Quiz on New and Old name of Cities, Countries, Islands:
The earlier name of Ghana was –
(a) Goldberg
(b) Kampuchea
(c) Nippon
(d) Gold Coast
Indonesia was a Dutch colony knows as?
(a) Salisburry
(b) Dutch East Indies
(c) Upper Volta
(d) Dutch India
Another name of Zanzibar is
(a) Tajikistan
(b) Tanzania
(c) Taiwan
(d) Turkey
Which of the following is also known as ‘Eternal City’
(a) London
(b) Rome
(c) Athens
(d) Berlin
Cambodia’s earlier name was–
(a) Kampuchea
(b) Congo
(c) Comno
(d) Chung hua
Before 1971 Bangladesh was?
(a) Old Hyderabad
(b) Pakistan West
(c) Hindostan
(d) East Pakistan
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The earlier name of Ethiopia was –
(a) Abyssinia
(b) Auguste
(c) Tanzania
(d) Pontiac
The Japanese call their country as –
(a) Ashmolean
(b) Nippon
(c) Romulus
(d) Salto Angel
What is French Sudan called today?
(a) French West Africa
(b) West Africa
(c) Nigeria
(d) Republic of Mali
The ancient name of Bengal was
(a) Kamrupa
(b) Vasta
(c) Gauda
(d) Vallabhi
When did Peking become Beijing?
(a) 1949
(b) 1948
(c) 1950
(d) 1938
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China was also known as
(a) Augustus
(b) Oblrtysh
(c) Chung hua
(d) Amundson
What is Kalinga called now?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Orissa
(c) Burma
(d) Uttkal
The original name of Cambodia country is
(a) Quillon
(b) Peking
(c) Kampuchea
(d) Cawnpore
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Historically Ankara known as?
(a) Angora
(b) Angar
(c) Augrra
(d) Banjail
Mexico was known as?
(a) New Mexico
(b) New Spain
(c) Myanmar
(d) Bombay
What is French Somaliland called today?
(a) Somaliland
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Djibouti
(d) East France
The earlier name of Zaire was –
(a) Congo
(b) Honduras
(c) Nicaragua
(d) El Salvador
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Burma is officially called?
(a) Union of Myanmar
(b) Republic of the Union of Myanmar
(c) Republic of Myanmar
(d) State of Myanmar
The old name of Taiwan was –
(a) Roanoke
(b) Penghu
(c) Thaisa
(d) Formosa
When did Iran change name from Persia to Iran?
(a) 1930
(b) 1940
(c) 1935
(d) 1938
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What is Pleasant Island called now?
(a) Manchuko
(b) Sandwich Islands
(c) Nauru
(d) New Guinea
Bombay officially become Mumbai in ___?
(a) 1992
(b) 1995
(c) 1998
(d) 1991
Ceylon become Sri Lanka in ___?
(a) 1948
(b) 1950
(c) 1972
(d) 1957
What is Mesopotamia new name?
(a) Iran
(b) Mesopota
(c) Persia
(d) Iraq
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Old name of Ghana?
(a) Abyssinia
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) the Gold Coast
(d) Kalinga
What is the original name of Malaysia?
(a) Ghana
(b) Potuguese
(c) Bangalore
(d) Tanah Melayu
What is Formosa called today?
(a) Taiwan
(b) Rhodesia
(c) East China
(d) North Formosa
Which country was known as Portuguese East Africa?
(a) East Africa
(b) Volgograd
(c) Mosambique
(d) Ceylon
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What is Rhodesia called now?
(a) Salisbury
(b) Zimbabwe
(c) South Africa
(d) Zambezi
What is Abyssinia called today?
(a) Bengalooru
(b) Ethiopia
(c) Beijing
(d) British Honduras
Stalingrad is the former name of __
(a) Leningrad
(b) Central Province
(c) Volgograd
(d) St. Petersburg
Ancient name of Varanasi?
(a) Madras
(b) Banares
(c) Siam
(d) Kalinga
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British Honduras is now called __?
(a) Belize
(b) Honduras
(c) Peking
(d) French Sudan
Leningrad was renamed to Saint Petersburg __
(a) September 2001
(b) September 1991
(c) September 1995
(d) September 1981
What are the Sandwich Islands known as today?
(a) Stalingrad
(b) Hawaiin Islands
(c) Zambia
(d) Malaya
Historically Istanbul is known as?
(a) Constantinople
(b) Malaysia
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Northern Rhodesia
