Iran: Between Ancient History and Modernity

Question 1

Question 1 : What was the former name of Iran before 1935?

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Persia
Babylon
Assyria

Answer

Mesopotamia

Question 2

Question 2 : What is the capital of Iran?

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Isfahan
Shiraz
Tehran
Tabriz

Answer

An Egyptian pharaoh

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A Roman emperor

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A Greek philosopher

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The founder of the Achaemenid Persian Empire

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Shia Islam

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Sunni Islam

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Zoroastrianism

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Christianity

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Persian (Farsi)

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Omar Khayyam

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Afghanistan

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Pasargadae

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Persepolis

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Chogha Zanbil

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Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb

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Strait of Hormuz

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Strait of Malacca

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Suez Canal

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Natural gas

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Caspian Sea

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Arabian Sea

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Sassanid Empire

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Safavid Empire

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Achaemenid Empire

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Qajar Empire

Question 3

Question 3 : Who was Cyrus the Great?

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Question 4

Question 4 : What is the majority religion in Iran?

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Question 5

Question 5 : In what year did the Iranian Islamic Revolution take place?

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1953
1979
1989
1969

Question 6

Question 6 : What official language is spoken in Iran?

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Arabic
Turkish
Urdu

Question 7

Question 7 : Which great Persian poet wrote The Divan and is nicknamed the tongue of the invisible?

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Rumi
Ferdowsi
Hafez

Question 8

Question 8 : Which Iranian city is famous for its blue-domed mosques and carpets?

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Tehran
Isfahan
Shiraz
Tabriz

Question 9

Question 9 : With which country did Iran fight a war from 1980 to 1988?

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Iraq
Turkey
Pakistan

Question 10

Question 10 : Which Iranian UNESCO World Heritage site was the ancient capital of the Persian Empire?

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Bam

Question 11

Question 11 : Which strategic strait borders Iran to the south and controls access to the Persian Gulf?

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Question 12

Question 12 : What natural resource is the main economic wealth of Iran?

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Gold
Oil
Copper

Question 13

Question 13 : What is the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran called?

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Caliph
Ayatollah
Sultan
Imam

Question 14

Question 14 : Which sea borders Iran to the north?

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Black Sea
Red Sea

Question 15

Question 15 : Which Iranian empire ruled from the 16th to the 18th century and made Shia Islam the official religion?

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Les 15 questions du quiz

Question 1 : What was the former name of Iran before 1935?

Question 2 : What is the capital of Iran?

Question 3 : Who was Cyrus the Great?

Question 4 : What is the majority religion in Iran?

Question 5 : In what year did the Iranian Islamic Revolution take place?

Question 6 : What official language is spoken in Iran?

Question 7 : Which great Persian poet wrote The Divan and is nicknamed the tongue of the invisible?

Question 8 : Which Iranian city is famous for its blue-domed mosques and carpets?

Question 9 : With which country did Iran fight a war from 1980 to 1988?

Question 10 : Which Iranian UNESCO World Heritage site was the ancient capital of the Persian Empire?

Question 11 : Which strategic strait borders Iran to the south and controls access to the Persian Gulf?

Question 12 : What natural resource is the main economic wealth of Iran?

Question 13 : What is the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran called?

Question 14 : Which sea borders Iran to the north?

Question 15 : Which Iranian empire ruled from the 16th to the 18th century and made Shia Islam the official religion?

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