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"I" Asian Cities Trivia Quiz

Now it's the time to check your knowledge about Asian cities starting with an "I".

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

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7 mins

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178,473

Updated
Feb 15 24

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Question 1 of 15

1. This city in India is the former capital of a state (with the same name) under the Maratha dynasty of Holkars. It is also the former capital of Central India Agency.

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Question 2 of 15

2. This city was chosen to succeed Karachi as the national capital of Pakistan in 1959.

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Question 3 of 15

3. This city in Turkey was built (under the name of Nicomedia) in 264 BC by Nicomedes I of Bithynia as his new capital. Hint

Izmir

Izmit

Iznik

Iskenderum

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Question 4 of 15

4. This city is the capital of Arunachal Pradesh state, India. Hint

Ichchapuram

Imphal

Itanagar

Indore

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Question 5 of 15

5. This seaport city is the third largest of South Korea. It has a special (provincial) status.

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Question 6 of 15

6. This city is the capital of Perak state, Malaysia. Hint

Ipek

Ipin

Ipoh

Ipel

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Question 7 of 15

7. This city situated 68 km north of Amman is the third largest city of Jordan. Hint

Irbil

Irbid

Isfahan

Ismailia

8. This Russian city is one of the chief cities of the Trans-Siberian Railway. It was established in 1652 and grew because of the trade with China and the Amur Valley and the connection with the Lena goldfields.

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Question 9 of 15

9. This city is the capital of a province (formerly a governorship) of West Iran, near the border to Iraq. Hint

Irbid

Ilam

Irbil

Idlib

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Question 10 of 15

10. This Japanese town is also known as Miyajima. It is the chief town of an island with the same name. The island is one of the most scenic spots in Japan. Hint

Izumi

Iwamisawa

Itsukushima

Izuhara

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Question 11 of 15

11. This is the former name of the city that was the capital of South Yemen for a short period in 1967. Hint

(Al-) Isawiyah

(Al-) Ittihad

(Al-) Ikhwan

(Al-) Idwah

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Question 12 of 15

12. This is the former name of the town Qapshaghay, north of Almaty in Kazakhstan. The river on which it is situated has the same name. Hint

Ilo

Ili

Ilu

Ila

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Question 13 of 15

13. This modern town in Palestine (West Bank) is probably situated on the ruins of Emmaus Nicopolis, a town of ancient Palestine known from the NT.

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Question 14 of 15

14. This city is the chief port on the north coast of Mindanao. It was the scene of an uprising during the Philippine Revolution in 1896. Hint

Iligan

Ilagan

Iloilo

Isulan

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Question 15 of 15

15. This city is the capital of Manipur state, India. Hint

Imphal

Indore

Itanagar

Ichchapuram

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This city in India is the former capital of a state (with the same name) under the Maratha dynasty of Holkars. It is also the former capital of Central India Agency.

Answer: Indore

Central India Agency comprised 89 states under the supervision of a British political agent. The most important were Indore, Bhopal and Rewa.

2. This city was chosen to succeed Karachi as the national capital of Pakistan in 1959.

Answer: Islamabad

Islamabad constitutes an administrative subdivision.

3. This city in Turkey was built (under the name of Nicomedia) in 264 BC by Nicomedes I of Bithynia as his new capital.

Answer: Izmit

Nicomedia (Izmit) was an important center in the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire.

4. This city is the capital of Arunachal Pradesh state, India.

Answer: Itanagar

Arunachal Pradesh was formerly called North East Frontier Agency.

5. This seaport city is the third largest of South Korea. It has a special (provincial) status.

Answer: Inchon

Inchon was opened in 1883 as a treaty port. It has iron and steel plants.

6. This city is the capital of Perak state, Malaysia.

Answer: Ipoh

Ipoh is situated in the Kinta Valley tin-mining region.

7. This city situated 68 km north of Amman is the third largest city of Jordan.

Answer: Irbid

Irbid is a suburb of Amman.

Answer: Irkutsk

Irkutsk is a center for furs and skins production, timber working, machine tools and electrical plants. It was much damaged during the Civil War 1918-21.

9. This city is the capital of a province (formerly a governorship) of West Iran, near the border to Iraq.

Answer: Ilam

Before the Islamic Republic Ilam was a governorship with capital at Abdanan.

10. This Japanese town is also known as Miyajima. It is the chief town of an island with the same name. The island is one of the most scenic spots in Japan.

Answer: Itsukushima

Itsukushima has temples, a Shinto shrines and torii,a Buddhist temple and a pagoda.

11. This is the former name of the city that was the capital of South Yemen for a short period in 1967.

Answer: (Al-) Ittihad

Al-Ittihad is now called Madinat ash Shab. It is situated near Aden.

12. This is the former name of the town Qapshaghay, north of Almaty in Kazakhstan. The river on which it is situated has the same name.

Answer: Ili

Ili is also the name of a district which was contested for by Russia and China, but became Chinese in 1881. The district is now in Xinjiang-Uighur.

13. This modern town in Palestine (West Bank) is probably situated on the ruins of Emmaus Nicopolis, a town of ancient Palestine known from the NT.

Answer: Imwas

Emmaus was situated near the Roman road from Jerusalem to Joppa (Jaffa).

14. This city is the chief port on the north coast of Mindanao. It was the scene of an uprising during the Philippine Revolution in 1896.

Answer: Iligan

Iligan is the capital of Lanao del Norte province, Mindanao, Philippines.

15. This city is the capital of Manipur state, India.

Answer: Imphal

Manipur state is situated in north east India. Imphal was the object of Japanese attack and siege March-June 1944.

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