Statistics for Geography of Iran

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What is the capital of Iran?	Tehran	99%
What inland sea does Iran border to the north?	Caspian Sea	93%
What is the largest country Iran borders?	Pakistan	85%
What is the Persian name for the Persian languague?	Farsi	84%
What is the smallest country Iran borders?	Armenia	82%
Iran is the only non-African country with a native population of what big cat?	Cheetah	69%
What ethnic-based region is shared by Iraq, Syria and Turkey?	Kurdistan	69%
What strait is located between Iran and Arabia?	Strait of {Hormuz}	63%
After what religious leader of the Iranian Revolution is the busiest airport in the capital named?	Ruhollah Khomeini	61%
What three-letter city is the religious capital of Iran?	Qom	60%
What gulf does the above connect to the Persian Gulf?	Gulf of {Oman}	53%
What historical wine-city is considered to be the cultural capital of Iran?	Shiraz	52%
In what region is Iran mostly located?	Iranian {Plateau}	51%
What city was the capital of the Safavid dynasty between 1598–1736?	Isfahan	51%
What mountain range, starting with Z, is located between Iran and Iraq?	Zagros Mountains	51%
What was the ancient capital of Persia until Alexander the Great's invasion?	Persepolis	50%
What is the main port of Iran?	Bandar {Abbas}	41%
What is the second largest ethnic group in Iran after the Persians?	Azerbaijani	40%
What ethnic-based region is shared by that country?	Balochistan	34%
What shallow lake was once the largest lake in the Middle East before shrinking?	Lake Urmia	23%