Worth knowing
Bulgaria
The Varna gold was found by accident in 1972, by a man driving an excavator. The graves held about 3,000 gold objects, made some 6,500 years ago.
Where its story happens
Varna Necropolis, at 43.21°N, 27.86°E. It's the place the game marks on the globe once the country is found. See it on a map.
Five things to know about Bulgaria
In Geodar these are the five clues to this country, and it counts as one of the middling countries. The game asks the hardest clue first. Here the easiest comes first.
- Where it is. It's Bulgaria, on the Black Sea, south of Romania and north of Greece. See Bulgaria on a map.
- Its capital is Sofia, and its Black Sea coast is lined with beach resorts.
- Here a nod of the head traditionally means no, and a shake means yes.
- The Cyrillic alphabet, now used by about 250 million people, was developed here in the 9th century.
- The oldest worked gold treasure ever found, more than 6,000 years old, was dug up here.