- 1. What is the total area of North Macedonia?
A) 20,000 km2
B) 25,436 km2
C) 30,000 km2
D) 15,000 km2
- 2. Which country shares the longest border with North Macedonia?
A) Greece
B) Bulgaria
C) Serbia
D) Albania
- 3. What is the name of the river that forms a central valley in North Macedonia?
A) Drin
B) Vardar
C) Morava
D) Ohrid
- 4. Which mountain range includes Mount Korab, the tallest mountain in North Macedonia?
A) Osogovo-Belasica
B) Šar Mountains
C) Dinaric range
D) Rhodope range
- 5. Which lake is considered one of the oldest in the world?
A) Lake Prespa
B) Lake Ohrid
C) Lake Skopje
D) Dojran Lake
- 6. What percentage of North Macedonia's territory is covered by the Aegean basin?
A) 50%
B) 60%
C) 87%
D) 75%
- 7. Which river forms the Adriatic basin in North Macedonia?
A) Vardar
B) Binačka Morava
C) Morava
D) Black Drin
- 8. How many spa towns and resorts are there in North Macedonia?
A) Nine
B) Ten
C) Seven
D) Five
- 9. Which mountain range is older and lower than the Šar Mountains and West Vardar/Pelagonia range?
A) Rhodope range
B) Dinaric range
C) Šar Mountains
D) Osogovo-Belasica
- 10. What was the most recent major earthquake in North Macedonia?
A) 1963
B) 1975
C) 1989
D) 2001
- 11. Which three countries border North Macedonia to the north, east, and south respectively?
A) Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece
B) Kosovo, Albania, Bulgaria
C) Bulgaria, Serbia, Albania
D) Albania, Kosovo, Greece
- 12. Which of the following is not a natural lake in North Macedonia?
A) Lake Skopje
B) Dojran Lake
C) Lake Prespa
D) Lake Ohrid
- 13. What percentage of North Macedonia's territory is covered by the Black Sea basin?
A) 87%
B) 13%
C) 50%
D) Less than 1%
- 14. Which river joins the Danube and flows into the Black Sea?
A) Morava
B) Vardar
C) Binačka Morava
D) Black Drin
- 15. Which region was passed to Bulgaria after the Balkan Wars?
A) Ohrid region
B) Bitola region
C) Skopje region
D) Strumica region
- 16. What actions were taken by Serbia against Bulgarian institutions after the Balkan Wars?
A) Promoted the use of Macedonian dialects in education
B) Allowed Bulgarian dialects and standard Bulgarian to be used freely
C) Closed 641 Bulgarian schools and 761 churches, expelled Exarchist clergy and teachers
D) Nationalized all Bulgarian properties without closing any institutions
- 17. Which organization, along with local Albanians, organized an uprising against Serbian rule?
A) Greek Liberation Front
B) IMRO (Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization)
C) Bulgarian National Army
D) Serbian Chetniks
- 18. How many Serbian regulars were reported to have suppressed the Ohrid–Debar uprising?
A) 100,000
B) 150,000
C) 50,000
D) 75,000
- 19. What was the Bulgarian policy towards the region during World War I known as?
A) Bulgarisation
B) Grecification
C) Romanianisation
D) Serbianisation
- 20. Which language was forbidden by the Bulgarians during their occupation in World War I?
A) Macedonian
B) Serbian Cyrillic
C) Greek
D) Albanian
- 21. What happened to Serbian priests under Bulgarian rule during World War I?
A) They were arrested and deported
B) They were converted to Bulgarian Orthodox
C) They were given higher positions in the church
D) They were allowed to practice freely
- 22. What was required of Serbian-sounding names under Bulgarian occupation?
A) Removed entirely
B) Translated into Greek
C) Kept the same
D) Changed to Bulgarian ones
- 23. What was done to Serbian books and libraries under Bulgarian rule?
A) Taken from schools and libraries and publicly destroyed
B) Translated into Bulgarian
C) Donated to Greek institutions
D) Preserved in national archives
- 24. What was the fate of adult males under Bulgarian occupation?
