Ultimate Turkish Quiz
Pull out the research and travel books; fire up the Internet. Are you ready to take the “Ultimate
Turkish Quiz”? Fill in the blanks with the cities, regions or answers that match each description.
Teachers, make copies and see which students can find the most answers!
1. Blue “Evil Eye” protector: ________________________________________________________________
2. Only “mortal” statue on Mt. Nemrut: ________________________________________________________
3. Region of “mushroom” formations & underground cities: __________________________________________
4. City famous as centre of Turkish tea industry: ___________________________________________________
5. Valley where you’ll find the Tomb of King Midas: _______________________________________________
6. City seat of the legendary King Midas: _______________________________________________________
7. Name of the famous “whirling” dancers: ______________________________________________________
8. Modern capital of the Turkish Republic: _______________________________________________________
9. Where you’ll find St. Paul’s well: ___________________________________________________________
10. City of St. Nicholas (no, not the North Pole): __________________________________________________
11. City known for loggerhead turtle nesting: _____________________________________________________
12. Remnants of Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, found here: _____________
13. Terraced white calcium carbonate flows are here: ______________________________________________
14. Where you’ll find the House of Mary, the Blessed Virgin: _________________________________________
15. Became the first capital of the Ottoman Empire in 1326: __________________________________________
16. Connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara: _____________________________________________
17. The barracks where Florence Nightingale practiced nursing: _______________________________________
18. Ataturk died on November 10, 1938. Do you know what time and where?: ___________________________
19. The Orient Express ran 1,800 miles between Istanbul and this city: __________________________________
20. Originated in 7000 BC, perhaps the world’s first “town”: _________________________________________
21. Home of the gigantic Watermelon Festival: ___________________________________________________
22. Two major divisions of Turkey (one in Europe, one in Asia): ________________________________________
23. The Muslim holy month: _________________________________________________________________
24. Home of Turkey’s largest and most famous horse: _______________________________________________
25. Istanbul’s previous name: ________________________________________________________________
Answers Ultimate Quiz,
1. boncuk
2. King Antiochus I
3. Cappadocia
4. Rize
5. Þehitgazi
6. Gordion
7. Dervishes
8. Ankara
9. Tarsus
10. Demre
11. Dalyan
12. Bodrum
13. Pamukkale
14. Ephesus
15. Bursa
16. Bosphorus
17. Selimiye
18. Dolmabahçe Palace, 9:05 a.m.
19. Paris, France
20. Çatalhöyük
21. Diyarbakir
22. Thrace & Anatolia
23. Ramazan
24. Troy
25. Constantinople
