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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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1. What is the capital of Turkey?
Istanbul
Izmir
Antalya
Ankara
2. Who is considered to be the national hero of modern Turkey?
Suleiman the Magnificent
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
İsmet İnönü
Osman Gazi
3. Which one of these countries does Turkey NOT border?
Bulgaria
Azerbaijan
Iran
Russia
4. What is the Turkish name for the Turkish delight?
It is derived from Arabic meaning "morsel" or "mouthful"
Baklava
Simit
Lokum
Dolma
5. Which one is the second largest ethnic group of Turkey?
They mostly inhabit the southeastern parts of the country
Arabs
Greeks
Albanians
Kurds
6. What is an Nazar amulet believed to do?
Protect against the evil eye
Bring good luck
7. Which one of these is NOT one of the former names of Istanbul?
New Athens
Byzantium
Constantinople
Augusta Antonia
8. Into how many provinces is Turkey divided?
69
44
81
23
9. What strait straddles in the middle of Istanbul?
Hormuz
Mandeb
Dardenelles
Bosphorus
10. Which country did Turkey invade in 1974?
It was a Turkish victory and led to the unrecognized Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Iraq
Georgia
Syria
Cyprus
11. In which year did the Turkish alphabet based on the Latin script get accepted nationwide?
It was Atatürk that changed the system in order to get closer to the West
1970
1928
1991
1964
12. True or False? - Turkey was neutral during World War II.
Turkey did declare war on the Axis powers at the very last days of the war
False
True
13. Which one of these is mainland Asia's westernmost point?
Cape Baba
Cape Nana
Cape Zaza
Cape Lala
14. At its peak, how many times bigger was the Ottoman Empire that the modern Turkey?
9 times bigger
6.6 times bigger
12 times bigger
4.4 times bigger
15. What did people in Turkey NOT have until the 1930s?
It wasn't until 2013 that the eldest male member could only choose family's surname
Cars
Bank accounts
Electricity
Surnames
16. Which of these is the English name for the longest river entirely located in Turkey?
Snake River
Red River
Peninsular River
High River
17. In 2003 Turkey won the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time with the song called "Everyway That I Can". Who sang it?
Nil Karaibrahimgil
Şebnem Ferah
Sezen Aksu
Sertab Erener
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1 Comments
alisb
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Level 21
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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