WHERE ARE THE SEVEN LAKES?

by Bozhidara Georgieva; photography by Anthony Georgieff

Think you know Bulgaria and the Bulgarians? Take our test to doublecheck

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1. Which ancient people lived in what is now Bulgaria?

A. The Sumerians

B. The Thracians

C. The Hittites

2. How many countries does Bulgaria border with?

A. Four

B. Five

C. Six

3. Bulgaria's first ruler after 1878 was...

A. King Ferdinand

B. King Boris III

C. Prince Alexander of Battemberg

4. When was the April Uprising?

A. In 1876

B. In 1885

C. In 1903

5. Where are the Seven Lakes?

A. In the Pirin

B. In the Rila

C. In the Rhodope

6. The second biggest religion in Bulgaria is...

A. Buddhism

B. Judaism

C. Sunni Islam

7. To go to Greece, you take which motorway?

A. Hemus

B. Struma

C. Trakiya

8. Which city is on the Danube?

A. Vidin

B. Vratsa

C. Varna

9. Patatnik is a Rhodope dish made of...

A. Pumpkin

B. Pea

C. Potatoes

The correct answers to the questions:

1. – B; 2. – B; 3. – C; 4. – A; 5. – B; 6. – C; 7. – B; 8. – A; 9. – C.

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