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"A" Asian Cities Trivia Quiz

In this quiz I will ask you for Asian cities starting with an "A".

A multiple-choice quiz by author. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
author

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
167,351

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
6 / 15

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Question 1 of 15

1. This city was made the Mogul Emperor's capital of India in the 17th century campaigns against south Indian Muslim states. It was later the capital of the Nizams before the capital was moved to Hyderabad. Hint

Aurangabad

Allahabad

Ahmadabad

Agra

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Question 2 of 15

2. This was the name of the capital of Kazakhstan until 2019. Hint

Almaty

Aktau

Aktyubinsk

Astana

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Question 3 of 15

3. The ancient country of Philistia (in present Israel/Palestine)had five chief towns or chief kingdoms. Those were Ekron and Gath in the inland and three cities on the coast: Ashquelon, Gaza and ______? Hint

Aseb

Ashdod

Ashtaroth

Acre

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Question 4 of 15

4. This city is the capital of Turkmenistan. Hint

Akmola

Ashgabat

Aktyubinsk

Aktau

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Question 5 of 15

5. This city (now in Syria) is situated on an island with the same name. the French called the island Ile Rouad. It was a seaport of ancient Phoenicia and one of the cities in the Phoenician federation Tripolis ("three cities") along with Sidon and Tyre. Hint

Aleppo (Haleb)

Adana

Antakya

Arwad (Aradus)

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Question 6 of 15

6. This city (now in Turkey) was the capital of Syria until 64 BC when Roman general Pompey conquered the province. Hint

Antakya (Antioch)

Adana

Antalya

Aleppo (Haleb)

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Question 7 of 15

7. This city in Tohoku region, Japan, gave its name to a breed of dogs. Hint

Aizu

Aino

Akita

Akimoto

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Question 8 of 15

8. This city is the capital of Khakassia republic, Russia. Hint

Abakan

Anadyr

Astrakan

Angarsk

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Question 9 of 15

9. This city is the capital of United Arab Emirates.

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 10 of 15

10. This city was made a British crown colony in 1937. It is also the former capital of South Yemen.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 11 of 15

11. This city is the capital of Maluku Province, Indonesia.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 12 of 15

12. This city is the capital of Khuzestan province, Iran. Hint

Abadan

Arbil

Ardabil

Ahvaz

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Question 13 of 15

13. This city of Uzbekistan is the capital of a subdivision with the same name. Hint

Aktyubinsk

Andizhan

Abakan

Abovyan

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Question 14 of 15

14. This city in Liaoning province, China is one of the most important steel making centers of China. Hint

Anqing

Anshan

Anhui

Anda

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Question 15 of 15

15. This is the only seaport of Jordan.

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Aurangabad

Aurangabad was named after the Mogul Emperor Aurangzeb. He erected a mausoleum to his wife here which is sometimes compared with the Taj Mahal.

2. This was the name of the capital of Kazakhstan until 2019.

Answer: Astana

Astana replaced Almaty as the capital of Kazakhstan in 1997. It was renamed Nur-Sultan in 2019.

Answer: Ashdod

Ashdod was a center of the worship of Dagon.

4. This city is the capital of Turkmenistan.

Answer: Ashgabat

Ashgabat is situated in a fertile oasis and is a center for food processing and silk spinning. It was rebuilt after an earthquake in 1948.

Answer: Arwad (Aradus)

In WWI Arwad was the first point on the Syrian coast occupied by the French.At the end of WWI Arwad was made part of the French mandate of Latakia.

6. This city (now in Turkey) was the capital of Syria until 64 BC when Roman general Pompey conquered the province.

Answer: Antakya (Antioch)

Antakya (Antioch) was a mission center for early Christianity.

7. This city in Tohoku region, Japan, gave its name to a breed of dogs.

Answer: Akita

Akita is situated on Honshu island, on the Omono river.

8. This city is the capital of Khakassia republic, Russia.

Answer: Abakan

Abakan is situated on the confluence between the Abakan and Yenisey rivers.

9. This city is the capital of United Arab Emirates.

Answer: Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi is also the capital of the emirate with the same name.

10. This city was made a British crown colony in 1937. It is also the former capital of South Yemen.

Answer: Aden

Aden is now part of united Yemen.

11. This city is the capital of Maluku Province, Indonesia.

Answer: Ambon

Ambon was important for its spice trade, especially clove.

12. This city is the capital of Khuzestan province, Iran.

Answer: Ahvaz

Ahvas was a trade center for sugar, rice and silk under Arab rule in the 12th and 13th centuries. Today it is important as an oil center.

13. This city of Uzbekistan is the capital of a subdivision with the same name.

Answer: Andizhan

Andizhan has important oil and gas deposits.

14. This city in Liaoning province, China is one of the most important steel making centers of China.

Answer: Anshan

Anshan is situated south of Mukden. It was bombed by US aircraft in 1944.

15. This is the only seaport of Jordan.

Answer: Aqaba

As ancient Elath this was the chief city of the Edomites. The Romans called it Aelana and made it a strong military post. In medieval times it was an important port of Palestine. It was part of Hejaz 1917-25 and taken over by Jordan in 1925.

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