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Old Places, New Names Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about places that have changed their name at some point in their history. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by hews. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
hews

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
35,168

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
7187

Last 3 plays: Guest 136 (3/10), Guest 8 (8/10), pollucci19 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Constantinople is now known as what? Hint

Damascus

Teheran

Istanbul

Baghdad

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Question 2 of 10

2. The New Hebrides are now called? Hint

Vanuatu

The Cook Islands

The Solomon Islands

Samoa and American Samoa

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Question 3 of 10

3. Namibia used to be known as? Hint

Nyasaland

South-West Africa

Rhodesia

Dahomey

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Question 4 of 10

4. Gdansk used to be known as? Hint

Volgograd

Stalingrad

Danzig

Pressburg

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Question 5 of 10

5. Mumbai used to be known as? Hint

Madras

Bombay

Calcutta

Karachi

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Question 6 of 10

6. St. Petersburg was formerly known as? Hint

Gorky

Stalingrad

Leningrad

Minsk

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Question 7 of 10

7. Karl-Marx-Stadt was the name the East German government gave to which city? Hint

Leipzig

Dresden

Chemnitz

East Berlin

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Question 8 of 10

8. Van Diemen's Land is the old name for which place? Hint

Java

Surinam

Tasmania

Devil's Island

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Question 9 of 10

9. Caledonia is the ancient name given to which place? Hint

Ireland

Scotland

Scandinavia

Spain and Portugal

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Question 10 of 10

10. Still in the antiquities, what name did the Romans give to modern day France?

Answer: (One Word Only)

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Apr 08 2025 : Guest 136: 3/10
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