Historical Geograpy

Question 1

Sri Lanka was previously known as what ?

Answer 1

Ceylon

Question 2

In which year did Persia change its name to Iran?

Answer 2

1935

Question 3

In which year did Siam change its name to Thailand ?

Answer 3

1939

Question 4

What was the supercontinent that existed during the late Palaeozoic and Mesozoic period ?

Answer 4

Pangea

Question 5

After colonization, Southern Rhodesia became Zimbabwe. What did northern Rhodesia become?

Answer 5

Zambia

Question 6

What was the capital city the Byzantine empire?

Answer 6

Constantinople

Question 7

Why did the republic of Macedonia change to the Republic of North Macedonia?

Answer 7

Become part of NATO and Distinguish from Greece

Question 8

In which year did the Czech Republic officially change its name to Czechia ?

Answer 8

2016

Question 9

Yugoslavia was a country in south east Europe and central Europe. What 6 countries made up Yugoslavia?

Answer 9

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia

Question 10

Swaziland changed its name in 2018 to what?

Answer 10

Eswatini

Question 11

Name the ancient city which was destroyed by a volcano in 79AD?

Answer 11

Pompeii

Question 12

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of its independence, the republic of Upper Volta changed its name to what ?

Answer 12

Burkina Faso

Question 13

What is the name of the ancient city, which is carved out of rock, and can be found in Jordan ?

Answer 13

Petra

Question 14

Saigon was renamed after captured by North Vietnamese troops. What is the City now called?

Answer 14

Ho Chi Minh City

Question 15

The spices islands were once highly sought after islands. What are these islands called today ?

Answer 15

The Moluccas Islands

Question 16

What was the capital of the Incan empire ?

Answer 16

Cusco

Question 17

The Ming Dynasty are responsible for building which architectural marvel between 1368 to 1644?

Answer 17

The Great Wall of china

Question 18

Namibia’s new name was decided by the UN and changed in 1990. What did Namibia use to be called?

Answer 18

German South West Africa

Question 19

The capital of China, Beijing, used to be called something else.

Answer 19

Peking

Question 20

Tanganyika and Zanzibar formed to make which Country?

Answer 20

Tanzania

Question 21

The oldest known pyramid in Egypt was built in 2630bc, but what is its name ?

Answer 21

Step Pyramid

Question 22

What was Ethiopias previous name before it was changed in 1945 ?

Answer 22

Abyssinia

Question 23

In which year did Kenya become independent ?

Answer 23

1963

Question 24

Name the ancient civilization that built Manchu Picchu in Modern day Peru.

Answer 24

The Incas

Question 25

Which countries occupied Germany after World War Two?

Answer 25

United States, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and France

Question 26

In which year did Apartheid officially end in South Africa?

Answer 26

1994

Question 27

In which year did the Berlin Wall fall ?

Answer 27

1989

Question 28

Which of the following was the capital city of the Mongol Empire from 1235-1260 ?

Answer 28

Karakoram

Question 29

Which city did Alfred the great make the capital of England in 871AD ?

Answer 29

Winchester

Question 30

In which year did Canberra become the capital of Australia?

Answer 30

1908