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"T" Asian Cities Trivia Quiz

This time I will ask you about some Asian cities starting with a "T".

A multiple-choice quiz by author. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
author

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
186,672

Updated
Nov 11 22

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
6 / 15

Plays
1833

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Question 1 of 15

1. This city (now in Lebanon) was the chief city of Phoenicia from 11th to 6th century BC. Along with Sidon and Aradus it constituted the federation Tripolis (meaning "three cities" in Greek).

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 2 of 15

2. This city is the capital of South Ossetia, Georgia. Hint

Tver

Tolyatti

Tskhinvali

Temirtau

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Question 3 of 15

3. This seaport town in Sri Lanka became the principal British naval base in the Far East after the loss of Singapore to the Japanese in 1942. Hint

Travancore

Tuticorin

Trivandrum

Trincomalee

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Question 4 of 15

4. This Iraqi city was the birthplace of Muslim Sultan Saladin (ca.1138) and of ex-Iraqi president Saddam Hussein (1937). Hint

Tabriz

Taif

Tikrit

Taizz

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Question 5 of 15

5. This city is the third largest of China. A treaty signed here in 1858 opened 11 Chinese ports to foreign trade. Itself it became a treaty port in 1860. Hint

Taiyuan

Tianjin

Taipei

Tainan

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Question 6 of 15

6. This city is the capital of Taiwan.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 7 of 15

7. This resort town is an unofficial summer capital of Saudi Arabia. Hint

Tikrit

Taizz

Taif

Tabriz

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Question 8 of 15

8. This city is the capital of Uzbekistan.

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9. This city is the capital of East Azerbaijan province, Iran. It became Persian in 1618. It was occupied alternately by Turks and Russians in the 18th and 19th centuries and was an object of conflict between Turkey and Russia in WW1. Hint

Tabriz

Tirkit

Tehran

Taizz

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Question 10 of 15

10. This town in Tamil Nadu, India was a Danish settlement from 1616 to 1845, when it was bought by the British. Hint

Travancore

Trivandrum

Trincomalee

Tranquebar

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Question 11 of 15

11. This city was the capital and cultural center of Taiwan from the mid 17th to the late 19th century. Hint

Tainan

Taiyuan

Taipei

Taizhou

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Question 12 of 15

12. This town in the highlands of Yemen is the third largest of the country. Hint

Taizz

Tabuk

Taif

Tabriz

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Question 13 of 15

13. This city (now in Turkey) was a leading industrial and cultural center of the Roman and early Byzantine empires and the principal city of Cilicia.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 14 of 15

14. This city is the capital of Shanxi province, China. It was the scene of a massacre of missionaries in the Boxer uprising. Hint

Taiyuan

Tsinan

Tainan

Tsingtao

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Question 15 of 15

15. This city was founded by the Cossacks in 1587 and was later moved to its present site. It was the capital of Siberia 1708-1824. The abdicated Czar Nicholas II was moved to this city after the Bolzhevik Revolution (1917). Hint

Tobolsk

Tomsk

Tyumen

Tula

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This city (now in Lebanon) was the chief city of Phoenicia from 11th to 6th century BC. Along with Sidon and Aradus it constituted the federation Tripolis (meaning "three cities" in Greek).

Answer: Tyre

Ancient Tyrus (now: Tyre)was captured by the crusaders in 1124 and made chief city of the kingdom of Jerusalem.

2. This city is the capital of South Ossetia, Georgia.

Answer: Tskhinvali

South Ossetia has a majority of Ossets, an ethnic group who speak an Indo-Iranian language. There is a separatist movement who wants South Ossetia to leave tge republic of Georgia and join North Ossetia, a republic within the Russian federation.

3. This seaport town in Sri Lanka became the principal British naval base in the Far East after the loss of Singapore to the Japanese in 1942.

Answer: Trincomalee

Trincomalee is one of the earliest Tamil settlements in Sri Lanka. It was taken by the Portuguese in 1622, the Dutch in 1639, the French in 1673, then again the Dutch in 1674, the French in 1782 and finally the British in 1795.

4. This Iraqi city was the birthplace of Muslim Sultan Saladin (ca.1138) and of ex-Iraqi president Saddam Hussein (1937).

Answer: Tikrit

Tikrit was captured from the Turks by Allied forces in WW1 after a battle here on November 6, 1917.

5. This city is the third largest of China. A treaty signed here in 1858 opened 11 Chinese ports to foreign trade. Itself it became a treaty port in 1860.

Answer: Tianjin

Tianjin (Tientsin)is connected to the Yangtze by the Grand Canal.

6. This city is the capital of Taiwan.

Answer: Taipei

Taipei was also the capital under Japanese rule (1895-1945). It was then called Taihoku.

7. This resort town is an unofficial summer capital of Saudi Arabia.

Answer: Taif

Taif was taken by the Arabs from the Turks in 1916 and captured by Ibn Saud in 1924.

8. This city is the capital of Uzbekistan.

Answer: Tashkent

Tashkent came under Arab rule in the 8th century. It was under the Timurid Empire in the 13th century.It was captured by the Russians in 1865.

Answer: Tabriz

Tabriz was destroyed several time after foreign invasions by the Arabs, Turks and Mongols, especially by Tamerlane in 1392.

10. This town in Tamil Nadu, India was a Danish settlement from 1616 to 1845, when it was bought by the British.

Answer: Tranquebar

Tranquebar was sold to the British along with the other Danish colonies in India in 1845.

11. This city was the capital and cultural center of Taiwan from the mid 17th to the late 19th century.

Answer: Tainan

From the early 17th century to 1885 Tainan was both the capital, the largest city and the economic center of Taiwan.

12. This town in the highlands of Yemen is the third largest of the country.

Answer: Taizz

Taizz is situated 32 miles east of the port of Mocha.

13. This city (now in Turkey) was a leading industrial and cultural center of the Roman and early Byzantine empires and the principal city of Cilicia.

Answer: Tarsus

Tarsus was the birthplace of St.Paul.

14. This city is the capital of Shanxi province, China. It was the scene of a massacre of missionaries in the Boxer uprising.

Answer: Taiyuan

Taiyuan was a strategic center in the time of the Mongols.

Answer: Tobolsk

In Tsarist time Tobolsk was a frequent place of residence for political prisoners.

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