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Afghanistan True or False?
Can you guess whether these statements about the country of Afghanistan are true or false?
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| First submitted | January 24, 2021 |
| Times taken | 23,809 |
| Average score | 73.3% |
| Rating | 4.54 |
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1. Afghanistan was once invaded by the Soviet Union
True
False
2. Afghanistan once had a king
Afghanistan was a monarchy from 1926–1973
True
False
3. Kabul has an elevation of more than 1000 meters
At 1,790 m altitude, it is world's 11th highest capital
True
False
4. Osama bin Laden was the de facto leader of Afghanistan between 1996–2001
True
False
5. At one time, Afghanistan was the world's largest opium poppy producer
Since the Taliban's rise to power in 2022 and their anti-opium stance, Myanmar has surpassed Afghanistan in terms of production
True
False
6. Khaled Hosseini was one of Afghanistan's presidents
Khaled Hosseini is a writer
True
False
7. Pashtuns are a major ethnic group in Afghanistan
Pashtuns are the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan (39%), followed by Tajiks (37%)
True
False
8. Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize for ending the U.S. war in Afghanistan
True
False
9. Afghanistan has large Christian and Hindu minorities
99.7% of Afghanis are Muslim
True
False
10. A British Army once was nearly completely annihilated fleeing from Afghanistan
During the 1842 retreat from Kabul, 16,000 soldiers and civilians fled the country. Only one British person reached the border.
True
False
11. The Taliban is now the ruling power in Afghanistan
True
False
12. What is today Kandahar was once a Greek-speaking settlement known as "Alexandria of Arachosia"
True
False
13. The population of Afghanistan has declined since 1980 due to many wars and occupations
The population of Afghanistan has TRIPLED since 1980, one of the fastest growth rates in the world
True
False
14. Afghanistan is a major oil exporter
True
False
15. In Afghanistan, it is common for people to marry their first cousin
34.7% of marriages in Afghanistan are between first cousins
True
False
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There’s a wee typo in question number 5: "Afghanistan is *the* world's largest opium poppy producer”.