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Once It Was Called.... Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about the many places around the world that are called something other than their original name.

A multiple-choice quiz by bullymom. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
bullymom

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
77,980

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
6 / 15

Plays
10288

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: LadyNym (14/15), Guest 24 (6/15), Guest 150 (8/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. What Asian nation was once known as the People's Republic of Kampuchea? Hint

Cambodia

Thailand

Vietnam

Pakistan

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Question 2 of 15

2. What US national park was originally called Lafayette National Park? Hint

Yellowstone

Acadia

Yosemite

Big Bend

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Question 3 of 15

3. What US state capital was originally called Lancaster? Hint

Pierre

Indianapolis

Lincoln

Topeka

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Question 4 of 15

4. What Canadian province was once called Acadia? Hint

Ontario

British Columbia

Newfoundland

Nova Scotia

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Question 5 of 15

5. What Alaska city was originally called Anvil City? Hint

Anchorage

Barrow

Juneau

Nome

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Question 6 of 15

6. What island city was once named Batavia? Hint

Papeete, Tahiti

Jakarta, Indonesia

Honolulu, Hawaii

Georgetown, Barbados

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Question 7 of 15

7. What country did the ancient Romans know as Caledonia?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 8 of 15

8. The Danish West Indies are now known by what name? Hint

US Virgin Islands

Cayman Islands

British Virgin Islands

Bahamas

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Question 9 of 15

9. What European city did the ancient Romans know as Lutetia? Hint

Geneva

London

Paris

Madrid

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Question 10 of 15

10. What American airport was originally called Mines Field? Hint

O'Hare

La Guardia

Los Angeles International

JFK

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Question 11 of 15

11. What Middle Eastern city was once called Philadelphia? Hint

Istanbul, Turkey

Cairo, Egypt

Amman, Jordan

Tel Aviv, Israel

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Question 12 of 15

12. What Tennessee city was originally named Ross' Landing? Hint

Memphis

Nashville

Gatlinburg

Chattanooga

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Question 13 of 15

13. What was the US Presidential retreat Camp David originally known as? Hint

Camp George

Birchwood

Camp Redwood

Shangri-La

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Question 14 of 15

14. What island was once known as Van Diemen's Land? Hint

Iceland

Tahiti

Prince Edward Island

Tasmania

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Question 15 of 15

15. What was the original name of Austin, Texas? Hint

Red Water

Waterford

Waterloo

Waterbury

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What Asian nation was once known as the People's Republic of Kampuchea?

Answer: Cambodia

It went by this name from 1976 to 1989. From 1970-75 it was called the Khmer Republic.

2. What US national park was originally called Lafayette National Park?

Answer: Acadia

Established in 1919, it was given its present name in 1929.

3. What US state capital was originally called Lancaster?

Answer: Lincoln

The capital of Nebraska was originally named Lancaster, after Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It changed its name to Lincoln when it became the capital in 1867. It's the seat of Lancaster County.

4. What Canadian province was once called Acadia?

Answer: Nova Scotia

Acadia was a French colony established in what is now Canada in 1604. The name comes from the Latin 'arcadia', meaning 'rustic paradise'.

5. What Alaska city was originally called Anvil City?

Answer: Nome

The city was named Anvil City when gold was discovered in Anvil Creek in 1898. In 1900, it was renamed for nearby Cape Nome.

6. What island city was once named Batavia?

Answer: Jakarta, Indonesia

The Japanese named the city Jakarta when they captured it in 1942.

7. What country did the ancient Romans know as Caledonia?

Answer: Scotland

The area now known as Scotland was originally inhabited by the warlike Picts.

8. The Danish West Indies are now known by what name?

Answer: US Virgin Islands

9. What European city did the ancient Romans know as Lutetia?

Answer: Paris

Lutetia is Latin for 'City of Light', a nickname by which Paris is still known. It was named Paris in the mid-third century BC when the Parisii, a tribe of Celtic peoples, established the Ile de la Cite in the Seine.

10. What American airport was originally called Mines Field?

Answer: Los Angeles International

11. What Middle Eastern city was once called Philadelphia?

Answer: Amman, Jordan

The city was originally known as Rabbah Ammon, chief city of the Ammonites. It was named Philadelphia in the third century BC when it was captured by the Egyptian King Ptolemy Philadelphus.

12. What Tennessee city was originally named Ross' Landing?

Answer: Chattanooga

The city was founded in 1816 when Cherokee leader John Ross established a trading post there. At some point it was renamed Chattanooga, which is Cherokee for 'pointed rock'.

13. What was the US Presidential retreat Camp David originally known as?

Answer: Shangri-La

It was named Shangri-La by Franklin Roosevelt in 1942. In 1953, Dwight Eisenhower dubbed it Camp David in honor of his grandson, David (who, by the way, married President Nixon's daughter Julie).

14. What island was once known as Van Diemen's Land?

Answer: Tasmania

It was given this name by explorer Abel Tasman in honor of Van Diemen, the governor of the Dutch East Indies, who commissioned Tasman's voyage.

15. What was the original name of Austin, Texas?

Answer: Waterloo

It was renamed in honor of Stephen Austin when it became the capital of the Republic of Texas in 1839.

Source: Author bullymom

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