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Old Name New Name

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Old Name New Name game quiz
"Throughout history, the names of many places in the world have changed for one reason or another. Can you make the connection?"

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



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?
    Montreal
    Toronto
    Quebec City
    Ottawa


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


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


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


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


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


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