A) Sent to labour camps or forced to join the Bulgarian Army
B) Granted asylum in neighboring countries
C) Allowed to continue their civilian lives
D) Enrolled in educational programs
- 25. What was the aim of the Bulgarian government regarding the non-Bulgarian Slavic population?
A) To establish a neutral zone with no specific national identity
B) To integrate them into Serbian culture
C) To promote multiculturalism and diversity
D) To create pure Bulgarian territories by denationalising them
- 26. What is the official name of North Macedonia?
A) North Macedonian State
B) Macedonian Republic
C) Kingdom of Macedonia
D) Republic of North Macedonia
- 27. Which ethnic group forms the majority in North Macedonia?
A) Ethnic Macedonians
B) Turks
C) Roma
D) Albanians
- 28. Which empire ruled North Macedonia before it became part of the Kingdom of Macedonia?
A) Ottoman Empire
B) Persian Achaemenid Empire
C) Roman Republic
D) Byzantine Empire
- 29. Which empire conquered North Macedonia in the second century BC?
A) Kingdom of Macedonia
B) Roman Republic
C) Byzantine Empire
D) Persian Achaemenid Empire
- 30. During which centuries did Slavic tribes begin raiding and settling in the region?
A) Sixth century CE
B) Fourth century BC
C) Second century AD
D) Tenth century CE
- 31. Which empire ruled North Macedonia from the mid-14th until the early 20th century?
A) Ottoman Empire
B) Byzantine Empire
C) Roman Republic
D) Bulgarian Empire
- 32. In which year did North Macedonia become a member of the United Nations?
A) 1993
B) 2005
C) 2018
D) 1991
- 33. Which international organization is North Macedonia not a member of?
A) NATO
B) European Union
C) World Bank
D) Council of Europe
- 34. What type of economy does North Macedonia have according to the World Bank?
A) High-income
B) Lower-middle-income
C) Low-income
D) Upper-middle-income
- 35. What is one social service provided by North Macedonia?
A) Universal health care system
B) No health services
C) Private healthcare only
D) Healthcare for employed individuals only
- 36. When did the Prespa agreement lead to a name change for North Macedonia?
A) February 2019
B) October 2005
C) June 2018
D) January 1991
- 37. What was the official name of North Macedonia before June 2018?
A) Macedonian State
B) Kingdom of Macedonia
C) Socialist Republic of Macedonia
D) Republic of Macedonia
- 38. What was the required majority in parliament to enact constitutional changes for the name change?
A) Two-thirds majority
B) Three-quarters majority
C) Simple majority
D) Unanimous vote
- 39. When did the amendment to change North Macedonia's name enter into force?
A) June 2018
B) January 1991
C) 19 October 2018
D) 12 February 2019
- 40. What was the result of the non-binding national referendum on North Macedonia's name change?
A) Rejected by a majority
B) 90% approval but did not reach the required 50% turnout
C) 60% disapproval with 70% turnout
D) Unanimous approval with full turnout
- 41. Which ancient kingdom did North Macedonia roughly correspond to?
A) Illyria
B) Paeonia
C) Macedonia
D) Dardania
- 42. Who was the chief town of Paeonia under its early kings?
A) Ohrid
B) Skopje
C) Bylazora
D) Stobi
- 43. Which Persian ruler conquered Paeonia in the late 6th century BC?
A) Xerxes I
B) Cyrus the Great
C) Darius the Great
D) Cambyses II
- 44. Which city became the capital of Macedonia Salutaris?
A) Stobi
B) Gradsko
C) Bylazora
D) Scupi
- 45. Who led a group called Sermesianoi to settle in Pelagonia around 680 AD?
A) Bulgar ruler Kuber
B) Samuil
C) Sviatoslav
D) Tsar Boris I of Bulgaria
- 46. Which Byzantine emperor defeated Samuil's armies in 1014?
A) John Tzimiskes
B) Alexios I Komnenos
C) Constantine IX Monomachos
D) Basil II
- 47. Which empire conquered Rilep in the 14th century?
A) The Ottomans
B) The Byzantine Empire
C) The Bulgarian Empire
D) The Serbian Empire
- 48. Which city served as the capital of Rumelia Eyalet in the 19th century?
