| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Empires over which it was the capital between 330 and 1922 (4) | Ottoman | 80%
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| Airport's name | Atatürk | 78%
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| Name from 330 to 1923 | Constantinople | 78%
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| Once the world's largest cathedral, now a museum | Hagia Sophia | 76%
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| How you take your coffee here | {Turkish} Coffee | 76%
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| Strait that bisects the city | Bosphorus | 71%
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| Middle name of the Father of Turkey, who died there in 1938 | Mustafa {Kemal} Atatürk | 70%
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| The region it is in (also the name of a nearby sea) | Marmara | 68%
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| 2020 event that Istanbul was finalist for, losing to Tokyo | Olympic Games | 66%
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| Empires over which it was the capital between 330 and 1922 (1) | Roman | 63%
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| Empires over which it was the capital between 330 and 1922 (3) | Byzantine | 61%
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| Other major waterway that flows into it | Golden {Horn} | 61%
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| How you take your tea here | {Apple} Tea | 59%
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| Train from Paris, until 1977 | Orient Express | 56%
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| Palace from which Ottoman Empire was administered | {Dolma}bahçe Palace | 49%
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| Destination of YHT (Yüksek Hızlı Tren) high speed trains (1) | Ankara | 46%
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| Name when it was founded in 660 BC | Byzantium | 45%
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| Its citizens are called | Istanbulites | 34%
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| Destination of YHT (Yüksek Hızlı Tren) high speed trains (2) | Konya | 17%
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| Empires over which it was the capital between 330 and 1922 (2) | Latin | 11%
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