All About Afghanistan Trivia Quiz

Answer: East

Kabul is 5900 ft (1800m) above sea level. The city is over 3000 years old. The city was also the first in Central Asia to have a Marks and Spencer store.

Answer: Lambskin

A karakul hat is made from the fur of the Qaraqul breed of sheep. Qaraqul is Turkic for "black fur". The president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, is famous for wearing one.

Answer: Chaderi

Nowadays, many women (especially those living in cities such as Kabul) have given up wearing the chaderi in favor of more modern clothing.

Incorrect answers: Buz-kashi is Afghanistan's national sport. It is similar to polo.

Pushtu is one of two major languages in Afghanistan.

Mujahidin was the name of Afghan resistance forces, and means "holy warriors".

Answer: True

General Mohammed Daoud Khan lead a coup against the monarchy of Afghanistan in the year 1973. He was killed when a leftist group took over the government in 1978. This group signed a peace treaty with the Soviet Union, an action that later led to a revolt.

Answer: 6

The borders are as follows:

Pakistan in the south and in the east.
Iran in the south and in the west.
Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan in the north.
China in the very far northeast.

Answer: Dance

The attan is a very warlike dance. The country has been subject to much warfare in the past, and as a result, there is a strong fighting tradition among the people even today. The attan reminds the people of their struggle for independence and freedom.

Answer: Dasht-i Margo

Dasht-i Margo is located in the provinces of Helmand and Nimruz. The elevation is approx. 500-700m. The word "dasht-i" means "plain" in the local language of the region.

INCORRECT ANSWERS:
Dasht-i Kavir is in the plateau of Iran and is also known as the Great Salt Desert.

The Kalahari Desert is in south-western Africa, and covers approximately 900,000 square kilometers (225,000 square miles)!

The Arabian desert covers most of the Arabian peninsula. Temperatures can reach 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) in summer.

Answer: Jamhuri-ye Islami-ye Afganistan

The full name of the country is "Islamic Republic of Afghanistan". One of the incorrect answers, "De Afganistan Islami Jamhuriyat", is actually the name is Pashto, the other official language.

Dari is a Persian language, called in full Dari Persian. It is also known as Eastern Persian, or Afghan Persian.
Pashto is also known as Afghani, and is an Indo-Iranian language.

Ibn Battuta (1304-1368) was actually a Muslim Berber who traveled the Islamic world.

Answer: 41st

Perhaps unsurprisingly, 0% of the country is water. As an aside, 99% of Afghans are Muslim.

The 10th, 26th, and 50th largest countries are Sudan [967,500 sq mi], Colombia [439,737 sq mi], and Thailand [198,120 sq mi] respectively.

Answer: Nowshak (Mountain)

The answer is Nowshak, also spelled Noshaq. Nowshak is the second highest peak in the Hindu Kush mountain range after Tirich Mir, however Tirich Mir is actually situated in Northern Pakistan.

Ghazni is a city 2,219 m (7,280 ft) above sea level, and is home to approximately 141,000 people.

Takhar is not actually a city, but is a province.

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