Geography of Turkey #1 - Statistics

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What is the capital of Turkey?	Ankara	99%
What is the second-largest ethnic group in Turkey?	Kurds	90%
What was the name of Istanbul during the Ottoman and Byzantine era?	Constantinople	85%
By what country does Turkey share its longest border?	Syria	84%
What sea is located between Turkey and Greece?	Aegean Sea	83%
What cube-shaped candy is made from chopped dates, nuts, and gel?	Turkish {Delight}	76%
What building was once a church, then a mosque, then a museum, and now a mosque again?	Hagia Sophia	75%
On what peninsula is most of Turkey situated?	Anatolia	72%
In what country is Turkish an official language besides Turkey?	Cyprus	72%
What sea is located between the European and Asian Turkey?	Sea of Marmara	70%
What is the name of the biggest covered old market in the world?	Grand {Bazaar}	67%
What city in eastern Turkey has the namesake of a superhero?	Batman	61%
What was the main international airport of Istanbul before "Istanbul Airport"?	Atatürk Airport	55%
What rivers start in the Armenian Highlands and join together in the Shatt al-Arab before emptying into the Persian Gulf?	Euphrates	54%
What rivers start in the Armenian Highlands and join together in the Shatt al-Arab before emptying into the Persian Gulf?	Tigris	53%
What is the largest lake in Turkey? (only three-letters long)	Lake Van	52%
What major city was previously and still informally called Antep?	Gaziantep	46%
On what peninsula, starting with T, does the European part of Turkey lie?	Thrace	43%
What type of geographical landform is the region of Cappadocia known for?	{Fairy} Chimneys	20%
What ancient city was considered to be the western end of the Silk Road?	Antioch	11%