Turkey Quiz

Questions

1. In 1993 the Turkish economist and academic Tansu Penbe Çiller became the country's first?

   1. World Chess Champion
   2. Nobel Prizewinner
   3. Eurovision Song Contest Winner
   4. Female Prime Minister

2. The turkey bird, named mistakenly after the country Turkey, originated in?

   1. Spain
   2. Russia
   3. China
   4. Mexico

3. Comprising 100 Kuruş, what is Turkey's currency, first minted in the early 1400s as Ottoman money?

4. Turkey's international telephone calling code is?

   1. 60
   2. 70
   3. 80
   4. 90

5. The Meclis (known fully as Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi) is Turkey's?

   1. Volcano
   2. Parliament
   3. Space program
   4. Railway system

6. Who are Turkey's 2nd largest ethnic people and about 18% of the population?

   1. Moors
   2. Kurds
   3. Tartars
   4. Armenians

7. Turkey's biggest city is?

   1. Istanbul
   2. Ankara
   3. Izmir
   4. Bursa

8. Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe, Beşiktaş and Trabzonspor are famous Turkish?

   1. Foods
   2. Football clubs
   3. Dances
   4. Car-makers

9. Which two major seas lie respectively north and south of Turkey, and which minor sea lies to its west (three answers required, in order)?

10. The famous medieval stone landmark in Turkey's largest city is the 'Galata (What?)'?

    1. Tower
    2. Mosque
    3. Wall
    4. Cathedral

11. Eastern Thrace refers to which part of Turkey?

    1. European
    2. Asian
    3. Southern Isles
    4. North Coastal

12. What was the historical capital city of the Ottoman Empire (and also the East Roman and Byzantine empires), and its modern Turkish name (two answers required)?

13. A Turkish 'hammam', whose name derives from Arabic hamma, heat, is known in 'western' cultures alternatively as a Turkish what?

14. Name Turkey's major 'Istanbul (Who?) Airport' after the founder and first president of the Republic of Turkey?

15. What is modern Turkey's capital city?

16. According to biblical tradition what came to rest on the Mountains of Ararat, now in eastern Turkey?

17. Invented by Haci Bekir Effendi at his Istanbul shop in 1777 what is the globally consumed 'lokum' more famously called?

18. Established in 1923, Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi, is Turkey's oldest?

    1. Football club
    2. Political party
    3. University
    4. Supermarket

19. Kemalism, modern Turkey's foundational six-principled socio-political philosophy, is also called the Six?

    1. Arrows
    2. Fish
    3. Suns
    4. Fingers

20. Turkey's international vehicle registration code (typically shown on vehicle registration plates) is?

    1. T
    2. TR
    3. TU
    4. O

21. Equating broadly to Asia Minor/Turkey what is the old term for this region, from ancient Greek meaning 'sunrise' and 'east'?

22. Turkey's internet country TLD (Top Level Domain) code is?

    1. .tu
    2. .tk
    3. .tr
    4. .ty

23. Which two nations adjoin Turkey's southern border?

24. Which two white symbols feature on the Turkish national flag, and on what background colour/color (three answers required)?

25. The Turkish War of Independence 1919-23, enabling the independent Turkish nation, was between Turkish nationalists and?

    1. Germany
    2. Spain
    3. The Ottoman Empire
    4. The Allies of the 1st World War

26. In Turkish language/custom "teşekkür ederim" and "sağ olun" mean?

    1. Hello
    2. Goodbye
    3. Thank you
    4. Good luck

27. The letters C and S in the Turkish alphabet feature which diacritical mark?

    1. Circumflex
    2. Cedilla
    3. Umlaut
    4. Bolle

28. 'Magnificent Century' is among what hugely popular Turkish export to Arab and Balkan regions in the 2000s?

    1. Wine
    2. Oranges
    3. Perfume
    4. TV Drama

29. Recep Erdoğan, Abdullah Gül, Bülent Ecevit, and Turgut Özal are notable Turkish?

    1. Footballers
    2. Movie stars
    3. Prime Ministers
    4. TV Cooks

30. The Turkish Van (or Turkish Vankedisi), originally from the eastern Turkish lakeside city of Van, is domestic breed of?

    1. Goat
    2. Horse
    3. Dog
    4. Cat