Students lead massive protests in Serbia

Jan. 20, 2025

Q: University students led tens of thousands of protesters last week outside Serbia’s state television headquarters demanding the broadcaster stop what they call biased reporting in favor of President Aleksandar Vucic, who claims protesters are being paid by foreign agents. Where is Serbia?

Circle the area on this map

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Q: The demonstration in the capital was part of wider protests that erupted after the collapse of concrete canopy killed 15 people at a rail station in November. What is the capital of Serbia?

A. Belgrade

B. Bratislava

C. Bucharest

D. Budapest

Q: Vucic was born in Belgrade in 1970 when it was the capital of what former country?

A. Czechoslovakia

B. Moldavia

C. Wallachia

D. Yugoslavia

Q: World War I began after which empire declared war on Serbia in 1914?

A. Austria-Hungary

B. German

C. Russian

D. Ottoman

Q: Most of Serbia is on which European peninsula?

A. Balkan

B. Crimea

C. Iberian

D. Jutland

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