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  • 1. What is the capital city of Albania?
A) Tirana
B) Sofia
C) Podgorica
D) Skopje
  • 2. Albania declared independence from which Empire in 1912?
A) Austro-Hungarian Empire
B) Byzantine Empire
C) Roman Empire
D) Ottoman Empire
  • 3. Who is considered the national hero of Albania for leading the League of Prizren?
A) Enver Hoxha
B) Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg
C) Isa Boletini
D) Mother Teresa
  • 4. In which year did Albania become a member of NATO?
A) 2004
B) 2015
C) 1991
D) 2009
  • 5. Which river flows through the capital city Tirana?
A) Danube
B) Nile
C) Amazon
D) Lana
  • 6. What is the name of the UNESCO World Heritage site in Albania known for its ancient ruins?
A) Pompeii
B) Butrint
C) Petra
D) Meteora
  • 7. Which oceanic climate zone is most prevalent in Albania?
A) Desert
B) Polar
C) Mediterranean
D) Tropical
  • 8. What is the name of the large Albanian ethnic population living in Italy?
A) Turk
B) Greek
C) Arbëreshë
D) Macedonian
  • 9. Who was Albania's leader from 1944 to 1985?
A) Idi Amin
B) Pol Pot
C) Hafez al-Assad
D) Enver Hoxha
  • 10. What are the seas that border Albania?
A) The Adriatic and Ionian Seas
B) The Baltic Sea and Red Sea
C) The Black Sea and Aegean Sea
D) The Mediterranean Sea and Caspian Sea
  • 11. Which mountain range in Albania includes the Korab and Skanderbeg Mountains?
A) The Albanian Alps
B) The Pindus Mountains
C) The Ceraunian Mountains
D) The Dinaric Alps
  • 12. Which ancient Greek colony was founded along the Albanian coast?
A) Athens
B) Apollonia
C) Corinth
D) Sparta
  • 13. Who led Albania as a center of resistance against Ottoman expansion in the 15th century?
A) Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg
B) Leonidas I
C) Alexander the Great
D) Miltiades
  • 14. In which year did Albania declare independence?
A) 1912
B) 1991
C) 1944
D) 2008
  • 15. What type of political system does Albania have?
A) An absolute monarchy
B) A sovereign parliamentary constitutional republic
C) A federal republic
D) A socialist state
  • 16. Which sector is the primary driver of Albania's economy?
A) The service sector
B) The technology sector
C) The agricultural sector
D) The mining sector
  • 17. How many visitors did tourism in Albania attract in 2024?
A) About 8 million
B) Under 5 million
C) Over 11 million
D) Approximately 20 million
  • 18. What is the contribution of the illegal drug trade to Albania's economy per year?
A) Around US$100 million
B) Less than US$10 million
C) Over US$1 billion
D) Approximately US$500 million
  • 19. What is the area of Albania in square kilometers?
A) 28,748 km2
B) 50,000 km2
C) 15,000 km2
D) 10,000 km2
  • 20. Which country does not share a land border with Albania?
A) Kosovo
B) Montenegro
C) Greece
D) Italy
  • 21. What significant cultural movement occurred in Albania during the 19th century?
A) The Albanian Renaissance
B) The Romantic Movement
C) The Industrial Revolution
D) The Enlightenment
  • 22. What is the status of Albania's EU membership as of 2022?
A) A full member
B) An official candidate for membership
C) Not interested in joining
D) Rejected from candidacy
  • 23. Which Albanian city is known for being the largest after the capital?
A) Durrës
B) Korçë
C) Vlorë
D) Shkodër
  • 24. What type of education is free in Albania?
A) Adult education
B) Higher education
C) Vocational training
D) Primary and secondary education
  • 25. The name 'Albania' is derived from which medieval Latin association?
A) an ancient Greek city-state
B) a Byzantine emperor
C) a Roman province
D) the Illyrian tribe of the Albani
  • 26. Which Ancient Greek geographer mentioned Albanopolis in his writings?
A) Strabo
B) Thucydides
C) Ptolemy
D) Herodotus
  • 27. Which Byzantine historian provided the earliest undisputed reference to the Albanians?
