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  • 1. Which river is the longest river in Croatia?
A) Danube
B) Una
C) Sava
D) Drava
  • 2. Sava is a primary tributary to which major European river?
A) Danube
B) Thames
C) Rhine
D) Seine
  • 3. In which country does the Sava River originate?
A) Bosnia and Herzegovina
B) Croatia
C) Serbia
D) Slovenia
  • 4. The Sava River forms a natural border between which two countries?
A) Slovenia and Austria
B) Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina
C) Serbia and Hungary
D) Montenegro and Serbia
  • 5. Which famous Yugoslav leader was born near the Sava River in 1892?
A) Slobodan Milošević
B) Alija Izetbegović
C) Franjo Tuđman
D) Josip Broz Tito
  • 6. Which Serbian saint is associated with the name 'Sava'?
A) Saint Demetrius
B) Saint Vitus
C) Saint Sava
D) Saint Nicholas
  • 7. What is the largest city on the Sava River?
A) Sarajevo
B) Belgrade
C) Zagreb
D) Ljubljana
  • 8. Which famous battle was fought near the Sava River in 1389?
A) Battle of Trafalgar
B) Battle of Gettysburg
C) Battle of Kosovo
D) Battle of Stalingrad
  • 9. What is the total length of the Sava River including its headwater?
A) 966 kilometres (600 miles)
B) 945 kilometres (587 miles)
C) 990 kilometres (615 miles)
D) 950 kilometres (590 miles)
  • 10. What is the estimated population within the Sava River basin?
A) 5,000,000
B) 10,000,000
C) 8,176,000
D) 12,500,000
  • 11. Which of these cities is not a capital city in the Sava River basin?
A) Ljubljana
B) Belgrade
C) Sarajevo
D) Zagreb
  • 12. What ancient name did Greeks use for the Sava River?
A) Danuvius
B) Rhône
C) Saos
D) Rhein
  • 13. What is the catchment area of the Sava River?
A) 105,000 km²
B) 75,000 km²
C) 97,713 km²
D) 85,000 km²
  • 14. Which region does the Sava drain a significant portion of?
A) The Pyrenees
B) The Carpathian Mountains
C) The Apennines
D) The Dinaric Alps
  • 15. What is the origin of the name 'Sava'?
A) Named by medieval monks
B) From an ancient Slavic word for 'river'
C) Derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sewh1- meaning 'to press, push (forth); to take liquid, water'
D) Named after a Roman emperor
  • 16. Which of these is not a major tributary of the Sava River?
A) Bosna
B) The Morava
C) Kupa
D) Drina
  • 17. Before the breakup of Yugoslavia, what was unique about the Sava River?
A) It did not flow through any capital cities
B) It was the shortest river in Yugoslavia
C) It was the longest river lying completely within the country
D) It had no tributaries
  • 18. Which ancient Roman name was used for the Sava River?
A) Danuvius
B) Tisia
C) Rhenus
D) Savus
  • 19. What is the altitude at which the Sava Dolinka rises?
A) 132 metres (433 feet) above sea level
B) 261 metres (856 feet) above sea level
C) 833 metres (2,733 feet) above sea level
D) 411 metres (1,348 feet) above sea level
  • 20. Where does the Sava Dolinka turn southeast?
A) At Žirovnica
B) At Jesenice
C) At Ljubljana
D) At Kranjska Gora
  • 21. Which hydroelectric dam does the Sava encounter first?
A) Mavčiče power plant
B) Medvode power plant
C) Moste plant
D) Vrhovo hydroelectric dam
  • 22. What is the altitude at which the Sava meets the Sava Bohinjka?
A) 833 metres (2,733 feet) above sea level
B) 132 metres (433 feet) above sea level
C) 411 metres (1,348 feet) above sea level
D) 261 metres (856 feet) above sea level
  • 23. Through which city does the Sava flow after Radovljica?
A) Ljubljana
B) Kranjska Gora
C) Žirovnica
D) Jesenice
  • 24. What is the altitude at which the Sava leaves the Ljubljana Basin?
A) 411 metres (1,348 feet) above sea level
B) 261 metres (856 feet) above sea level
C) 132 metres (433 feet) above sea level
D) 833 metres (2,733 feet) above sea level
  • 25. What significant structure uses the Sava River water to dissipate excess heat?
A) The Moste plant
B) The Medvode power plant
C) The Mavčiče power plant
D) The Krško Nuclear Power Plant
  • 26. At what altitude does the Sava reach near its confluence with the Sutla?
A) 411 metres (1,348 feet) above sea level
B) 132 metres (433 feet) above sea level
C) 261 metres (856 feet) above sea level
D) 833 metres (2,733 feet) above sea level
  • 27. How long is the Sava River's course in Croatia?
A) 562 kilometers
B) 700 kilometers
C) 600 kilometers
D) 400 kilometers
  • 28. What event led to the construction of the Sava–Odra flood-relief canal?
A) A landslide in 1999
B) An earthquake in 1986
C) The most destructive flooding in 1964
D) A drought in 1975
  • 29. What is the name of the nature park that the Sava River traces before reaching confluence with Una?
