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Quiz about Former Names Of Asian Cities
Quiz about Former Names Of Asian Cities

Former Names Of Asian Cities Trivia Quiz


I will give you the present name of an Asian city. You will give me its former name.

A multiple-choice quiz by author. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
author
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
76,858
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
12 / 25
Plays
2213
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Question 1 of 25
1. Kolkata Hint


Question 2 of 25
2. Chennai Hint


Question 3 of 25
3. Mumbai Hint


Question 4 of 25
4. Yangon Hint


Question 5 of 25
5. Dalian Hint


Question 6 of 25
6. Shenyang Hint


Question 7 of 25
7. Lushun Hint


Question 8 of 25
8. Guangzhou Hint


Question 9 of 25
9. Xiamen Hint


Question 10 of 25
10. Makassar Hint


Question 11 of 25
11. Jayapura Hint


Question 12 of 25
12. Kota Kinabalu Hint


Question 13 of 25
13. Jakarta Hint


Question 14 of 25
14. Bandar Seri Begawan Hint


Question 15 of 25
15. Banda Aceh Hint


Question 16 of 25
16. Yekaterinburg Hint


Question 17 of 25
17. Astana Hint


Question 18 of 25
18. Khudzhand Hint


Question 19 of 25
19. Bishkek Hint


Question 20 of 25
20. Gyumri Hint


Question 21 of 25
21. Vladikavkaz Hint


Question 22 of 25
22. Ganca, or Gandzha Hint


Question 23 of 25
23. Bandar Khomeyni Hint


Question 24 of 25
24. Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Hint


Question 25 of 25
25. OK, here is a real brainteaser: Yuzhno-Kurilsk! Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Kolkata

Answer: Calcutta

Kolkata is the 2nd biggest city in India. Kolkata is the official name, but most people outside India still call it Calcutta.
2. Chennai

Answer: Madras

Chennai is 5th largest city of India.
3. Mumbai

Answer: Bombay

Mumbai is the biggest city in India.
4. Yangon

Answer: Rangoon

Yangon is the capital of Burma, or now officially Myanmar.
5. Dalian

Answer: Dairen

This is a Chinese city with a rich colonial history. Dairen was leased by Russia 1898 and was supposed to be the terminus of Siberian railroad. Occupied by Japan 1904.
6. Shenyang

Answer: Mukden

It's the 5th biggest city of China.
7. Lushun

Answer: Port Arthur

The seaport of Port Arthur was leased by Russia 1898 and occupied by Japan 1904. After World War II a Sino-Russian naval base. Left by USSR 1955. The twin cities Dairen and Port Arthur were also called Luta.
8. Guangzhou

Answer: Canton

10th biggest city of China. Its resistance to English opium trade led to war with Great Britain 1839-42. Its commercial prosperity was affected by the growth of nearby Hong Kong.
9. Xiamen

Answer: Amoy

First port with which English and Dutch traded with China, from 1670.
10. Makassar

Answer: Ujung Pandang

Seaport of South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
The current name of the city is Makassar. It was originally Makassar, then became Ujung Pandang for a while, and since the late 1990s has been Makassar again.
11. Jayapura

Answer: Hollandia

Seaport of West Irian, Indonesia, former capital of Dutch Guinea.
12. Kota Kinabalu

Answer: Jesselton

This was the capital of British North Borneo from 1947. Now belongs to Malaysia.
13. Jakarta

Answer: Batavia

This was capital of Dutch East India. Now capital of Indonesia.

The capital of Indonesia has been known as Jakarta since 1972. From 1948 until 1972, it was known as Djakarta. Prior to 1948, it was known as Batavia (and before that, it was known as Sunda Kelapa and then Jayakarta).
14. Bandar Seri Begawan

Answer: Brunei Town

Now the capital of the independent state of Brunei.
15. Banda Aceh

Answer: Kutaraja

This is a port on North Sumatra in the Aceh region.
16. Yekaterinburg

Answer: Sverdlovsk

6th biggest city in Russia.
17. Astana

Answer: Tselinograd

This city, also called Akmola or previously Akmolonisk, is now capital of Kazakhstan.
18. Khudzhand

Answer: Leninabad

City of Tadjikistan.
19. Bishkek

Answer: Frunze

Bishkek is now the capital of Kyrgyz Republic.
20. Gyumri

Answer: Leninakan

A city in Armenia.
21. Vladikavkaz

Answer: Ordzhonikidze

Vladikavkaz is capital of North Ossetia, part of Russian Federation.
22. Ganca, or Gandzha

Answer: Kirovabad

This city is in Azerbaijan.
23. Bandar Khomeyni

Answer: Bandar Shahpur

24. Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

Answer: Toyohara

25. OK, here is a real brainteaser: Yuzhno-Kurilsk!

Answer: Furukamappu

Well, we are at the Southern Kurile Islands, also called the Northern Territories of Japan. These islands were occupied by USSR after World War II, but are claimed by Japan. Yuzhno-Kurilsk on the island of Iturup, or Japanese Etorofu, is called Furukamappu in Japanese.

There is also a city called just Kurilsk on the island of Kunashir og Kunashiri in Japanese. This city is called Shana in Japanese. To make it even more tricky, there exists a town called Severo-Kurilsk on the Northern Kurile Island of Paramushir. Chishima, by the way, is the Japanese name for Kurile Islands.
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