A) Ohrid
B) Manastir (present-day Bitola)
C) Skopje
D) Veles
- 49. In what year was Rumelia Eyalet abolished?
A) 1912
B) 1867
C) 1878
D) 1903
- 50. In which year was the Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising organized?
A) 1885
B) 1912
C) 1897
D) 1903
- 51. Who was a leader of the Ilinden uprising and later included in the lyrics of North Macedonia's national anthem?
A) Ivan Mihailov
B) Vasil Levski
C) Gotse Delchev
D) Svetozar Marković
- 52. How many Serbian colonies were established in present-day North Macedonia by 1940?
A) About 280 colonies.
B) 100 colonies.
C) 500 colonies.
D) 50,000 colonies.
- 53. Into what administrative divisions was the Kingdom of Yugoslavia divided in 1929?
A) Municipalities.
B) Districts.
C) Counties.
D) Provinces called banovinas.
- 54. Who switched from the Yugoslav Communist Party to the Bulgarian Communist Party during World War II?
A) Vuk Stefanović Karadžić
B) Georgi Dimitrov
C) Metodi Shatorov (Sharlo)
D) Josip Broz Tito
- 55. In what year did the Bulgarian coup d'état occur, leading to a reorganization of their military?
A) 1943
B) 1945
C) 1944
D) 1946
- 56. On which date does North Macedonia officially celebrate its Independence Day?
A) 15 January
B) 2 August
C) April 2017
D) 8 September
- 57. Which day is also widely celebrated as the Day of the Republic in North Macedonia?
A) April 2017
B) St. Elijah's Day on 2 August
C) 8 September
D) January 1992
- 58. Who recommended EC recognition of North Macedonia in January 1992?
A) VMRO-DPMNE party
B) Robert Badinter
C) NATO
D) Bulgaria
- 59. What major event in 1999 seriously destabilized North Macedonia?
A) 2001 insurgency
B) The Kosovo War
C) Antiquisation policy
D) Yugoslav Wars
- 60. In what year did inter-ethnic tensions flare in Macedonia with incidents of violence between ethnic Albanians and Macedonians?
A) 2007
B) 1999
C) 2012
D) 2015
- 61. Who was elected as the Speaker of the Assembly in April 2017, leading to protests?
A) Hristijan Mickoski
B) Nikola Gruevski
C) Zoran Zaev
D) Talat Xhaferi
- 62. What policy did the VMRO-DPMNE government pursue starting in 2006?
A) Balkanisation
B) Modernisation
C) Antiquisation
D) Europeanisation
- 63. Which agreement led to North Macedonia changing its name from the Republic of Macedonia?
A) Balkan Pact
B) Skopje Agreement
C) Prespa Agreement
D) Athens Accord
- 64. When did North Macedonia accede to NATO?
A) February 2019
B) March 2020
C) June 2018
D) July 2022
- 65. When did North Macedonia officially begin EU accession talks?
A) February 2019
B) July 2022
C) November 2020
D) March 2020
- 66. What was cited as the primary reason for blocking North Macedonia's EU accession path in the 2023 European Commission Progress Report?
A) Military conflicts
B) Unfulfilled constitutional changes
C) Economic instability
D) Political corruption
- 67. Which region is known as the warmest in North Macedonia?
A) Gevgelija
B) Strumica
C) Radoviš
D) Vardar valley
- 68. How many main and regular weather stations are there in North Macedonia?
A) twenty
B) forty
C) fifty
D) thirty
- 69. What is the Forest Landscape Integrity Index score for North Macedonia as of 2019?
A) 5.50/10
B) 6.30/10
C) 7.42/10
D) 8.90/10
- 70. Which animal is very rarely found in the mountains of western Macedonia?
A) bear
B) wolf
C) wild boar
D) lynx
- 71. How many national parks does North Macedonia have?
A) five
B) four
C) six
D) three
- 72. What type of government does North Macedonia have?
A) communist state
B) presidential republic
C) absolute monarchy
D) parliamentary democracy
- 73. How many seats are there in North Macedonia's Assembly?
A) 80
B) 150
C) 100
D) 120
- 74. For how long is the president of North Macedonia elected?
A) Four years
B) Three years
C) Six years
D) Five years
- 75. How many times can a person be elected as president in North Macedonia?
