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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
Istanbul
Ankara
Antalya
2. Who is considered to be the national hero of modern Turkey?
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
İsmet İnönü
Osman Gazi
Suleiman the Magnificent
3. Which one of these countries does Turkey NOT border?
Azerbaijan
Russia
Iran
Bulgaria
4. What is the Turkish name for the Turkish delight?
Simit
Lokum
Dolma
Baklava
It is derived from Arabic meaning "morsel" or "mouthful"
5. Which one is the second largest ethnic group of Turkey?
Greeks
Arabs
Kurds
Albanians
They mostly inhabit the southeastern parts of the country
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?
Augusta Antonia
Constantinople
New Athens
Byzantium
8. Into how many provinces is Turkey divided?
69
23
44
81
9. What strait straddles in the middle of Istanbul?
Hormuz
Dardenelles
Mandeb
Bosphorus
10. Which country did Turkey invade in 1974?
Syria
Cyprus
Iraq
Georgia
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?
1970
1991
1964
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.
False
True
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 Zaza
Cape Nana
Cape Baba
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
6.6 times bigger
9 times bigger
15. What did people in Turkey NOT have until the 1930s?
Cars
Surnames
Bank accounts
Electricity
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?
Peninsular River
Red River
High 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?
Sertab Erener
Şebnem Ferah
Sezen Aksu
Nil Karaibrahimgil
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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.