Former Names of Cities

Question 1

What is the current name of Siam?

Answer 1

Thailand

Question 2

What is the current name of Burma?

Answer 2

Myanmar

Question 3

What is the current name of the Dutch East Indies?

Answer 3

Indonesia

Question 4

What is the current name of Bohemia?

Answer 4

Czech Republic

Question 5

What is the current name of Formosa?

Answer 5

Taiwan

Question 6

What is the current name of Persia?

Answer 6

Iran

Question 7

What is the current name of Zaire?

Answer 7

D.R. Congo

Question 8

What is the current name of Northern Rhodesia?

Answer 8

Zambia

Question 9

What is the current name of Southern Rhodesia?

Answer 9

Zimbabwe

Question 10

What is the current name of Ceylon?

Answer 10

Sri Lanka

Question 11

What is the old name of Ethiopia?

Answer 11

Abyssinia

Question 12

What is the new name of British Honduras?

Answer 12

Belize

Question 13

What is the current name of Dutch Guiana?

Answer 13

Suriname

Question 14

What is the new name of Gold Coast?

Answer 14

Ghana

Question 15

What is the new name of New Holland?

Answer 15

Australia

Question 16

What is the current name of Swaziland?

Answer 16

Eswatini

Question 17

What is the current name of Macedonia?

Answer 17

North Macedonia

Question 18

What is the current name of Nyasaland?

Answer 18

Malawi

Question 19

What is the current name of New Hebrides?

Answer 19

Vanuatu

Question 20

What is the current name of East Pakistan?

Answer 20

Bangladesh

Question 21

Mesopotemia is now called what?

Answer 21

Iraq

Question 22

Republic of Biafra

Answer 22

Nigeria

Question 23

Abyssinia

Answer 23

Ethiopia

Question 24

Afars and Issas Territory

Answer 24

Djibouti

Question 25

Basutoland

Answer 25

Lesotho

Question 26

Bechuanaland

Answer 26

Botswana

Question 27

Belgian Congo

Answer 27

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Question 28

Benadir

Answer 28

Somalia

Question 29

Biafra

Answer 29

Nigeria

Question 30

Bophuthatswana

Answer 30

South Africa

Question 31

Bourbon Island

Answer 31

Reunion Island

Question 32

British Bechuanaland (region)

Answer 32

South Africa

Question 33

British East Africa

Answer 33

Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda

Question 34

Cape Colony

Answer 34

South Africa

Question 35

Central African Empire

Answer 35

Central African Republic

Question 36

Ciskei

Answer 36

South Africa

Question 37

Dahomey

Answer 37

Benin

Question 38

French Somaliland

Answer 38

Djibouti

Question 39

French Sudan

Answer 39

Mali

Question 40

German Southwest Africa

Answer 40

Namibia

Question 41

Gold Coast

Answer 41

Ghana

Question 42

Grain Coast

Answer 42

Liberia

Question 43

Hausaland

Answer 43

Niger, Nigeria

Question 44

Italian East Africa

Answer 44

Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia

Question 45

Kaffraria, former name for Transkei

Answer 45

South Africa

Question 46

Katanga

Answer 46

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Question 47

Malagasy Republic

Answer 47

Madagascar

Question 48

Nyasaland

Answer 48

Malawi

Question 49

Portuguese East Africa

Answer 49

Mozambique

Question 50

Rhodesia, Northern

Answer 50

Zambia

Question 51

Rhodesia, Southern

Answer 51

Zimbabwe

Question 52

Ruanda

Answer 52

Rwanda

Question 53

Songhay (Songhai)

Answer 53

Mali, Mauritania

Question 54

South-West Africa (SWA)

Answer 54

Namibia

Question 55

Spanish Guinea

Answer 55

Equatorial Guinea

Question 56

Spanish West Africa

Answer 56

Morocco, Western Sahara

Question 57

Tanganyika Territory

Answer 57

Tanzania

Question 58

Togoland (British Togoland)

Answer 58

Ghana

Question 59

Ubangi-Shari

Answer 59

Central African Republic ## Footnote Bangui is of course, the capital.

