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Quiz about The Caucasus Region
Quiz about The Caucasus Region

The Caucasus Region Trivia Quiz


Inspired by a recent trip to this region, which is composed of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia, I thought I would provoke others to do the same.

A multiple-choice quiz by dovbear. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
dovbear
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
261,530
Updated
Jan 19 22
# Qns
10
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Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which two seas form borders for the Caucasus Region? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What is the highest peak in the Caucasus Mountains? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The Ural Mountain Chain is encompassed within the Caucasus Region.


Question 4 of 10
4. What is the largest city in this region? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. This next question requires you to be familiar with the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The war ended in 1994 and Armenia gained a portion of Azerbaijan's territory. What is the name of the disputed territory? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Of the three countries Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia how many of them share a border with Iran? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Of which two continents is the Caucasus often said to be a member?

Answer: (Three words, second word is "and")
Question 8 of 10
8. What natural resource is Azerbaijan best noted for? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What river begins at Mount Kazbek, Georgia, and flows for 600 km, going through North Ossetia, Chechnya and Dagestan, before emptying into the Caspian Sea? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What mountain in the Caucasus is accredited for being the final resting place for Noah's Ark, as stated in the Bible? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which two seas form borders for the Caucasus Region?

Answer: The Black and Caspian Seas

Both of these seas are interesting in their own right. The Black Sea is an extension of the Atlantic Ocean gaining its supply of water through the Mediterranean Sea and the Bosporus Strait. The Caspian Sea on the other hand is the largest lake in the world by area.

The lake offers more fresh water in the north of the sea, as opposed to the higher salinity found in the south on the Iranian border.
2. What is the highest peak in the Caucasus Mountains?

Answer: Mount Elbrus

Mount Elbrus, measuring in at 5,642 meters/18,510 feet, is seen as the highest peak for all of Europe if the determining point between Europe and Asia is at the watershed divide of the Caucasus, or anywhere south of this point.
3. The Ural Mountain Chain is encompassed within the Caucasus Region.

Answer: False

Located some six hundred miles further North East none of the Ural Mountains enter the region. Oddly, by some regards the Ural Mountains form the border between Asia and Europe and not the Caucasus Mountains as seen listed elsewhere in geographical works of scholarship.
4. What is the largest city in this region?

Answer: Baku

Baku, located in Azerbaijan, is the largest city. Knowing where Baku is on a map is a very good reference point for the whole region as it sticks out on a peninsula into the Caspian Sea. If you can make this identification it becomes much easier to put surrounding areas into place.

As for the wrong answers: Tbilisi is the capital of Georgia, Yerevan is the capital of Armenia and Grozny is the capital of Chechnya.
5. This next question requires you to be familiar with the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The war ended in 1994 and Armenia gained a portion of Azerbaijan's territory. What is the name of the disputed territory?

Answer: Nagorno-Karabakh

The problem between these two countries happened when they each gained their independence from the splintering Soviet Union. When borders were constructed, the ethnic make up of each portion was not greatly considered. Hence, there were many Armenians living in the new Azerbaijan and they did not want to be ruled by this predominantly Muslim government.

Another thing to consider in this same line of thought is that there are more Azeri's [Azerbaijan] living in Iran than there are in Azerbaijan. Perhaps this will have consequences in the years to come.
6. Of the three countries Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia how many of them share a border with Iran?

Answer: two

Armenia and Azerbaijan both share borders with Iran.
7. Of which two continents is the Caucasus often said to be a member?

Answer: Asia and Europe

During my preparation for this trip, I came across conflicting references as to to which continent this region belonged. I learned a new word along the way- "Eurasia", which is defined by Columbia dictionary as " a land mass comprising the continents of Europe and Asia, in which Europe is geographically a western peninsula of Asia, rather than a separate continent". So now we all are better informed.
8. What natural resource is Azerbaijan best noted for?

Answer: Oil

Azerbaijan is the oldest oil producing region in the world. It's figured that there are 1.2 billion barrels for certain and a great potential for more in the Caspian Sea.
9. What river begins at Mount Kazbek, Georgia, and flows for 600 km, going through North Ossetia, Chechnya and Dagestan, before emptying into the Caspian Sea?

Answer: Terek River

While doing this quiz, I learned that in the city of Terek there resides the largest child in the world, weighing in at 200 pounds at age six!
10. What mountain in the Caucasus is accredited for being the final resting place for Noah's Ark, as stated in the Bible?

Answer: Mt. Ararat

Genesis 8:3-5 " 3 The water receded steadily from the earth. At the end of the hundred and fifty days the water had gone down, 4 and on the seventeenth day of the seventh month the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat. 5 The waters continued to recede until the tenth month, and on the first day of the tenth month the tops of the mountains became visible." Quoted from the NIV version.

Mount Ararat has changed hands of ownership over the past few thousand years and is currently within the borders of Turkey. Until recently, you could not approach the mountain because it was a military occupied zone. But now you can climb it with Turkish guides, for a hefty price.
Source: Author dovbear

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