A) Krka National Park
B) Lonjsko polje Nature Park
C) Plitvice Lakes National Park
D) Kornati National Park
  • 30. Which city in Bosnia-Herzegovina is located opposite Stara Gradiška, Croatia?
A) Županja
B) Brod
C) Gradiška
D) Brčko
  • 31. What is the average slope of the Sava River below Zagreb?
A) 0.7‰
B) 0.5‰
C) 1.0‰
D) 0.4‰
  • 32. Which Serbian province is located on the left bank of the Sava River downstream from the Drina confluence?
A) Kosovo and Metohija
B) Central Serbia
C) Šumadija and Western Serbia
D) Vojvodina
  • 33. What is the name of the largest island on the Sava River in Belgrade?
A) Great War Island
B) Ada Ciganlija
C) Sremska Mitrovica
D) Obedska bara
  • 34. Which Serbian city is located where the Sava River turns east towards Belgrade?
A) Progar
B) Sremska Mitrovica
C) Belgrade
D) Šabac
  • 35. What significant wetland center is associated with the Sava River in Serbia?
A) Lake Sava
B) Obedska bara oxbow lake
C) Great War Island
D) Ada Ciganlija
  • 36. Which Serbian city is located where the Sava River changes its course from northeast to southeast?
A) Progar
B) Sremska Mitrovica
C) Šabac
D) Belgrade
  • 37. Which is the largest tributary of the Sava River?
A) Una
B) Drina
C) Kupa
D) Bosna
  • 38. Which city has a population of 53,473 along the Sava River?
A) Slavonski Brod
B) Kranj
C) Šabac
D) Sremska Mitrovica
  • 39. Which tributary slows down as it enters the Pannonian Basin?
A) Lower segment left tributaries like Bosna, Brka, Tinja
B) Left bank tributaries like Sutla, Krapina, Lonja
C) Upper basin tributaries like Kokra, Kamnik Bistrica, Savinja
D) Right bank tributaries like Kupa, Una, Vrbas
  • 40. Which Roman road ran from Aquileia to the Danube?
A) Via Augusta
B) Via Egnatia
C) Via Appia
D) Via Pannonia
  • 41. How many of these significant groundwater bodies are largely in Slovenia?
A) Five
B) Fourteen
C) Eleven
D) Seven
  • 42. Who wrote 'The Baptism on the Savica'?
A) William Shakespeare
B) Antun Mihanović
C) France Prešeren
D) Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary
  • 43. What type of rocks predominantly make up the Dilj Hills?
A) Cenozoic rocks
B) Mesozoic rocks
C) Paleozoic rocks
D) Neogene rocks
  • 44. How many existing hydroelectric power plants are built along the Sava River as of October 2012?
A) 4
B) 10
C) 6
D) 8
  • 45. Which mountain chain forms the watershed between Drava and Sava River basins?
A) Ivanščica–Kalnik–Bilogora–Papuk
B) Dinarides
C) Karawanks Range
D) Transdanubian Mountains
  • 46. Who wrote 'Horvatska domovina' as a national symbol of Croatia?
A) Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary
B) Antun Mihanović
C) Franz Kafka
D) France Prešeren
  • 47. What is a significant source of surface water pollution in the Sava River basin besides urban activities?
A) Deforestation
B) Plastic debris
C) Industrial waste
D) Agriculture through livestock manure production
  • 48. What is the combined population of Zagreb and its city-administered area?
A) 688,163
B) 1,283,783
C) 1,110,517
D) 802,588
  • 49. What is the classification of the river section between Slavonski Brod and Sisak according to Croatia's Ministry?
A) Category II
B) Category III
C) Class IV
D) Category Va
  • 50. Which European route connects Bordeaux to Belgrade?
A) E70
B) E61
C) E75
D) E80
  • 51. What percentage of population centres in Serbia have no wastewater treatment facilities?
A) 25%
B) 50%
C) 86%
D) 68%
  • 52. What is the average frequency of navigation interruptions between Oprisavci and upstream sections?
A) 15 days a year
B) 365 days a year
C) 60 days a year
D) 30 days a year
  • 53. Name one of the Roman settlements built along the Via Pannonia.
A) Carthage
B) Emona
C) Rome
D) Athens
  • 54. Which country has Obedska and Zasavica bogs as protected areas?
A) Slovenia
B) Croatia
C) Bosnia-Herzegovina
D) Serbia
  • 55. Which river goddess did the Taurisci associate with the Savus?
A) Krka
B) Sava
C) Ljubljanica
D) Adsullata
  • 56. What percentage of the Danube basin does the Sava River basin encompass?
A) 12%
B) 20%
C) 15%
D) 10%
  • 57. Which city along the Sava River has a population of 33,049?
A) Sisak
B) Obrenovac
C) Gradiška
D) Kranj
  • 58. Which glacier was the largest in present-day Slovenia during the late Pleistocene?
A) Sava Dolinka Glacier
B) Bohinj Glacier
C) Radovljica Glacier
D) Karawanks Glacier
  • 59. What type of forests are found in the Sava River basin?
A) Rainforests.
B) Lowland forests.
C) Mountain forests.
D) Desert forests.
