Bulgaria travel quiz

David Whitley,

Hugely underrated Bulgaria brings mountains in the west and beaches in the east, with a wealth of painted monasteries and imposing fortresses in-between. This quiz tests your knowledge on Bulgaria – and if you think you don’t know anything at all, you might surprise yourself…

Bulgaria travel quiz

Hugely underrated Bulgaria brings mountains in the west and beaches in the east, with a wealth of painted monasteries and imposing fortresses in-between. This quiz tests your knowledge on Bulgaria – and if you think you don’t know anything at all, you might surprise yourself…

1 / 10

What is the second largest city in Bulgaria by population?

2 / 10

Cyril and Methodius are fairly ubiquitous in Bulgaria. But what are they?

3 / 10

Wrapped in the loops of the Vantra River and looked over by the Tsarevets Fortress, in which gorgeous medieval city was Bulgarian independence declared in 1908?

4 / 10

What sport would you visit Bansko, Borovets or Maliovitsa in Bulgaria for?

5 / 10

Which popular Bulgarian tourist destination is officially known as Slanchev Byrag?

6 / 10

What are Mavrud, Gamza and Pamid consumable examples of in Bulgaria?

7 / 10

The amphitheatre in Plovdiv, the Fortress of Sexaginta Prista in Ruse and the walls in Hisar all date back to which Empire?

8 / 10

What colour links the name of the highest mountain in the Vitosha Nature Park near Sofia and the sea that Sozopol, Primorsko and Balchik have a coastline along?

9 / 10

The River Danube forms the bulk of the border between Bulgaria and which other country?

10 / 10

If you see a sign for ‘Tsentralna Gara’ in Sofia, what is it pointing towards?

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