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1. What name did the country of Iran used to have? Mesopotamia Siam Atlantis Persia

2. The Turkish city of Istanbul used to be called what? Ankara Ceylon Singapore Constantinople

3. Fort York is now which major Canadian metropolis? Toronto Quebec City Montreal Ottawa

4. The Asian country of Thailand used to be called what? Laos Mongolia Siam Formosa

5. Ho Chi Minh City used to be known as what? Rangoon Saigon Islamabad Yokohoma

6. The island of Ceylon is now called what? Sicily Madagascar Sri Lanka Cypress

7. The Canadian communities of Port Arthur and Fort William were merged to create one city called what? Thunder Bay Timmins Fort Willart Sudbury

8. The Russian city formerly and currently called St. Petersburg once had another name. What was it? Odessa Stalingrad Leningrad Volgograd

9. The Canadian town of Galt had its name changed in the 1960's. Its new name is shared by a town in England. What is the new name? London Cambridge Liverpool Birmingham

10. The new name of the country of Burma is what? Cambodia Bangladesh Laos Myanmar