| What was called "Sredets" up until that empire changed its name to its current one? | Sofia | 68%
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| What group of people started settling in the region in the 6th century? | The Slavs | 64%
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| What semi-nomadic tribe did the original "Bulgars" come from? | {Turk}ic | 64%
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| What name is given to the WWI side that included Bulgaria, Germany and Austria? | Central Powers | 61%
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| What city, the second-largest in Bulgaria, claims to be Europe's oldest? | Plovdiv | 59%
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| What prize did footballer Hristo Stoichkov win in 1994? | Ballon d'Or | 57%
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| What empire, under the rule of Basil II, conquered and dismantled the First Bulgarian Empire in the early 11th century? | Byzantine Empire | 57%
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| What was the title of the last two monarchs of Bulgaria? | Tsar | 52%
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| What political position was held by Bulgaria's last monarch, Simeon II, between 2001-05? | Prime Minister | 43%
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| What elite group of soldiers in that empire initially composed of kidnapped Christian boys,partly from Bulgaria, and were converted to Islam? | Janissaries | 41%
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| What "K" word was the title of the first monarchs of the First Bulgarian Empire? | Khan | 39%
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| What historical group of people, starting with T, used to inhabit the region in the antiquity? | Thracians | 36%
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| What war resulted in the formation of the current Bulgarian state in the late 19th century? | {Russo}-{Turkish} War | 27%
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