Q 01/05

Belgrade sits at the confluence of the Danube and which other river?

A) The Tisza

B) The Sava

C) The Ibar

D) The Drina

Answer · why

B) The Sava

The Sava meets the Danube beneath Belgrade Fortress; the Celtic Scordisci settled that ridge in the 3rd century BC and gave the town its Celtic name, ...

Q 02/05

Which country does Serbia claim to border only through the disputed territory of Kosovo?

A) North Macedonia

B) Albania

C) Bulgaria

D) Greece

Answer · why

B) Albania

Albania meets only Kosovo, and Serbia counts that as its own border because it doesn't recognise Kosovo's 2008 declaration of independence.

Q 03/05

Which dynasty ruled Serbia from 1166 to 1371 and raised it to a kingdom in 1217 and an empire in 1346?

A) The Obrenovic

B) The Nemanjic

C) The Karadjordjevic

D) The Petrovic-Njegos

Answer · why

B) The Nemanjic

The Nemanjic dynasty, founded by Stefan Nemanja, produced Stefan the First-Crowned (king from 1217) and Stefan Dusan (emperor from 1346); its last rul...

Q 04/05

Which Serbian ruler died leading his army against the Ottomans at the 1389 Battle of Kosovo?

A) Stefan Dusan

B) Prince Lazar

C) Vuk Brankovic

D) Tvrtko I

Answer · why

B) Prince Lazar

Prince Lazar was killed at Kosovo, yet the battle ended without a clear victor, with heavy losses on both sides.

Q 05/05

Who led the First Serbian Uprising against the Ottomans in 1804?

A) Karadjordje Petrovic

B) Milos Obrenovic

C) Vuk Karadzic

D) Dositej Obradovic

Answer · why

A) Karadjordje Petrovic

Karadjordje Petrovic led the 1804 revolt, and Serbia stayed free for almost a decade before the Ottoman army reoccupied it in 1813.