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Names Names Names Trivia Quiz

A hodgepodge of why, where, who, what, and when of geographical names.

A multiple-choice quiz by yiz1951. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
yiz1951

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
64,282

Updated
Jan 14 22

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
8 / 20

Plays
4454

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Question 1 of 20

1. Which one of these is NOT a real city? Hint

Lebanon, IN

Lebanon, PA

Lebanon, MA

Lebanon, OH

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Question 2 of 20

2. What is the meaning of the 'Himalayas'? Hint

Great Mountain

Abode of Snow

Above the Sky

Thunder and Lightning

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Question 3 of 20

3. What is Ougadougou? Hint

Famous Laotian pagoda

Capital of Burkina Faso

Largest Arabian Oasis

Desert in Namibia

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Question 4 of 20

4. The Volkswagen Sirocco is named after which of the following? Hint

A Spanish steed

A Maltese falcon

An Italian sailing vessel

A warm humid Mediterranean wind

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Question 5 of 20

5. Bethlehem, in Israel, literally translated in Hebrew means which of the following? Hint

House of food

Site of Nativity

Holy Mount

Land of the Sacred

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Question 6 of 20

6. Uluru, the monolith in Australia, was named after Sir Henry Ayers, who was known for being what? Hint

Discoverer of the rock

British Foreign Secretary

Governor General of Australia

Premier of South Australia

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Question 7 of 20

7. Aotearoa is the name given to this country by its indigenous inhabitants. Hint

Greenland

New Zealand

Fiji

Australia

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Question 8 of 20

8. Budapest, the Hungarian capital, is named because of a combination of Buda and Pest, which are what? Hint

Two cities

Two mountains

Two rivers

Two famous people

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Question 9 of 20

9. Approximately how many U.S. states are so named because of Native American tribe names or phrases? Hint

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Question 10 of 20

10. Which one of these U.S. presidents has an African capital city named after him? Hint

Jefferson

Washington

Lincoln

Monroe

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Question 11 of 20

11. Which one of these literally means 'Tariq's Mountain? Hint

Turkey

Tunisia

Qatar

Gibraltar

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Question 12 of 20

12. Which one of the following is referred to in English as the Yellow River? Hint

Irrawaddy

Mekong

Huang Ho

Yangtze Kiang

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Question 13 of 20

13. In what year did New York City's name change from the original New Amsterdam? Hint

1742

1776

1664

1698

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Question 14 of 20

14. Which one of the following is called 'Shining Mountain? Hint

Mount Robson

Annapurna

Kilimanjaro

Chimborazo

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Question 15 of 20

15. The U.S. state of Maryland was named after which of the following persons? Hint

Mary Queen of Scots

Mary, Washington's mother

St. Mary

Henrietta Maria

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Question 16 of 20

16. 'To the city' when translated, led to the present day name of which of the following cities? Hint

Damascus

Istanbul

Baghdad

Jerusalem

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Question 17 of 20

17. The name of which of these countries means 'a garrison town' in the local language? Hint

Bolivia

Myanmar

Egypt

Cambodia

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Question 18 of 20

18. Which city is so named because it literally means 'land surrounded by hedges'? Hint

Kabul

The Hague

Ulan Bator

Toledo

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Question 19 of 20

19. In 1966, Nyasaland, a British African Protectorate, became an independent country. What is that country's name. Hint

Malawi

Zimbabwe

Zambia

Lesotho

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Question 20 of 20

20. Cape Agulhas is where which of the following Oceans meet? Hint

Indian and Pacific

Atlantic and Indian

Pacific and Atlantic

Atlantic and Arctic

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which one of these is NOT a real city?

Answer: Lebanon, MA

There are at least 13 States with a city called Lebanon in the U.S. Massachusetts is not one of them.

2. What is the meaning of the 'Himalayas'?

Answer: Abode of Snow

Its meaning comes from the Sanskrit word Himlaz.

3. What is Ougadougou?

Answer: Capital of Burkina Faso

The Mossi Empire of Wagadugu ( alternate spelling ) established it as the capital in the 15th century.

4. The Volkswagen Sirocco is named after which of the following?

Answer: A warm humid Mediterranean wind

It blows from the south or southwest and brings rain and fog.

5. Bethlehem, in Israel, literally translated in Hebrew means which of the following?

Answer: House of food

It is situated in the Judean Hills a few miles south of Jerusalem.

6. Uluru, the monolith in Australia, was named after Sir Henry Ayers, who was known for being what?

Answer: Premier of South Australia

Upon first seeing it, Ernest Giles named the landmark after Ayers as early as 1872.

7. Aotearoa is the name given to this country by its indigenous inhabitants.

Answer: New Zealand

The preferred name of the country by the Maoris.

8. Budapest, the Hungarian capital, is named because of a combination of Buda and Pest, which are what?

Answer: Two cities

The Danube divides the two cities, although there is a third, Obuda, which also played a part in the name.

9. Approximately how many U.S. states are so named because of Native American tribe names or phrases?

Answer: 27

Algonquin and Sioux phrases and names were the most frequently used.

10. Which one of these U.S. presidents has an African capital city named after him?

Answer: Monroe

Monrovia, the capital of Liberia was named after him.

11. Which one of these literally means 'Tariq's Mountain?

Answer: Gibraltar

In Arabic Jabal means mountain.

12. Which one of the following is referred to in English as the Yellow River?

Answer: Huang Ho

The name is in the Mandarin language, and so named because of the yellow-ochre muddy silt it carries.

13. In what year did New York City's name change from the original New Amsterdam?

Answer: 1664

The Dutch ceded to military pressure along with the local people's will to hand over control to the British.

14. Which one of the following is called 'Shining Mountain?

Answer: Kilimanjaro

In Swahili, Kilima Njaro means shining mountain.

15. The U.S. state of Maryland was named after which of the following persons?

Answer: Henrietta Maria

She was the wife of British monarch Charles I

16. 'To the city' when translated, led to the present day name of which of the following cities?

Answer: Istanbul

The literal phrase was 'is tin polin'.

17. The name of which of these countries means 'a garrison town' in the local language?

Answer: Egypt

In Arabic, Misr (Egypt's name) was the word given to a garrison town built within conquered lands.

18. Which city is so named because it literally means 'land surrounded by hedges'?

Answer: The Hague

In the 13th century, Floris IV, a Dutch Count, built a 'Haga' a small town with a walls around it.

19. In 1966, Nyasaland, a British African Protectorate, became an independent country. What is that country's name.

Answer: Malawi

Dr Hastings Kamazu Banda was the new country's first President?

20. Cape Agulhas is where which of the following Oceans meet?

Answer: Atlantic and Indian

This is the southernmost point in South Africa, not Cape Town as sometimes thought in error.

Source: Author yiz1951

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