Historical_Country_Names_Flashcards

Question 1

What is the current name of the country formerly known as Abyssinia?

Answer 1

Ethiopia

Question 2

Which African country was previously named Afars and Issas Territory?

Answer 2

Djibouti

Question 3

The former name Basutoland is now known as what country?

Answer 3

Kingdom of Lesotho

Question 4

Bechuanaland was the previous name of which modern country?

Answer 4

Republic of Botswana

Question 5

Which present-day country was once known as Belgian Congo?

Answer 5

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Question 6

Biafra, Republic of is a former name of which nation?

Answer 6

Nigeria

Question 7

What was the old name of the current country known as Djibouti?

Answer 7

Afars and Issas Territory

Question 8

Gold Coast is the former name of which country?

Answer 8

Ghana

Question 9

Southern Rhodesia became which modern-day country?

Answer 9

Zimbabwe

Question 10

What is the modern name for Northern Rhodesia?

Answer 10

Zambia

Question 11

Burma is now known by what name?

Answer 11

Myanmar

Question 12

The nation formerly called Dutch Guiana is now known as?

Answer 12

Suriname

Question 13

What country was historically called New Hebrides?

Answer 13

Vanuatu

Question 14

British Honduras was the old name for which country?

Answer 14

Belize

Question 15

What was the former name of the country now called Sri Lanka?

Answer 15

Ceylon

Question 16

The area once called Persia is now known as which country?

Answer 16

Iran

Question 17

East Pakistan is now known as what country?

Answer 17

Bangladesh

Question 18

Which current nation was known as the United Arab Republic?

Answer 18

Egypt (also Syria initially)

Question 19

What modern-day country was once called Transjordan?

Answer 19

Jordan

Question 20

Which nation was referred to as Zaire in the past?

Answer 20

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Question 21

Ellice Islands is the former name of which Pacific country?

Answer 21

Tuvalu

Question 22

The former name French Sudan corresponds to which country today?

Answer 22

Mali

Question 23

What current country was historically called Nyasaland?

Answer 23

Malawi

Question 24

Portuguese East Africa is the former name of which nation?

Answer 24

Mozambique

Question 25

The historical name Grain Coast refers to which modern-day country?

Answer 25

Liberia

Question 26

Which country was once known as Dahomey?

Answer 26

Benin

Question 27

What is the modern name for the former Malagasy Republic?

Answer 27

Madagascar

Question 28

Czechoslovakia is now split into which two countries?

Answer 28

Czech Republic and Slovakia

Question 29

Which modern country was known as Siam?

Answer 29

Thailand

Question 30

British East Africa encompassed parts of which present-day countries?

Answer 30

Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda

Question 31

The former British Bechuanaland region is now part of which country?

Answer 31

South Africa

Question 32

Which Caribbean country was formerly called British Honduras?

Answer 32

Belize

Question 33

What was the former name of Tanzania's Zanzibar region?

Answer 33

Zanzibar

Question 34

United Arab Republic was the previous name of which country?

Answer 34

Egypt (also Syria initially)

Question 35

What is the current name for Upper Volta?

Answer 35

Burkina Faso

Question 36

Which country was known as Kampuchea?

Answer 36

Cambodia

Question 37

Tonkin is a historic region now part of which country?

Answer 37

Vietnam

Question 38

The United Arab Emirates was formerly called what?

Answer 38

Trucial Coast

Question 39

Which island's former name was Bourbon Island?

Answer 39

Réunion Island

Question 40

What present-day country was once called French Somaliland?

Answer 40

Djibouti

Question 41

The historical region of Hausaland is now part of which two countries?

Answer 41

Niger and Nigeria

Question 42

What is the current name for the former Republic of Ciskei?

Answer 42

South Africa

Question 43

The nation formerly called East Germany is now part of which country?

Answer 43

Germany

Question 44

What modern-day country was called Muscat and Oman?

Answer 44

Oman

Question 45

Which country was formerly referred to as Dilmun?

Answer 45

Bahrain

Question 46

What is the present-day country for the former name Serendib?

Answer 46

Sri Lanka

Question 47

The historical name Inini refers to a region in which South American country?

Answer 47

French Guiana

Question 48

The former Dutch East Indies is now known as?

Answer 48

Indonesia

Question 49

The historical name German Southwest Africa refers to which country

Answer 49

Namibia

Question 50

The historical name Southwest Africa refers to which country

Answer 50

Namibia

Question 51

The historical name Italian East Africa refers to which country

Answer 51

Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia

Question 52

The historical name Spanish Guinea refers to which country

Answer 52

Equatorial Guinea

Question 53

The historical name Spanish West Africa refers to which country

Answer 53

Morocco, Western Sahara

Question 54

The historical name Togoland (British Togoland) refers to which country

Answer 54

Ghana

Question 55

The historical name Numidia refers to which country

Answer 55

Algeria

Question 56

The historical name Kemit or Misr refers to which country

Answer 56

Egypt

Question 57

What is Iraq's old name

Answer 57

Mesepotamia