Q 01/05

Which mountain, Slovenia's highest, appears on the national flag and coat of arms?

A) Stol

B) Grintovec

C) Mangart

D) Triglav

Answer · why

D) Triglav

Triglav (2,864 m) is Slovenia's highest peak, and its stylised three-peaked outline appears on the national flag and coat of arms. The name means 'thr...

Q 02/05

Slovenia's short coastline lies on which sea?

A) Black Sea

B) Adriatic Sea

C) Baltic Sea

D) Ionian Sea

Answer · why

B) Adriatic Sea

Slovenia's short coast lies on the Adriatic Sea, at the head of the Gulf of Trieste between Italy and Croatia; Piran and Portorož are its best-known t...

Q 03/05

Roughly how long is Slovenia's coastline?

A) 380 km

B) 95 km

C) 47 km

D) 190 km

Answer · why

C) 47 km

Slovenia's Adriatic coast measures about 47 km (29 miles), one of the shortest of any European country with sea access, running from the Gulf of Tries...

Q 04/05

In which year did Slovenia declare independence from Yugoslavia?

A) 1995

B) 1991

C) 1999

D) 1992

Answer · why

B) 1991

Slovenia declared independence on 25 June 1991, after 88% of the electorate backed it in a December 1990 referendum; the European Community recognised...

Q 05/05

What is the brief 1991 conflict following Slovenia's independence declaration called?

A) The Winter War

B) The Ten-Day War

C) The Hundred Hours War

D) The Alpine War

Answer · why

B) The Ten-Day War

The Ten-Day War ran from 27 June to 7 July 1991 and ended with the Brijuni Agreement; the last Yugoslav People's Army troops left Slovenia in October ...