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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?
Izmir
Ankara
Istanbul
Antalya
2. Who is considered to be the national hero of modern Turkey?
Osman Gazi
İsmet İnönü
Suleiman the Magnificent
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
3. Which one of these countries does Turkey NOT border?
Azerbaijan
Russia
Bulgaria
Iran
4. What is the Turkish name for the Turkish delight?
It is derived from Arabic meaning "morsel" or "mouthful"
Dolma
Lokum
Simit
Baklava
5. Which one is the second largest ethnic group of Turkey?
They mostly inhabit the southeastern parts of the country
Greeks
Arabs
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?
Constantinople
Augusta Antonia
Byzantium
New Athens
8. Into how many provinces is Turkey divided?
69
44
81
23
9. What strait straddles in the middle of Istanbul?
Mandeb
Bosphorus
Hormuz
Dardenelles
10. Which country did Turkey invade in 1974?
It was a Turkish victory and led to the unrecognized Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Cyprus
Iraq
Syria
Georgia
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
1991
1964
1970
1928
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 Zaza
Cape Baba
Cape Nana
Cape Lala
14. At its peak, how many times bigger was the Ottoman Empire that the modern Turkey?
12 times bigger
4.4 times bigger
9 times bigger
6.6 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
Electricity
Bank accounts
Surnames
16. Which of these is the English name for the longest river entirely located in Turkey?
High River
Red River
Peninsular River
Snake 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?
Şebnem Ferah
Nil Karaibrahimgil
Sertab Erener
Sezen Aksu
1 Comments
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Level 22
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.