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1 When was Croatia established?

2 Which of the following lead to the establishment of Croatia?

3 What does the following picture show?  Ban Nikola Šubić Zrinski, a Croatian leader in the wars against Ottomans.   Croatian Parliament palace on the east side of St. Mark's square, Gornji Grad in Zagreb   Oton Iveković, The arrival of the Croats at the shores of Adriatic.   Rossi's Cabin in Mt. Velebit National Park

4 Biathlete Jakov Fak won bronze medal in World Championships 2009 in Pyeongchang and another bronze medal in 2010 Winter Olympics in ________.

5 [3], at the same time in 2008 purchasing power parity ________ was $82.407 billion or $18,575 per capita.

6 [56] ________ data shows that Croatian nominal GDP stood at $69.357 billion, or $15,633 per capita.

7 Portals to the World from the United States ________

8 What is the population of Croatia?

9 [55] However, corruption, ________, and a general lack of transparency stymied meaningful economic reform, as well as much-needed foreign investment.

10 densely wooded mountains in Lika and Gorski Kotar, part of the ________;

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the Zagreb mid-air collision over Croatia in 1976 was one of the deadliest mid-air collisions?
  • the Archdiocesan Classical Gymnasium in Zagreb, Croatia has an observatory (pictured) on school grounds?
  • the Croatian eurodance group Colonia won the first annual Eurodance contest in 2001 with its song "Za tvoje snene oči"?
  • many battles were fought between the Croatian medieval cities of Kaptol and Gradec over ownership of Medveščak creek?
  • in the mid-1700s, inns made up an estimated one-third of the buildings in Tvrđa, a Habsburg fort that forms part of the city of Osijek in Croatia?
  • the falkuša sailboat raced in one of the oldest fishermen's regattas in Europe, held from 1593 to 1936 on the island of Vis, Croatia?
  • the Islamic Emirate of Bari in Southern Italy was conquered in 871 by Frankish and Lombard ground forces under Louis II of Italy, together with a Croatian fleet?
  • two major bridges in Croatia, carrying two major roads only one mile apart, are both officially called Maslenica Bridge?
  • three members of the Croatian bobsleigh team at the 2006 Winter Olympics, Dejan Vojnović, Jurica Grabušić and Slaven Krajačić, had all previously competed as track athletes at the Summer Olympics?
  • the small Croatian town of Jastrebarsko was home to two cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church, who were also both archbishops of the country's capital Zagreb?
  • the modern Croatian intelligence community emerged as an integral force in Croatia's war for independence, spying on rival Yugoslav republics?
  • in 1675 bones of five Christian saints and one Hungarian monarch were discovered at the Pula Cathedral in Croatia?
  • during the Battle of Dalmatia, Croatian forces were so ill-equipped that they stuffed explosives into Coca-Cola cans to create hand grenades?
  • Lepoglava prison (Croatian: Kaznionica u Lepoglavi) is the oldest and largest prison located in Croatia?
  • Italian Wall Lizards (pictured) on a Croatian island developed significant behavioral and morphological changes over the course of 36 years, which has been described as "rapid evolution"?
  • Šalata is the first neighborhood in Croatia to use digital homes?
  • Milan Bandić was elected in 2005 as the mayor of Zagreb, Croatia, with the support of only a seventh of eligible voters?
  • Prvić near Krk is the windiest Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea?
  • Svetozar Delić was a mayor of Zagreb, Croatia for three days, but it took three more days to remove him from the city hall?
  • despite a 600-year long tradition of being the back garden of the Zagreb cathedral, the Ribnjak neighborhood in Zagreb, Croatia is a focal point of gang violence in the city?
  • at 5,821 metres (19,098 ft) long, the Mala Kapela Tunnel is the longest tunnel in Croatia?
  • a substantially complete Greek bronze Apoxyomenos, or representation of an athlete, was recovered off the Croatian island of Lošinj in 1999?
  • Zaprešić is the most densely populated city in Zagreb County, Croatia?
  • Grandmaster Valentina Golubenko, the first and only World Youth Chess Champion born and raised in Estonia, is a Russian citizen playing under the Croatian flag?
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