Language and Literature
This 9th-century alphabet was the precursor to the Cyrillic alphabet, created by Saints Cyril and Methodius.
Glagolitic alphabet
This is the highest peak in the Balkan Mountains, standing at 2,376 meters.
Botev
This Tsar, known as the "Arch-destroyer," ruled during the Golden Age of Bulgarian Culture and expanded the borders to three seas.
Tsar Simeon I (the Great)
This Bulgarian painter is world-famous for his portraits and rural scenes.
Vladimir Dimitrov Maystora
This athlete set a world record of 2.09 meters in 1987—a mark that stood for an incredible 37 years until it was finally broken in 2024.
Stefka Kostadinova
This 18th-century monk wrote "Istoriya Slavyanobolgarskaya," sparking the Bulgarian National Revival.
Saint Paisius of Hilendar
Bulgaria shares this mountain range with Greece; it is mythological home to Orpheus and contains the Devil's Throat Cave.
Rhodope Mountains
In 1014, the Byzantine Emperor Basil II earned this grim nickname after blinding 15,000 Bulgarian soldiers.
the Bulgar-Slayer
The song that is currently traveling through space on board the Voyager spacecraft and its performer.
Valya Balkanska and Izlel e Delyu Haydutin
When did Bulgaria became 4th in the World Football Cup?
1994
This 19th-century poet and revolutionary wrote the iconic poem "Hadzhi Dimitar" and died on Mount Okolchitsa.
Hristo Botev
This is the longest river in Bulgaria.
This 13th-century Tsar defeated the Latin Emperor Baldwin I at the Battle of Adrianople in 1205.
Tsar Kaloyan
The Bulgarian writer who won the prestigious International Booker Prize in 2023 for the novel "Time Shelter."
Georgi Gospodinov
This Bulgarian football club holds the record for the most consecutive national league titles in the country, winning their 14th title in a row in 2025.
Ludogorets
This is the only Bulgarian novel to be included in the "100 Greatest Novels of All Time" by some European literary circles, written by Dimitar Dimov.
Tyutyun
This Bulgarian town is the highest on the Balkan Peninsula, situated at 1,350 meters above sea level.
Dospat
This medieval capital was known as the "Third Rome" and the "Second Constantinople" due to its cultural and political influence in the 14th century.
Tarnovgrad (Veliko Tarnovo)
A famous Bulgarian writer that killer herself when she was 17.
Petya Dubarova
This Bulgarian chess grandmaster became the FIDE World Chess Champion in 2005 after winning a tournament in San Luis, Argentina.
Veselin Topalov
This Bulgarian writer, often compared to Kafka, wrote "The Peach Thief" and "Anti-Christian."
Emiliyan Stanev
These specific rock formations in the northwest are candidates for the New 7 Wonders of Nature and look like a natural fortress.
Belogradchik Rocks
Which Bulgarian Khan defeats a Byzantium emperor and makes a cup from his skull?
Khan Krum
This world-famous female choir won a Grammy Award in 1990 for their album.
The Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices
In 1928, this legendary Bulgarian wrestler and "Catch-as-catch-can" fighter, born in the village of Sennik, became the first European to win the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship.
Dan Kolov