A) Michael Attaliates
B) John Skylitzes
C) Anna Komnene
D) Procopius
  • 28. In what year did Michael Attaliates mention the Albanians in a revolt against Constantinople?
A) 1096
B) 1064
C) 1085
D) 1079
  • 29. Which era in Albania's prehistory began around 7000 BC?
A) Iron Age
B) Mesolithic
C) Neolithic
D) Bronze Age
  • 30. What culture is associated with the bitumen mines of Selenicë in Late Neolithic Albania?
A) Aurignacian culture
B) Cardium pottery culture
C) Cetina culture
D) Starčevo culture
  • 31. When did the Indo-Europeanisation of Albania begin?
A) In the Iron Age
B) After 2800 BC
C) During the Middle Bronze Age
D) Around 7000 BC
  • 32. Which culture is associated with Early Bronze Age tumuli near Apollonia?
A) Adriatic-Ljubljana culture
B) Cetina culture
C) Starčevo culture
D) Aurignacian culture
  • 33. What is the significance of the archaeogenetic find related to the IE-isation of Albania?
A) It involved a man with predominantly Yamnaya ancestry.
B) It discovered tools from the Mesolithic era.
C) It was a woman from the Starčevo culture.
D) It found evidence of early agriculture.
  • 34. What type of archaeological site is Gajtan in Albania?
A) Neolithic settlement
B) Cave site
C) Hillfort
D) Tumulus cemetery
  • 35. Which culture moved southwards across the Adriatic from Dalmatia during the Middle Bronze Age?
A) Cetina culture
B) Aurignacian culture
C) Cardium pottery culture
D) Starčevo culture
  • 36. What is one of the earliest known uses of bitumen in Albania?
A) Building construction
B) Textile production
C) Weapon crafting
D) Waterproofing
  • 37. Which Illyrian tribe lived in an area corresponding to much of present-day Albania?
A) Thracians
B) Maeonians
C) Dardanians
D) Taulanti
  • 38. Who succeeded Agron as ruler after his death in 230 BC?
A) Glaucias
B) Teuta
C) Pleuratus II
D) Cleitus
  • 39. Who initiated the Third Illyrian War by clashing with the Romans in 168 BC?
A) Agron
B) Cassander
C) Gentius
D) Teuta
  • 40. Into how many administrative divisions did the Romans split the region after their conquest?
A) Four
B) Three
C) Five
D) Two
  • 41. Which of these sea creatures is not mentioned as using Albania's coastal waters for nesting?
A) Mediterranean monk seal
B) Dalmatian pelican
C) Loggerhead sea turtle
D) Green sea turtle
  • 42. Which national park is located on the Karaburun Peninsula?
A) Karaburun-Sazan Marine Park
B) Prespa National Park
C) Llogara National Park
D) Fir of Hotovë-Dangëlli National Park
  • 43. Which national park is known for protecting the Vjosa River?
A) Vjosa National Park
B) Llogara National Park
C) Butrint National Park
D) Dajti Mountain National Park
  • 44. Which group was subjected to forced expulsion and massacres during Nazi Germany's control over Albania?
A) Italian settlers
B) Albanian Orthodox Christians
C) Yugoslav Partisans
D) Cham Albanians
  • 45. What major economic initiative did Hoxha undertake?
A) Privatization of state assets
B) Soviet-style industrialisation
C) Free-market reforms
D) Agricultural collectivization
  • 46. Which country sought control of northern Albania during the interwar period?
A) Greece
B) Italy
C) Yugoslavia, particularly Serbia
D) France
  • 47. What is the northernmost point in Albania?
A) Vërnik
B) Konispol
C) Vërmosh at 42° 35' 34" northern latitude
D) Sazan
  • 48. Which tree species is not mentioned as being primarily found in Albania's forests?
A) Fir
B) Oak
C) Maple
D) Beech
  • 49. Which of these animals is not mentioned as an endangered species in Albania?
A) The lynx
B) The brown bear
C) The wildcat
D) The grey wolf
  • 50. Which of the following was prohibited under Hoxha's regime?
A) Religious practices
B) Private property rights
C) Public gatherings
D) Cultural festivals
  • 51. What was Albania's unemployment rank in the Balkans after Edi Rama's reforms?
