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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?
Antalya ✓
Ankara ✓
Izmir ✓
Istanbul ✓
2. Who is considered to be the national hero of modern Turkey?
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk ✓
Osman Gazi ✓
İsmet İnönü ✓
Suleiman the Magnificent ✓
3. Which one of these countries does Turkey NOT border?
Iran ✓
Bulgaria ✓
Azerbaijan ✓
Russia ✓
4. What is the Turkish name for the Turkish delight?
Baklava ✓
Dolma ✓
Simit ✓
Lokum ✓
It is derived from Arabic meaning "morsel" or "mouthful"
5. Which one is the second largest ethnic group of Turkey?
Albanians ✓
Arabs ✓
Kurds ✓
Greeks ✓
They mostly inhabit the southeastern parts of the country
6. What is an Nazar amulet believed to do?
Bring good luck ✓
Protect against the evil eye ✓
7. Which one of these is NOT one of the former names of Istanbul?
Augusta Antonia ✓
Constantinople ✓
Byzantium ✓
New Athens ✓
8. Into how many provinces is Turkey divided?
81 ✓
44 ✓
69 ✓
23 ✓
9. What strait straddles in the middle of Istanbul?
Hormuz ✓
Mandeb ✓
Bosphorus ✓
Dardenelles ✓
10. Which country did Turkey invade in 1974?
Iraq ✓
Georgia ✓
Syria ✓
Cyprus ✓
It was a Turkish victory and led to the unrecognized Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
11. In which year did the Turkish alphabet based on the Latin script get accepted nationwide?
1964 ✓
1970 ✓
1991 ✓
1928 ✓
It was Atatürk that changed the system in order to get closer to the West
12. True or False? - Turkey was neutral during World War II.
True ✓
False ✓
Turkey did declare war on the Axis powers at the very last days of the war
13. Which one of these is mainland Asia's westernmost point?
Cape Baba ✓
Cape Lala ✓
Cape Zaza ✓
Cape Nana ✓
14. At its peak, how many times bigger was the Ottoman Empire that the modern Turkey?
12 times bigger ✓
9 times bigger ✓
6.6 times bigger ✓
4.4 times bigger ✓
15. What did people in Turkey NOT have until the 1930s?
Cars ✓
Electricity ✓
Bank accounts ✓
Surnames ✓
It wasn't until 2013 that the eldest male member could only choose family's surname
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 ✓
Sezen Aksu ✓
Sertab Erener ✓
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alisb
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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.
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