Bulgarian Science, Arts and Culture

Science, Arts, Sport and Culture

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Which Bulgarian-born writer won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1981?
Which bacterium, found in Bulgarian yoghurt, is named after the country?
Which doctor discovered the bacterium of Bulgarian yoghurt in 1905?
Which artist, born in Gabrovo, became famous for wrapping buildings and landscapes, including the Reichstag in Berlin?
Which Bulgarian football player won the Golden Ball (Ballon d'Or) in 1994?
In which year did the Bulgarian national football team reach the semi-final of the FIFA World Cup?
What is the name of the traditional Bulgarian folk dance in a line or circle?
Which Bulgarian dish is a pastry made with layers of thin dough, eggs and cheese?
Which Bulgarian cold soup is made with yoghurt, cucumber, dill and garlic?
What do Bulgarians do differently from many other peoples when they say 'yes' and 'no'?
Which UNESCO-listed Bulgarian church near Sofia is famous for its frescoes of 1259?
Who was the first Bulgarian cosmonaut?
Which Bulgarian poet and revolutionary wrote the poem 'Hadzhi Dimitar'?
Which Bulgarian author wrote the first great Bulgarian novel, 'Under the Yoke'?
Which day on 24 May do Bulgarians celebrate with school parades?
How many letters has the modern Bulgarian Cyrillic alphabet?
In 2007, which script became an official script of the European Union with Bulgaria's membership?
Which musical instrument is the Bulgarian bagpipe?
Which Bulgarian instrument is a flute played in folk music?
What is the Bulgarian folk mask tradition in which men wear masks and bells to scare away evil spirits called?
In which year was the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences founded?
Which Bulgarian physicist is known for work on photoelectrets?
John Vincent Atanasoff, who helped design one of the first electronic digital computers in the United States, had which family link to Bulgaria?
Julia Kristeva, a philosopher and writer known across the world, was born in which Bulgarian town?
Which Bulgarian tennis player won the ATP Finals in 2017?
Boris Christoff and Nicolai Ghiaurov were world-famous Bulgarian artists in which field?
Which Bulgarian ensemble became world-famous with its harmonies of women's voices?
Bulgaria is among the world's biggest producers of which product from the Rose Valley?
What is the nestinarstvo, which is on the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage?
In what year did Kristian Kostov take second place for Bulgaria at the Eurovision Song Contest?
Which Sofia cathedral was built in memory of the soldiers who died in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878?
Which theatre in Sofia is the national theatre of Bulgaria and bears the name of a famous writer?
Which Saint is the founder of the Ohrid Literary School and a disciple of Cyril and Methodius?
Which sport with ribbons, hoops and balls has Bulgaria long been strong in?
Which Bulgarian salad of tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and onions is topped with grated white cheese?
Which Thracian treasure of gold vessels from the fourth or third century BC was found near Panagyurishte?
Which university in Sofia, founded in 1888, is the oldest in Bulgaria and bears the name of a disciple of Cyril and Methodius?

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