What are ćevapi, a popular Serbian dish?

Small grilled minced-meat sausages

What is rakija, often offered to guests in Serbia?

A fruit brandy, often made from plums

Serbia Quiz: Belgrade, the Danube and Balkan Traditions

This Serbia quiz explores the Balkan country, from Belgrade, where the Sava meets the Danube beneath Kalemegdan Fortress, to the Iron Gates gorge, Novi Sad and the EXIT festival, medieval monasteries, the kolo dance, ćevapi and rakija, and famous Serbs such as Novak Djokovic and Nikola Tesla. Ten questions.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 90 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 90s

Capital
What is the capital of Serbia?
Rivers
Belgrade stands where the Danube is joined by which river?
Sport
Which Serbian tennis player holds the men's record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles?
Inventors
Belgrade's international airport and a museum are named after which inventor of Serbian heritage?
Festivals
Which famous summer music festival is held in the Petrovaradin Fortress in Novi Sad?
Food
What are ćevapi, a popular Serbian dish?
Gorges
Which spectacular gorge on the Danube forms part of Serbia's border with Romania?
Dance
Which circle dance, performed at celebrations, is listed by UNESCO as Serbian heritage?
Drinks
What is rakija, often offered to guests in Serbia?
Alphabet
Serbian is unusual because it is regularly written in which two alphabets?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: What is the capital of Serbia?
Answer: Belgrade
Belgrade is one of the oldest cities in Europe. Its name means white city in Serbian.
Q2: Belgrade stands where the Danube is joined by which river?
Answer: The Sava
The meeting point is best viewed from Kalemegdan Fortress, a huge park and castle above the rivers.
Q3: Which Serbian tennis player holds the men's record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles?
Answer: Novak Djokovic
Djokovic also won Olympic gold in Paris in 2024, completing the Career Golden Slam, and has spent a record number of weeks ranked world No. 1.
Q4: Belgrade's international airport and a museum are named after which inventor of Serbian heritage?
Answer: Nikola Tesla
The Nikola Tesla Museum in Belgrade holds his ashes in a golden sphere, along with his papers and inventions.
Q5: Which famous summer music festival is held in the Petrovaradin Fortress in Novi Sad?
Answer: EXIT
EXIT began in 2000 as a student movement and has won awards as one of Europe's best festivals.
Q6: What are ćevapi, a popular Serbian dish?
Answer: Small grilled minced-meat sausages
Ćevapi are served with onions, flatbread and kajmak, a creamy dairy spread. Leskovac holds a big grilling festival each year.
Q7: Which spectacular gorge on the Danube forms part of Serbia's border with Romania?
Answer: The Iron Gates
The Iron Gates, or Đerdap, is one of Europe's largest gorges. Part of it is a national park.
Q8: Which circle dance, performed at celebrations, is listed by UNESCO as Serbian heritage?
Answer: The kolo
Dancers hold hands in a chain and move to accordion music. Kolo means circle or wheel.
Q9: What is rakija, often offered to guests in Serbia?
Answer: A fruit brandy, often made from plums
Šljivovica, plum rakija, is the national drink. Serbia is one of the world's largest plum producers.
Q10: Serbian is unusual because it is regularly written in which two alphabets?
Answer: Cyrillic and Latin
Serbian is one of the few languages where readers easily switch between two scripts. Cyrillic is the official one.

Serbia Quiz – Heart of the Balkans

Serbia is a landlocked country in the center of the Balkan Peninsula, known for lively cities, rolling hills, medieval monasteries and warm hospitality. The Danube River flows across the north, passing through the fertile plains of Vojvodina and the dramatic Iron Gates gorge. Serbia's location has made it a crossroads between Central Europe and the Balkans for centuries.

Serbia has a rich history. Medieval Serbian kings built beautiful Orthodox monasteries, such as Studenica, decorated with colorful frescoes. The region later came under Ottoman and Habsburg influence. Belgrade, the capital, has been fought over many times, and Kalemegdan Fortress, overlooking the meeting of the Sava and the Danube, tells much of that story.

Today, Belgrade is known for its energetic nightlife, floating river clubs called splavovi, cafés and bohemian quarter, Skadarlija. Novi Sad, the second-largest city, hosts the famous EXIT music festival in a fortress above the Danube. In the countryside, villages, spa towns and mountains like Zlatibor and Kopaonik attract visitors year-round.

Serbs are proud of famous figures such as tennis legend Novak Djokovic and inventor Nikola Tesla. Serbian food is hearty, with grilled meats like ćevapi and pljeskavica, stuffed cabbage called sarma and kajmak. Guests are often welcomed with rakija and slatko, a fruit preserve. The kolo circle dance and brass band music, especially at the Guča festival, are celebrated traditions.

This quiz covers the geography, history, famous people and culture of Serbia.

Serbia's countryside is dotted with spa towns, monasteries and villages where old customs survive. Families celebrate Slava, the feast day of their patron saint, with bread, candles and a big meal for relatives and friends. In winter, Orthodox Christmas on January 7 is marked by burning oak branches called badnjak. Summer brings river swimming, village fairs and outdoor grilling everywhere.

What This Quiz Teaches

This quiz is perfect for travelers, sports fans and anyone curious about the Balkans.

Serbia's capital and its rivers
Famous Serbs like Djokovic and Tesla
The EXIT festival and Belgrade nightlife
Serbian food and drink
Traditions such as the kolo dance
Serbia's two alphabets

Quick Facts About Serbia

Serbia's currency is the Serbian dinar.
The Guča Trumpet Festival is a famous celebration of brass music.
Raspberries from Serbia are exported around the world.
Đavolja Varoš, or Devil's Town, has strange rock towers formed by erosion.
Belgrade's Church of Saint Sava is one of the largest Orthodox churches in the world.
Serbia has produced many top basketball and water polo players.