In My Day It Was Called...

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1. Istanbul used to be known by another name. Who was this ancient city named in honour of under Roman rule? Constantine the Great Darius I Alexander the Great Byzas from Megara

2. Which European capital was once known as Christiania? Copenhagen Oslo Dublin Lisbon

3. The Chinese gooseberry got a new name during the cold war, when marketers believed association with a communist country was a bad idea. What is the fruit more commonly known as now? lychee mulberry pomegranate kiwifruit

4. Who of these is not a famous singer? Herbert Cooper Faroukh Bulsara Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou Harry Rodger Webb

5. Even diseases may change their name to avoid stigma associated with old labels. What is leprosy now more commonly called? Nothing, it's always just been leprosy Hansen's disease Ectromelia syndrome Chronic infectious keratosis (CIK)

6. After the excesses of the Spanish Inquisition, the court of appeal in trials of heresy within the Catholic church underwent radical procedural revisions and a name change. What is the successor to the Holy Inquisition known as now? The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments The Roman Curia The Congregation for Catholic Education and Evangelisation

7. Which biblical character changed his name to Israel? Jacob Abram Saul Simon

8. What was King Edward VIII known as to his family? Henry George Albert David

9. How many times did the Russian city St Petersburg change its name in the 20th century? 4 1 3 2

10. Joseph Heller originally planned to use a different number in "Catch-22". His publishers were worried about the potential for confusion with a recently released novel set during WWII that also had a number in the title. If Heller had gotten his book out first, what phrase would we be using now to describe a lose-lose situation? Catch-11 Catch-18 Catch-69 Catch-32