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1 trivia quiz  Once It Was Called....
This quiz is about the many places around the world that are called something other than their original name.
 Difficult 15Q
8436 plays
 May 27 02
bullymom
2 trivia quiz  Eating Places icon
The answers refer to place names that are also foods. or foods that are also places. Good Luck.
 Average 20Q
6933 plays
 Nov 06 01
Ikabud
3 trivia quiz  'Grand' Geography Names icon
Each of these geographic place names includes the word 'Grand' (or its variations 'Gran' and 'Grande'). I wish you luck on this adventure!
 Difficult 10Q
2160 plays
 Jun 05 04
thejazzkickazz gold
4 trivia quiz  Geographical Sobriquets icon
All multiple choice, these sobriquets are given to cities or countries. Can you work out which is correct from the options given?
 Difficult 10Q
2661 plays
 Apr 27 03
sunfloweruk23
5 trivia quiz  What they call their own country icon
We may call it one thing in English, but sometimes the name of a country can be radically different in the country's own language. I give you their name, you pick the English name. Hint: It is not always in the official language of the country
 Difficult 15Q
3228 plays
 Jul 23 02
case2
6 trivia quiz  Local Long and Short Forms icon
Each country around the world has a local long or short name that the people refer to their nation as. In this quiz, I will give you the local long or short name for a country, you will select what country is known by this name.
 Tough 10Q
960 plays
 Jun 23 05
apathy100
7 trivia quiz  Former or Alternate Names of Nations icon
Do you know the former names or alternate names for these countries?
 Average 10Q
7287 plays
 Apr 19 02
bigwoo gold
8 trivia quiz  Names Names Names icon
A hodgepodge of why, where, who, what, and when of geographical names.
 Very Difficult 20Q
2943 plays
 Jan 16 02
yiz1951
9 trivia quiz  Literal Place Names icon
Many places in the world have been named in a language other than English. We use their names but do we know what they mean?
 Tough 10Q
3828 plays
 Jul 18 02
GroundsKeeper-Willy
10 trivia quiz  Place Names in Limericks icon
The characters in limericks tend to come from obscure places (almost as if they only put them in to get a rhyme). Do you know where these common limerick locations actually are?
 Tough 10Q
3636 plays
 Aug 02 02
Islingtonian
11 trivia quiz  Former British Colonies icon
I want the name of a former British colony, protectorate or dependency. I give you its capital and sometimes a clue. Major clue: None of these territories have the same name today.
 Difficult 25Q
3003 plays
 May 13 02
author
12 trivia quiz  Old Places, New Names
This quiz is about places that have changed their name at some point in their history. Enjoy!
 Average 10Q
4869 plays
 Apr 13 01
hews
13 trivia quiz  Old Names for New Countries
Colonialism and independence have seen many place names change over the years - can you match them?
 Average 10Q
5559 plays
 Jul 17 00
bridget3
14 trivia quiz  Colorful Places icon
This quiz is about places with a color in their name. Can you name the place? there will be just the name of the place. I will not put the in front of the location
 Average 10Q
4836 plays
 Aug 28 02
caribbean
15 trivia quiz  How Places Got Their Names icon
This is a glance at how certain places were named
 Average 10Q
3207 plays
 Mar 14 01
robert362
16 trivia quiz  Palindromic Places icon
Palindromes are spelt the same backwards or forwards and the place names in this quiz are just that! Can you work out the name of the (almost) A to Z places from the clues given?
 Difficult 20Q
1305 plays
 Aug 04 04
Engadine
17 trivia quiz  Place Names in Songs icon
Complete the place names in each song
 Average 10Q
6135 plays
 Feb 22 00
muriel
18 trivia quiz  Latin Names of European Cities icon
What are the Latin names of these European cities?
 Very Difficult 15Q
1602 plays
 May 15 03
optigan

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* We're Just Two Little Girls from _________________
* The Only Living Boy in _______________
* From New York to __________
* Which country was previously known as Siam?
* Which country was previously known as Dahomey?
* Which country was previously known as Ceylon?
* What is the current name for ancient Persia?
* And what is the current name for ancient Mesopotamia?
* What is the modern name for Southern Rhodesia?
* In which country is the land of Piedmont?
* What country was formerly called Abyssinia?
* What is the modern name for Nyasaland?
* It was formerly Burma, but now it's referred to as what by the military government?
* 'Virginia' was named for 'The Virgin Queen'. What was her actual name?
* 'Boonesboro' was named for Daniel Boone. Where is it located?
* Where does the name 'Seattle' come from?
* Buffalo Bill Cody is a legendary figure of the Old West. Where is the city of Cody located?
* Lake Champlain is named after Samuel Champlain, the explorer. When did he make his explorations?
* Jonestown was named after Jim Jones. Where was it located?

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