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Quiz about Former Names Of European Cities
Quiz about Former Names Of European Cities

Former Names Of European Cities Quiz


I will give you the present name of a European city and the country it is now situated in. You give me the former name of the city.

A multiple-choice quiz by author. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
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Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
79,166
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
11 / 25
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Question 1 of 25
1. Oslo, Norway Hint


Question 2 of 25
2. Gothenburg, Sweden. Hint


Question 3 of 25
3. Primorsk, Russia. Hint


Question 4 of 25
4. Kaliningrad, Russia. Hint


Question 5 of 25
5. Sovetsk, Russia. Hint


Question 6 of 25
6. Volgograd, Russia. Hint


Question 7 of 25
7. Tallinn, Estonia. Hint


Question 8 of 25
8. Klaipeda, Lithuania. Hint


Question 9 of 25
9. Lvov, or Lviv, Ukraine. Hint


Question 10 of 25
10. Opava, Czech Republic. Hint


Question 11 of 25
11. Bratislava, Slovakia. Hint


Question 12 of 25
12. Sopron, Hungary. Hint


Question 13 of 25
13. Tirgu Mures, Romania. Hint


Question 14 of 25
14. Cluj, Romania. Hint


Question 15 of 25
15. Brasov, Romania. Hint


Question 16 of 25
16. Wroclaw, Poland. Hint


Question 17 of 25
17. Bydgoszcz, Poland. Hint


Question 18 of 25
18. Zabrze, Poland. Hint


Question 19 of 25
19. Ljubljana, Slovenia. Hint


Question 20 of 25
20. Zagreb, Croatia. Hint


Question 21 of 25
21. Split, Croatia. Hint


Question 22 of 25
22. Dubrovnik, Croatia. Hint


Question 23 of 25
23. Edirne, Turkey. Hint


Question 24 of 25
24. Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Hint


Question 25 of 25
25. Iraklion, Greece (Crete). The former name of Iraklion is the same as the former name of the island Crete. Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Oslo, Norway

Answer: Christiania

Christiana was made Norwegian capital 1814. Christiania was the name of the city 1624-1877. It was called Kristiania 1877- 1924 when it was given back its old Norwegian name, Oslo.
2. Gothenburg, Sweden.

Answer: Alvsborg

Gothenburg, Swedish Goteborg, was founded 1621 on a place where two small cities had been situated. Alvsborg was the biggest, the other one was Lodose.
3. Primorsk, Russia.

Answer: Koivisto

This town is in former Finnish Karelia. Most of this province was transferred to USSR after WW II. The biggest city in Karelia to be seized was Vyborg, or Viipuri in Finnish.
4. Kaliningrad, Russia.

Answer: Konigsberg

Konigsberg was capital of former German East Prussia. It was transferred to USSR after WW II.
5. Sovetsk, Russia.

Answer: Tilsit

Town in East Prussia transferred from Germany to USSR after WW2.
6. Volgograd, Russia.

Answer: Tsaritsyn

Volgograd was called Stalingrad under Stalin's regime. It was called Tsaritsyn oder the rule of the tsars.
7. Tallinn, Estonia.

Answer: Reval

Reval was the German name of the Estonian capital.
8. Klaipeda, Lithuania.

Answer: Memel

Memel was a free city 1924-39.
9. Lvov, or Lviv, Ukraine.

Answer: Lemberg

Lvov was called Lemberg under Austro-Hungarian rule. Lviv is the new Ukrainian spelling.
10. Opava, Czech Republic.

Answer: Troppau

Troppau used to be the capital of Austro-Hungarian province Austrian Silesia.
11. Bratislava, Slovakia.

Answer: Pressburg

Under Austro-Hungarian rule Pressburg was the German name for Bratislava.
12. Sopron, Hungary.

Answer: Odenburg

This bordertown between Austria and Hungary decided to join Hungary 1922. Odenburg is its German name.
13. Tirgu Mures, Romania.

Answer: Maros-Vasarhely

In region ceded by Hungary to Romania but again, with the rest of northern Transylvania, was part of Hungary 1940-45.
14. Cluj, Romania.

Answer: Klausenburg

When under Austro-Hungarian rule this town was called by its German name Klausenburg. Transferred from Hungary to Romania after WW I.
15. Brasov, Romania.

Answer: Kronstadt

Founded by German Teutonic Order 1211.The city was called Stalin between 1950-60.
16. Wroclaw, Poland.

Answer: Breslau

Breslau was the biggest of the German towns in Silesia, or Schlesien, that became Polish after WW II.
17. Bydgoszcz, Poland.

Answer: Bromberg

Lost from Germany to Poland after WW II.
18. Zabrze, Poland.

Answer: Hindenburg in Oberschlesien

Transferred from Germany to Poland after WW II.
19. Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Answer: Laibach

This was the German name of the city during Austro-Hungarian rule.
20. Zagreb, Croatia.

Answer: Agram

This was the German name of the city under Austro-Hungarian rule.
21. Split, Croatia.

Answer: Spalato

This was the Italian name of the city when the Dalmatian coast was ruled by Italians.
22. Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Answer: Ragusa

Dubrovnik was called Ragusa under Italian rule.
23. Edirne, Turkey.

Answer: Adrianople

Conquered by Russians 1829, by Bulgaria 1913, restored to Turkey 1922.
24. Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

Answer: Philippopolis

Taken by Turks 1364, to Bulgaria 1885.
25. Iraklion, Greece (Crete). The former name of Iraklion is the same as the former name of the island Crete.

Answer: Candia

Crete belonged to Venetia from 13th to 17th century. In 1699 it was captured by the Turks. Candia is the Italian name of the city and the island.
Source: Author author

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