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Quiz about C Asian Cities
Quiz about C Asian Cities

"C" Asian Cities Trivia Quiz


In this quiz I will test your knowledge about Asian cities starting with a "C".

A multiple-choice quiz by author. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
author
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
173,128
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
7 / 15
Plays
1313
Last 3 plays: DeepHistory (5/15), colbymanram (2/15), Andyboy2021 (15/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. This city is the former capital of Sri Lanka.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 2 of 15
2. This city is the major port and second largest city of Bangladesh. Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. This ancient ruined city in central Iraq was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Parthia and later of the Sassanid empire.

Answer: (One Word, mind the spelling)
Question 4 of 15
4. This city is the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana states, India. Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. This city is one of the oldest of China. For certain periods it was the imperial capital. It is reputed to have been the home of Chinese 8th century poet Tu Fu. Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. This is one of the two ports of Taipei, the capital of Taiwan. Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. This city in Thailand was the former capital of the united Lao kingdom. Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. This Russian city was founded as a frontier outpost on the site of a Bashkir village in 1736. It was the HQ of the Czechoslovak legion fighting the Bolsheviks after the Revolution of 1917. Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. This Japanese city was the capital of a powerful daimyo family (12th-16th century). Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. This town in Turkey (formerly called Kale-i Sultaniye) was bombarded in 1915 by the Allies in the Gallipoli campaign of WW1. Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. This city in Indonesia was the former residency of the Netherlands Indies. It has been a center of Islam in Java since the 16th century. The sultanate became subject to the Dutch in the 17th century. Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. This city was the capital of the Spanish possessions in the Philippines 1565-71. Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. This city (formerly called Zenshu) is the capital of North Cholla province, South Korea. Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. This city is the second largest of Turkmenistan. It was called Leninsk 1926-27. Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. This ancient seaport at a site in Israel now called Horbat Qesari or Qisarya was built by Herod ca. 10 BC and was a major city in the Roman province of Palestine.

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This city is the former capital of Sri Lanka.

Answer: Colombo

The new capital of Sri Lanka is Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte.
2. This city is the major port and second largest city of Bangladesh.

Answer: Chittagong

Chittagong is situated on the Karnaphuli River. It was conquered by the nawab of Bengal in 1666 and ceded to the British East India Company in 1760.
3. This ancient ruined city in central Iraq was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Parthia and later of the Sassanid empire.

Answer: Ctesiphon

Ctesiphon was captured by the Arabs in 637 and declined after the building of an Arab capital at Baghdad in 762.
4. This city is the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana states, India.

Answer: Chandigarh

Chandigarh is a federally administrated territory (Union territory) of India. The city of Chandigarh is also the capital of this territory.
5. This city is one of the oldest of China. For certain periods it was the imperial capital. It is reputed to have been the home of Chinese 8th century poet Tu Fu.

Answer: Chengdu

Chengdu is the capital of Sichuan province, China.
6. This is one of the two ports of Taipei, the capital of Taiwan.

Answer: Chiling

Chiling is also known as Keelung.
7. This city in Thailand was the former capital of the united Lao kingdom.

Answer: Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai was the capital of the independent Lao kingdom of Lan Na. It was later subject to Burma.
8. This Russian city was founded as a frontier outpost on the site of a Bashkir village in 1736. It was the HQ of the Czechoslovak legion fighting the Bolsheviks after the Revolution of 1917.

Answer: Chelyabinsk

Chelyabinsk is a major industrial center on the Trans-Siberian Railway.
9. This Japanese city was the capital of a powerful daimyo family (12th-16th century).

Answer: Chiba

After the 16th century Chiba was reduced to a poor fishing village, but it is now a prosperous commercial city.
10. This town in Turkey (formerly called Kale-i Sultaniye) was bombarded in 1915 by the Allies in the Gallipoli campaign of WW1.

Answer: Canakkale

Canakkale is situated on the Asiatic shore of the Dardanelles.
11. This city in Indonesia was the former residency of the Netherlands Indies. It has been a center of Islam in Java since the 16th century. The sultanate became subject to the Dutch in the 17th century.

Answer: Cirebon

Cirebon (formerly Tjirebon or Cheribon) is a seaport in West Java province, Indonesia.
12. This city was the capital of the Spanish possessions in the Philippines 1565-71.

Answer: Cebu

Cebu is the oldest Spanish town in the Philippines.
13. This city (formerly called Zenshu) is the capital of North Cholla province, South Korea.

Answer: Chonju

Chonju is situated in a rice growing region.
14. This city is the second largest of Turkmenistan. It was called Leninsk 1926-27.

Answer: Chardzhev

Chardzhev (formerly Chardzhou or Charjui) is situated on the left bank of the Amu Darya River, south west of Bukhara.
15. This ancient seaport at a site in Israel now called Horbat Qesari or Qisarya was built by Herod ca. 10 BC and was a major city in the Roman province of Palestine.

Answer: Caesarea

Caesarea is the site of an early Christian church and is frequently mentioned in the NT. It was destroyed by Baybars I in 1265.
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