A) Highest
B) 5th-lowest
C) 2nd-highest
D) 4th-lowest
  • 52. What percentage of Albania's forest area is under public ownership?
A) 50%
B) 75%
C) 97%
D) 25%
  • 53. Which national park includes Albania's share of the Great and Small Lakes of Prespa?
A) Llogara National Park
B) Shebenik National Park
C) Fir of Hotovë-Dangëlli National Park
D) Prespa National Park
  • 54. How many national parks does Albania have?
A) 5
B) 15
C) 8
D) 12
  • 55. What event formalized the break between the Eastern Orthodox and Western Catholic Church in the 11th century?
A) The Council of Nicaea
B) The Treaty of Verdun
C) The Edict of Milan
D) The Great Schism
  • 56. Which city became a significant trade hub with ports importing European merchandise?
A) Durrës
B) Kruja
C) Vlorë
D) Berat
  • 57. What title did Zog assume after transitioning Albania from a republic to a monarchy in 1928?
A) Duke of Tirana
B) President for Life
C) Emperor of Albania
D) King Zog I
  • 58. What is the national animal of Albania?
A) Wildcat
B) Brown bear
C) Golden eagle
D) Lynx
  • 59. Who led the revolt of Albanian peasants against the new regime in 1914?
A) Prênk Bibë Doda
B) Ahmed Izzet Pasha
C) Essad Pasha Toptani
D) Prince Wilhelm of Wied
  • 60. Which party defeated the communist party in the parliamentary elections of 1992?
A) The Republican Party.
B) The Nationalist Party.
C) The Socialist Party.
D) The Democratic Party.
  • 61. Which protocol is associated with the Convention on Biological Diversity that Albania has committed to?
A) Cartagena Protocol
B) Kyoto Protocol
C) Montreal Protocol
D) Paris Agreement
  • 62. Which mountain range is located in the east of Albania?
A) The Albanian Alps
B) The Ceraunian Mountains
C) The Korab Mountains
D) The Pindus Mountains
  • 63. What is the southernmost point in Albania?
A) Vërmosh
B) Konispol at 39° 40' 0" northern latitude
C) Vërnik
D) Sazan
  • 64. What was one targeted advancement in Hoxha's regime?
A) Promotion of traditional gender roles
B) Reduction in women's workforce participation
C) Advancements in women's rights
D) Elimination of educational opportunities for women
  • 65. Which of these is not a designated Wetland of International Importance in Albania?
A) Buna-Shkodër
B) Karavasta
C) Ohrid-Prespa Transboundary Biosphere Reserve
D) Butrint
  • 66. What was the main goal of Italy's territorial ambitions in the Balkans during World War II?
A) Balkan Federation
B) Italian Empire
C) Southern European Union
D) Greater Albania
  • 67. What was the magnitude of the earthquake that struck Albania on 26 November 2019?
A) 4.9
B) 7.2
C) 5.8
D) 6.4
  • 68. When did the Albanian Renaissance begin?
A) Mid-17th century
B) Early 20th century
C) Late 18th century
D) Early 19th century
  • 69. Which country did Fan Noli establish diplomatic ties with during his prime ministership that led to allegations of bolshevism?
A) Soviet Union
B) Greece
C) Yugoslavia
D) Italy
  • 70. When did COVID-19 spread to Albania?
A) 26 November 2019
B) 11 January 2021
C) 9 March 2020
D) 24 June 2014
  • 71. In which year did Italy under Benito Mussolini invade Albania, leading to the exile of King Zog?
A) 1941
B) 1939
C) 1937
D) 1943
  • 72. Which lake is one of the world's oldest continuously existing lakes?
A) Small Lake of Prespa
B) Large Lake of Prespa
C) Lake of Shkodër
D) Lake Ohrid
  • 73. What percentage of ministers were women in Albania since 2017 under Edi Rama's leadership?
A) 10%
B) Almost 50%
C) 25%
D) 75%
  • 74. How many Muslim deputies signed the Kararname issued by the League of Prizren?
A) 200
B) 47
C) 100
D) 300
  • 75. Where was the epicentre of the 2019 earthquake located in relation to Mamurras?
A) 5 km northwest
B) 20 km northeast
C) 10 km southeast
D) About 16 km southwest
  • 76. Which of these is not a terrestrial ecoregion in Albania?
