Q 01/05

Some Kosovo Albanian parents named their baby boys after which British prime minister?

A) Winston Churchill

B) John Major

C) Tony Blair

D) Gordon Brown

Answer · why

C) Tony Blair

Tony Blair: he strongly backed the 1999 military campaign that drove out Serbian forces, and some boys born afterwards were named Tonibler in his hono...

Q 02/05

Which four countries border Kosovo?

A) Albania, Greece, Bulgaria and Serbia

B) Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria and Greece

C) Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro

D) Albania, Montenegro, Serbia and North Macedonia

Answer · why

D) Albania, Montenegro, Serbia and North Macedonia

Albania, Montenegro, Serbia and North Macedonia: in 1999, Yugoslav forces drove hundreds of thousands of Kosovo Albanians over the borders into Albani...

Q 03/05

Which of these EU countries has never recognised Kosovo's 2008 declaration of independence?

A) France

B) Portugal

C) Spain

D) Sweden

Answer · why

C) Spain

Spain: its refusal is widely linked to its own separatist movements, notably in Catalonia and the Basque Country.

Q 04/05

Roughly what share of Kosovo's population is ethnic Albanian?

A) 60%

B) 75%

C) 85%

D) 92%

Answer · why

D) 92%

Serbs are the largest minority at about 2.3%, concentrated in the north.

Q 05/05

What does the name Kosovo mean in Serbian?

A) White River

B) Mountain Pass

C) Land of Eagles

D) Blackbird Field

Answer · why

D) Blackbird Field

Blackbird Field: the name first meant only the eastern plain, so in Serbian the whole territory is called Kosovo and Metohija, adding the western plai...