  • 60. Which European waterway designation does the Sava River downstream of Sisak have?
A) E 90
B) E 70
C) E 60
D) E 80-12
  • 61. By what year are Croatia's four new power plants scheduled to be completed?
A) 2025
B) 2021
C) 2018
D) 2030
  • 62. What is the population of Obrenovac?
A) 20,000
B) 33,049
C) 35,587
D) 24,568
  • 63. What is the population of Kranj?
A) 33,049
B) 35,587
C) 24,568
D) 20,000
  • 64. Which river basin is larger than the Sava River basin?
A) Drina basin
B) Tisza basin
C) Kupa basin
D) Bosna basin
  • 65. What year was the Kingdom of Slavonia's coat of arms design approved?
A) 1496
B) 1835
C) 1900
D) 1751
  • 66. What is the mean elevation of the Sava River basin?
A) 545 m a.s.l.
B) 300 m a.s.l.
C) 1000 m a.s.l.
D) 700 m a.s.l.
  • 67. How many bridges span the navigable river course between Belgrade and Galdovo?
A) 15
B) 30
C) 25
D) 40
  • 68. Which motorway is part of the European route E70?
A) Serbia's M4
B) Bosnia's D8
C) Slovenia's A2
D) Croatia's B10
  • 69. How many significant groundwater bodies are there in the Sava River basin?
A) 8 significant groundwater bodies
B) 41 identified significant groundwater bodies
C) 14 significant groundwater bodies
D) 22 significant groundwater bodies
  • 70. What is necessary to reduce bacterial contamination of the Sava River near cities like Belgrade?
A) Reduce agricultural activities
B) Control faecal discharge
C) Increase industrial waste treatment
D) Improve air quality
  • 71. What type of event is the Belgrade Regatta?
A) A rowing regatta.
B) An open water swimming marathon.
C) A kayaking competition.
D) A sailing regatta.
  • 72. Which tributary is known for its meandering course in the lower segment?
A) Lower segment right tributaries like Bosna, Brka, Tinja
B) Left bank tributaries like Sutla, Krapina, Lonja
C) Right bank tributaries like Kupa, Una, Vrbas
D) Upper basin tributaries like Kokra, Kamnik Bistrica, Savinja
  • 73. What is the installed capacity of the four Croatian power plants?
A) 150 megawatts
B) 122 megawatts
C) 200 megawatts
D) 100 megawatts
  • 74. What is the total power generation capacity of all hydroelectric plants in the Sava River basin?
A) 50000 megawatts
B) 30000 megawatts
C) 41542 megawatts
D) 35000 megawatts
  • 75. How many hydroelectric power plants with a capacity exceeding 10 Megawatts are there in the Sava River basin?
A) 12
B) 30
C) 25
D) 18
  • 76. What percentage of settlements generating more than 2,000 PE have untreated wastewater?
A) 86%
B) 68%
C) 25%
D) 50%
  • 77. Which motorway is part of the European route E61?
A) Bosnia's B10
B) Croatia's A3
C) Serbia's A2
D) Slovenia's A4
  • 78. What is the population of Ljubljana itself?
A) 802,588
B) 688,163
C) 258,873
D) 265,881
  • 79. What type of valleys are the Sava Dolinka and Sava Bohinjka?
A) Glacial valleys
B) River valleys
C) Limestone valleys
D) Volcanic valleys
  • 80. How many new powerplants are planned in the middle Sava valley?
A) 8
B) 12
C) 10
D) 5
  • 81. Which organization is tasked with establishing an international regime of navigation on the Sava River since 2005?
A) World Bank
B) ISRBC
C) EU Commission
D) UNESCO
  • 82. What became dominant after the decline of commercial fishing on the Sava River?
A) Recreational fishing
B) Commercial fishing
C) Aquaculture
D) Industrial fishing
  • 83. What is the age range of the Paleozoic rocks in the Papuk, Bilogora, and Krndija Mountains?
A) 2–18 million years old
B) 300–350 million years old
C) 17–12 Mya
D) 5.5 million years
  • 84. Which city has the second largest population on the Sava River?
A) Sarajevo
B) Zagreb
C) Ljubljana
D) Belgrade
  • 85. What is the population of Šabac?
A) 37,586
B) 35,587
C) 52,822
D) 53,473
  • 86. What is the primary use for most reservoirs in the Sava River basin?
A) Supply of drinking water
B) Food production
C) Irrigation
D) Electricity generation
  • 87. Which European route connects Villach to Trieste?
A) E80
B) E75
C) E61
D) E70
  • 88. Which heavy metal exceeded permitted levels in the Sava River at Zagreb?
A) Cadmium
B) Mercury
C) Lead
D) Arsenic
  • 89. How many reservoirs in the Sava River basin hold more than 5,000,000 cubic metres of water?
A) 4 reservoirs
B) 41 reservoirs
C) 22 reservoirs
D) 8 reservoirs
  • 90. What is the population of Zagreb itself?
A) 1,110,517
B) 688,163
C) 258,873
D) 802,588
  • 91. In what year was 'The Baptism on the Savica' written?
A) 1496
B) 1835
C) 1900
D) 1751
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