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Turkey Multiple Choice
Try to pick the right answer to the given questions all about the Republic of Turkey.
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Last updated: December 28, 2019
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| First submitted | January 23, 2019 |
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1.
What is the capital of Turkey?
Ankara
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Istanbul
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Izmir
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Antalya
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2.
Who is considered to be the national hero of modern Turkey?
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
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Suleiman the Magnificent
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İsmet İnönü
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Osman Gazi
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3.
Which one of these countries does Turkey NOT border?
Iran
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Bulgaria
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Russia
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Azerbaijan
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4.
What is the Turkish name for the Turkish delight?
Baklava
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Lokum
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Simit
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Dolma
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It is derived from Arabic meaning "morsel" or "mouthful"
5.
Which one is the second largest ethnic group of Turkey?
Kurds
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Greeks
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Albanians
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Arabs
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They mostly inhabit the southeastern parts of the country
6.
What is an Nazar amulet believed to do?
Bring good luck
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Protect against the evil eye
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7.
Which one of these is NOT one of the former names of Istanbul?
New Athens
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Augusta Antonia
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Byzantium
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Constantinople
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8.
Into how many provinces is Turkey divided?
81
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44
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69
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23
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9.
What strait straddles in the middle of Istanbul?
Hormuz
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Bosphorus
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Dardenelles
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Mandeb
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10.
Which country did Turkey invade in 1974?
Syria
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Georgia
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Iraq
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Cyprus
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It was a Turkish victory and led to the unrecognized Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
11.
In which year did the Turkish alphabet based on the Latin script get accepted nationwide?
1970
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1928
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1991
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1964
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It was Atatürk that changed the system in order to get closer to the West
12.
True or False? - Turkey was neutral during World War II.
True
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False
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Turkey did declare war on the Axis powers at the very last days of the war
13.
Which one of these is mainland Asia's westernmost point?
Cape Baba
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Cape Zaza
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Cape Nana
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Cape Lala
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14.
At its peak, how many times bigger was the Ottoman Empire that the modern Turkey?
6.6 times bigger
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4.4 times bigger
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9 times bigger
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12 times bigger
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15.
What did people in Turkey NOT have until the 1930s?
Bank accounts
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Surnames
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Electricity
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Cars
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It wasn't until 2013 that the eldest male member could only choose family's surname
16.
Which of these is the English name for the longest river entirely located in Turkey?
Red River
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Snake River
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High River
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Peninsular River
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17.
In 2003 Turkey won the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time with the song called "Everyway That I Can". Who sang it?
Sezen Aksu
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Sertab Erener
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Nil Karaibrahimgil
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Şebnem Ferah
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1 Comments
alisb
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Level 22
Jun 20, 2023
Oh that's right, Turkey remained neutral until WWII was almost over! What a trick question lol, I was confident on that (as someone from Turkey) but got it wrong.
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