A) Saharan desert ecosystems
B) Illyrian deciduous forests
C) Balkan mixed forests
D) Dinaric Mountains mixed forests
  • 77. Which river system in Europe is one of the last intact large ones?
A) The Mat
B) The Shkumbin
C) The Vjosë
D) The Drin
  • 78. Which Albanian family included members who served as Grand viziers of the Ottoman Empire?
A) Anjou family
B) Dukagjini family
C) Köprülü family
D) Progoni family
  • 79. In what year did the Ottoman Empire establish garrisons across Southern Albania?
A) 1415
B) 1431
C) 1385
D) 1367
  • 80. Which country did Albania maintain a strong partnership with during Hoxha's regime?
A) Soviet Union
B) Yugoslavia
C) China
D) United States
  • 81. What system allowed the Sultan to collect Christian adolescents for the Janissary corps?
A) Devshirme system
B) Feudal levy
C) Millet system
D) Jizya tax
  • 82. In terms of phytogeography, Albania is part of which kingdom?
A) Afrotropical Kingdom
B) Boreal Kingdom
C) Neotropical Kingdom
D) Australasian Kingdom
  • 83. What is the easternmost point in Albania?
A) Vërnik at 21° 1' 26" eastern longitude
B) Sazan
C) Konispol
D) Vërmosh
  • 84. What significant action did Albania take in 1968 regarding international alliances?
A) Became a member of the European Union
B) Joined NATO
C) Withdrew from the Warsaw Pact
D) Formed an alliance with Yugoslavia
  • 85. What was one of the social issues Albania faced under Hoxha's regime?
A) Overpopulation
B) High crime rates
C) Widespread poverty
D) Political stability
  • 86. Which international agreement has Albania been a party to since 1994?
A) Paris Agreement
B) Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
C) Kyoto Protocol
D) Montreal Protocol
  • 87. Who defended the pyramid schemes as large investment firms despite warnings?
A) Sali Berisha.
B) The Democratic Party.
C) Aleksandër Meksi.
D) The International Monetary Fund.
  • 88. What ideology did Enver Hoxha's regime embrace?
A) Capitalism
B) Marxist–Leninist ideologies
C) Liberal democracy
D) Monarchism
  • 89. Which park includes the extensive Lagoon of Karavasta?
A) Butrint National Park
B) Divjakë-Karavasta National Park
C) Llogara National Park
D) Shebenik National Park
  • 90. How many consecutive victories did the Socialist Party secure in the 2021 parliamentary elections?
A) Third
B) Second
C) Fourth
D) First
  • 91. Which bird species is considered perhaps the most iconic in Albania?
A) Egyptian vulture
B) Dalmatian pelican
C) Pygmy cormorant
D) Greater flamingo
  • 92. In which month did the protests turn violent in Albania?
A) January 1997.
B) March 1997.
C) April 1997.
D) February 1997.
  • 93. What was Albania's status in 1976 regarding religion?
A) An Islamic republic
B) The world's first constitutionally atheist state
C) A secular democracy
D) A predominantly Christian nation
  • 94. During which months does Albania receive most of its precipitation?
A) Winter months
B) Autumn months
C) Summer months
D) Spring months
  • 95. How many COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered in Albania by 11 August 2021?
A) 2,000,000
B) 1,280,239
C) 500,000
D) 750,000
  • 96. What happened to the Police and Republican Guard in March 1997?
A) They successfully suppressed the protests.
B) They were reinforced by international forces.
C) They deserted, leaving their armories open.
D) They negotiated a peaceful resolution.
  • 97. Which of these is not a tree species found in Albania's forests?
A) Oak
B) Pine
C) Cedar
D) Fir
  • 98. Into how many parts was the Roman Empire split in 395?
A) Four
B) Two
C) Five
D) Three
  • 99. Which national park is located along the Albanian Ionian Sea Coast?
A) Llogara National Park
B) Butrint National Park
C) Vjosa National Park
D) Divjakë-Karavasta National Park
  • 100. What was the initial response of investors when the pyramid schemes collapsed?
A) Initially peaceful protests against the government.
B) Violent riots from the start.
C) Immediate acceptance without protest.
D) Mass emigration.
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