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Multiple Choice City Quiz - Astana

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Last updated: March 16, 2025
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First submittedMarch 15, 2025
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1. What does the name Astana mean in the Kazakh language?
Capital City
Center City
Untouched
Connecting Point
2. What river is Astana situated on?
Ile River
Nura River
Kaskelen River
Ishim River
3. Astana holds the record for most city name changes. How many different names has the city cycled through?
Akmoly ➡ Akmolinsk ➡ Tselinograd ➡ Akmola ➡ Astana ➡ Nur-Sultan
4
6
8
10
4. The person who designed Astana's city layout was from what country?
Kisho Kurokawa
Nepal
Italy
Qatar
Japan
5. What is the tallest building in Kazakhstan, found in Astana?
Abu Dhabi Plaza
Changsha IFS Tower T1
One Vanderbilt
Haitian Center Tower 2
6. Which word is often used to describe the architecture found in Astana?
As well as Neo-futuristic. Some say the city's skyline rivals that of Dubai.
Bouncy
Futuristic
Simplistic
Primeval
7. The Trans-Kazakhstan Railroad connects with what other railroad in Astana?
Russian Lowland Railroad
Mongol-Pacific Railroad
South Siberian Railroad
Gobi Railroad
8. The Khan Shatyr is a large entertainment center build to resemble what shape?
It is the largest tent-shaped structure in the world, designed by renowned British Architect Norman Foster.
Spiral
Heart
Star
Tent
9. UNESCO gave Astana which title in 1999?
World City
City of Peace
Developed City
City of Stars
10. The Bayterek Tower, also referred to as the Tree of Life, has a myth associated with it. What is this myth?
The earth started forming where the golden globe sits, and the first day of its creation is frozen in time.
A giant dug for gold long ago in Astana, and left a large piece for the tiny people who helped craft tools for the giant.
A bird laid a golden egg in the nest of the tree, symbolizing rebirth and human desire.
The sun was too hot, and began melting, dropping golden tears right on the city.
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12 Comments
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Level 72
Mar 15, 2025
This city is beautiful in terms of design, landscape, and culture. I've never been, but researching made me want to buy a ticket 10x over.
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Level 61
Mar 15, 2025
Lol, I got confused when I read the title for a second Reminds me of Gade's Astana by Pictures.

Only got 1/10, the last one.

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Level 72
Mar 15, 2025
:]
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Level 83
Mar 15, 2025
Also 1/10. I need to watch Borat again!
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Level 63
Mar 16, 2025
6/10

the glaze is unreal

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Level 84
Mar 16, 2025
Btw thumbnails aren't visible on mobile, pretty sure you could just use html to put it in the question. Also I think it'd be better to ask what Astana's UNESCO title is, trying to guess a random year is kind of impossible
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Level 72
Mar 16, 2025
sure
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Level 65
Mar 20, 2025
congrats on 500 quizzes
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Level 72
Mar 20, 2025
:)
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Level 65
Mar 25, 2025
wait i saw you were doing perth

please can i do it 😭

its my home city

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Level 72
Mar 25, 2025
Yes you can do it, I've not made any progress at all
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Level 61
Aug 17, 2025
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