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Random Places by Former Name

Can you name these randomly selected places that were formerly referred to by these names?
the name could refer to any period in time - be aware that places may not have been independent by then!
answer must correspond to the yellow box
the answers change every time!
Quiz by Gassu
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Last updated: February 3, 2020
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First submittedFebruary 3, 2020
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Old Name
What is it?
Current name
Bombay
city
Mumbai
Angora
city
Ankara
Basutoland
country
Lesotho
Southern Rhodesia
country
Zimbabwe
Berlin, Canada
city
Kitchener
Portuguese Guinea
country
Guinea-Bissau
Cape Kennedy
cape
Cape Canaveral
Canton
city
Guangzhou
New Hebrides
country
Vanuatu
Barcino
city
Barcelona
Old Name
What is it?
Current name
White Russia
country
Belarus
Smyrna
city
Izmir
Peking
city
Beijing
Burma
country
Myanmar
Mesopotamia
country
Iraq
Cambria
region
Wales
Deseret
U.S. state
Utah
Nanking
city
Nanjing
Gilbert Islands
country
Kiribati
Fort Dearborn
city
Chicago
3 Comments
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Level 51
Feb 3, 2020
Where is Edo? I think that'd be a good one, great quiz either way!
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Level 70
Feb 3, 2020
Edo is in here! With the quiz being random, you may have to refresh a few times to get it ;)
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Level 60
Feb 3, 2020
Nice quiz!