Can You Score 20/20? The Ultimate Bulgarian Classic Movies & TV Trivia Quiz

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Think you know Bulgarian cinema and television classics? From iconic films like The Goat Horn to legendary TV miniseries, this 20-question quiz spans easy warm-ups to hardcore challenges. Grab a pen, test your knowledge, and see if you can claim a perfect score!

20 Trivia Questions on Bulgarian Classic Movies & TV

Question 1: Which 1972 Bulgarian film features a vengeful shepherd playing the gaida and was the country's first Academy Awards submission?

A. Time of Parting
B. Manly Times
C. The Goat Horn
D. The Peach Thief

Question 2: Who directed the Bulgarian classic The Goat Horn?

A. Vulo Radev
B. Binka Zhelyazkova
C. Metodi Andonov
D. Zako Heski

Question 3: In what year was The Goat Horn released?

A. 1974
B. 1970
C. 1971
D. 1972

Question 4: Who plays the lead role of Kolyo the shepherd in The Goat Horn?

A. Grigor Vachkov
B. Philip Trifonov
C. Nevena Kokanova
D. Viktor Chuchkov

Question 5: What traditional instrument does the protagonist play throughout The Goat Horn?

A. Gudulka
B. Tambura
C. Gaida
D. Kaval

Question 6: In which year was Metodi Andonov's Time of Parting released?

A. 1970
B. 1966
C. 1968
D. 1964

Question 7: Who stars as Mara, the central character, in Time of Parting?

A. Katya Paskaleva
B. Raya Yordanova
C. Nevena Kokanova
D. Mariana Dimitrova

Question 8: Which film by female director Binka Zhelyazkova centres on children attempting to free a tethered hot air balloon?

A. The Last Summer
B. The Last Floor
C. The Peach Thief
D. The Tied Up Balloon

Question 9: At which film festival did The Tied Up Balloon win the Silver Leopard award?

A. Cannes
B. Berlin
C. Venice
D. Locarno

Question 10: Which 1964 Bulgarian drama stars Nevena Kokanova opposite Yugoslav actor Rade Marković as a forbidden love story during WWI?

A. Sunstroke
B. The Goat Horn
C. Villain
D. The Peach Thief

Question 11: Who directed the internationally acclaimed The Peach Thief?

A. Hristo Potebnja
B. Metodi Andonov
C. Vulo Radev
D. Georgi Djulgerov

Question 12: Which 1982 Bulgarian sci-fi film was submitted for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film?

A. Manly Times
B. Advantage
C. Eolomea
D. Indian Summer

Question 13: Who directed the sci-fi classic Eolomea?

A. Christo Christov
B. Binka Zhelyazkova
C. Zako Heski
D. Rangel Vulchanov

Question 14: In which 1977 film do Grigor Vachkov and Nevena Kokanova star as a teacher and inspector in a rural school drama?

A. Indian Summer
B. Villain
C. Advantage
D. Manly Times

Question 15: What is the English title of the Bulgarian film Predimstvo (1977)?

A. The Advantage
B. The Villain
C. The Inspection
D. The Sunstroke

Question 16: Which acclaimed TV miniseries chronicles Bulgarian partisans during World War II and is titled Na vseki kilometar in Bulgarian?

A. Investigation
B. Every Kilometre
C. Time of Parting
D. Villain

Question 17: Who directed the popular Bulgarian TV series Razsledvane (Investigation), first aired in 1972?

A. Vulo Radev
B. Metodi Andonov
C. Zako Heski
D. Hristo Potebnja

Question 18: Which 1973 Bulgarian film, known in English as Indian Summer, was directed by Hristo Potebnja?

A. Indiansko lyato
B. Slantse za dvama
C. Myski vremena
D. Posledno lyato

Question 19: Who directed the 1960 film Kit (The Whale), an early classic of Bulgarian cinema?

A. Metodi Andonov
B. Rangel Vulchanov
C. Binka Zhelyazkova
D. Vulo Radev

Question 20: Which film by Vulo Radev from 1969 explores moral dilemmas during wartime occupation?

A. The Peach Thief
B. The Goat Horn
C. Villain
D. Time of Parting

Answers

  1. C. The Goat Horn – Directed by Metodi Andonov, this revenge tale set in the Rhodopes was Bulgaria's inaugural Oscar submission for Best Foreign Language Film; the others are unrelated classics from different years.
  2. C. Metodi Andonov – He helmed this iconic 1972 film starring Viktor Chuchkov; Radev, Zhelyazkova, and Heski directed other notable Bulgarian works.
  3. D. 1972 – Verified release year from official records and IMDb; nearby years match other films like Advantage (1977).
  4. D. Viktor Chuchkov – Chuchkov's portrayal of Kolyo earned festival acclaim; the others are prominent in different Bulgarian classics.
  5. C. Gaida – The bagpipe is central to Kolyo's character and score; the other instruments are also Bulgarian folk but not featured here.
  6. C. 1968 – Official release year starring Nevena Kokanova; other dates align with films like The Peach Thief (1964).
  7. C. Nevena Kokanova – The legendary actress embodies Mara in this Andonov drama; others starred in separate classics.
  8. D. The Tied Up Balloon – 1967 children's adventure by Zhelyazkova; the others are her or contemporaries' adult dramas.
  9. D. Locarno – Won Silver Leopard in 1968 per festival records; not awarded at those other majors.
  10. D. The Peach Thief – 1964 Vulo Radev film screened at Cannes; others from different eras or themes.
  11. C. Vulo Radev – He directed this 1964 international hit; others directed later or different films.
  12. C. Eolomea – Christo Christov's 1982 sci-fi was the submission; The Goat Horn was first in 1973.
  13. A. Christo Christov – Confirmed director of this space mystery; others helmed non-sci-fi classics.
  14. C. Advantage – 1977 drama by Georgi Djulgerov with that exact cast; others mismatch plot or stars.
  15. A. The Advantage – Direct translation of Predimstvo; others translate different titles.
  16. B. Every Kilometre – 1969-71 miniseries by Vulo Radev on partisans; Investigation is separate.
  17. C. Zako Heski – He directed the 1972 detective series; others did films or other TV.
  18. A. Indiansko lyato – 1973 Potebnja film; others are different titles and years.
  19. B. Rangel Vulchanov – Early poetic drama from 1960; others post-1960 directors.
  20. C. Villain – 1969 Radev film (Losh chovek) on wartime ethics; others mismatch director or theme.

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