A) Once
B) Indefinitely
C) Thrice
D) Twice at most
- 76. What is the role of the president of North Macedonia primarily considered to be?
A) Legislative
B) Judicial
C) Executive
D) Ceremonial
- 77. Who holds the real power in North Macedonia's government?
A) The president
B) The prime minister
C) The Assembly
D) The Constitutional Court
- 78. How many municipalities are there in North Macedonia since 2019?
A) 70
B) 90
C) 80
D) 60
- 79. In which year did North Macedonia pass legislation for greater local autonomy to ethnic Albanians?
A) 2008
B) 2006
C) 2001
D) 2004
- 80. Who led the centre-right party VMRO-DPMNE in the 2006 elections?
A) Gjorgi Ivanov
B) Zoran Zaev
C) Nikola Gruevski
D) Talat Xhaferi
- 81. Who became the prime minister of North Macedonia in June 2017?
A) Nikola Gruevski
B) Zoran Zaev
C) Gjorgi Ivanov
D) Talat Xhaferi
- 82. Who was the acting prime minister of North Macedonia as of 4 January 2020?
A) Zoran Zaev
B) Oliver Spasovski
C) Nikola Gruevski
D) Gjorgi Ivanov
- 83. Who was the president of North Macedonia as of May 2019?
A) Gjorgi Ivanov
B) Zoran Zaev
C) Stevo Pendarovski
D) Talat Xhaferi
- 84. Who became North Macedonia's first female president?
A) Zoran Zaev
B) Talat Xhaferi
C) Stevo Pendarovski
D) Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova
- 85. Who was elected as prime minister of North Macedonia in January 2022?
A) Oliver Spasovski
B) Zoran Zaev
C) Dimitar Kovačevski
D) Gjorgi Ivanov
- 86. What is the name of North Macedonia's legislative body?
A) Parliamentary Council
B) Assembly (Sobranie)
C) Senate
D) Congress
- 87. When did the Constitution of North Macedonia come into use?
A) In 2004
B) In 2017
C) In 2020
D) Shortly after independence in 1991
- 88. What type of state is North Macedonia described as in its constitution?
A) An absolute monarchy
B) A social free state
C) A federal state
D) A socialist state
- 89. Who appoints the judges in North Macedonia?
A) The assembly
B) The Constitutional Court
C) The prime minister
D) The president
- 90. Which of the following is not a statistical region in North Macedonia?
A) Pelagonia
B) Eastern
C) Skopje
D) Central
- 91. In which year were most of the current municipalities in North Macedonia established or amalgamated from previous ones?
A) 1996
B) 2013
C) 1989
D) 2004
- 92. Prior to 1996, how many administrative districts were there in North Macedonia?
A) 10
B) 34
C) 123
D) 80
- 93. What was the number of municipalities before they were reduced to 80 in 2013?
A) 34
B) 84
C) 10
D) 123
- 94. Which term is used for both municipalities and administrative districts in North Macedonia?
A) Regioni
B) Opštini
C) Communes
D) Counties
- 95. Which international organization referred to North Macedonia as 'the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia' until 2019?
A) The United Nations (UN)
B) European Union
C) World Trade Organization
D) NATO
- 96. Which organization's summit in 2008 resulted in Greece vetoing North Macedonia's invitation to join NATO?
A) UN General Assembly
B) NATO Bucharest summit
C) EU Copenhagen summit
D) OSCE Istanbul summit
- 97. Which EU Enlargement Commissioner proposed the start of accession negotiations with North Macedonia in 2012?
A) Catherine Ashton
B) Margot Wallström
C) Jean-Claude Juncker
D) Štefan Füle
- 98. Which organization did North Macedonia join in 2001?
A) World Bank
B) La Francophonie
C) NATO
D) European Union
- 99. What was the role of Matthew Nimetz in the naming dispute between Greece and North Macedonia?
A) Prime Minister of North Macedonia
B) EU Enlargement Commissioner
C) Mediator for the UN negotiating process.
D) Greek Foreign Minister
- 100. When did North Macedonia become an EU candidate state?
A) 2010
B) 2015
C) 2005
D) 1999
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