Kazakhstan Trivia Quiz

Answer: Afghanistan

Kazakhstan is bordered by Russia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and China. Kazakhstan is the ninth largest nation in the world, which is roughly four times the size of the state of Texas. It is also the largest landlocked country in the world.

Answer: True

The country has considerable reserves of zinc, uranium, manganese, copper, coal, iron, gold, lead, and chromium. Kazakhstan is also among the top fifteen global nations with an abundance of oil and natural gas reserves.

Answer: Astana

Astana (now Nur-Sultan) is the second largest city, after the city of Almaty. Astana is also the second coldest capital city in the world, after Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, with temperatures sometimes as low as -40 °C.

Answer: Aral Sea and Caspian Sea

The Caspian Sea sits on the southwestern border of the nation and the Aral Sea crosses into Kazakhstan due west of the Caspian Sea. The nation also is home to Lake Balkhash, Lake Zaysan, and the Charyn River and gorge.

Answer: False

The majority of people in Kazakhstan follow the religious teachings of either Islam or the Russian Orthodox church. Protestants account for less than five percent of the nation's citizens.

Answer: December 16th

Kazakhstan gained independence from the Soviet Union on December 16, 1991, and it was the last Soviet Republic to declare independence. The nation's political system is that of a presidential republic, whereby the president holds considerable authority under which there is limited ability to object.

Answer: apple

The region of central Asia where Kazakhstan sits is said to be the origin for the apple Malus sieversii/Malus domestica. It is a wild apple that is considered the sole ancestor of most domesticated types of apples.

Answer: Russian

Russian is the other official language and it is the most predominant language used in everyday business and government. It is referred to as the 'language of inter-ethnic communication'.

Answer: True

The Baikonur Cosmodrome, also known as Tyratam, is the world's first and largest space launching facility, located in southwestern corner of the nation. It served as the base of the space operations for the former Soviet Union in the 'space race' of the 1950s and 1960s.

Answer: blue and yellow

The use of the khanate symbol refers to the art and cultural history of the Kazakh people, while the blue background represents the multi-ethnic nation that Kazakhstan has become. The eagle and sun are more traditional in their representation, as the sun represents life and possibilities, the beams represent the grain that nourishes the people, and the eagle represents the power of the state.

These are symbols that have been used by the Kazakh people for centuries.