Question 60

Union of South Africa

Answer 60

South Africa

Question 61

United Arab Republic (UAR)

Answer 61

Egypt, Syria

Question 62

Upper Volta, Burkina, today

Answer 62

Burkina Faso

Question 63

Urundi

Answer 63

Burundi

Question 64

Zaire

Answer 64

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Question 65

Zanzibar

Answer 65

Tanzania

Question 66

Ceylon

Answer 66

Sri Lanka

Question 67

Choson

Answer 67

Korea

Question 68

East Pakistan

Answer 68

Bangladesh

Question 69

Kirgizia

Answer 69

Kyrgyzstan

Question 70

Serendib

Answer 70

Sri Lanka

Question 71

Turkestan

Answer 71

Kyrgyzstan

Question 72

Ellice Islands

Answer 72

Tuvalu

Question 73

Friendly Islands

Answer 73

Tonga

Question 74

Harvey Islands

Answer 74

Cook Islands

Question 75

Navigator's Islands

Answer 75

Samoa (Western Samoa)

Question 76

New Guinea (island) divided into parts of

Answer 76

Indonesia and Papua New Guinea

Question 77

New Hebrides

Answer 77

Vanuatu

Question 78

Northern Solomon Islands

Answer 78

Papua New Guinea

Question 79

Phoenix Islands

Answer 79

Kiribati

Question 80

Savage Island

Answer 80

Niue

Question 81

Western Samoa

Answer 81

Independent State of Samoa

Question 82

British Honduras

Answer 82

Belize

Question 83

British West Indies

Answer 83

British overseas territories comprising of Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands

Question 84

Danish West Indies

Answer 84

Virgin Islands

Question 85

French West Indies

Answer 85

Guadeloupe, Martinique

Question 86

Czechoslovakia

Answer 86

Czech Republic and Slovakia

Question 87

East Germany

Answer 87

German Democratic Republic; Germany

Question 88

Soviet Union

Answer 88

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russian Federation (Russia), Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan)

Question 89

Yugoslavia

Answer 89

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia

Question 90

Dilmun

Answer 90

Bahrain

Question 91

Mishmahig (islands)

Answer 91

Bahrain

Question 92

Muscat and Oman

Answer 92

Oman

Question 93

Persia

Answer 93

Iran

Question 94

Socotra (island)

Answer 94

Yemen (Republic of)

Question 95

Transjordan

Answer 95

Jordan

Question 96

Trucial Coast

Answer 96

United Arab Emirates

Question 97

Newfoundland (island, with mainland area, and a province of)

Question 98

British Guiana

Question 99

Dutch Guiana (Netherlands Guiana)

Question 100

Gran Colombia (1819-1830), former republic consists of the countries:

Question 101

Inini

Question 102

New Holland (2), Nieuw Holland, former dutch colony northeast coast of Brazil 1630 - 1654

Question 103

Burma

Answer 103

Myanmar

Question 104

Celebes (island)

Answer 104

Sulawesi, part of Indonesia

Question 105

Dutch East Indies (Netherlands East Indies)

Answer 105

Indonesia

Question 106

Formosa

Answer 106

Taiwan

Question 107

Java (island)

Answer 107

Indonesia

Question 108

Kampuchea

Answer 108

Cambodia

Question 109

Khmer Republic

Answer 109

Cambodia

Question 110

Malay States

Answer 110

Malaysia

Question 111

Moluccas (Spice Islands)

Answer 111

Indonesia

Question 112

Netherlands East Indies

Answer 112

Indonesia

Question 113

Siam

Answer 113

Thailand

Question 114

Straits Settlements

Answer 114

Singapore

Question 115

Tonkin

Answer 115

Vietnam