Historical Atlas

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11 questions
English
1 year ago
A quiz about the historical globe... countries that are no more!
1

Where on this map would you find the historical country of Ceylon?

  25% got this right

Ceylon was the British Crown colony of present-day Sri Lanka between 1796 and 1948
2

Where might you find the historic country of Persia on this map?

61% got this right

In the mid 1930s, the ruler of the country, moved towards formalising the name Iran instead of Persia.
3

The historical country of Burma is now officially known as?

Myanmar

76% got this right

4

Where on the map may you find Anatolia also known as Asia Minor?

41% got this right

It constitutes the major part of modern-day Turkey.
5

Where might you find the historic city of Peking?

  26% got this right

Now renamed to Beijing... if you guessed Shanghai then bad luck.
6

Siam was the former name of which country?

Thailand

China

Cambodia

Singapore

37% got this right

Siam is the former name of Thailand, and is used to refer to the historical region of Central Thailand.
7

Where would you find the former country of Zaire on this map?

  10% got this right

A Congolese state from 1971 to 1997 in Central Africa and is now again known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo
8

Which country was known as Upper Volta until it changed its name in 1984 to this present day country?

Burkina Faso

Senegal

Togo

Benin

  31% got this right

A former french colony, renamed to Burkina faso which means Land of Incorruptible People.
9

This country was officially named "The Gold Coast" until changing its name in 1957?

  14% got this right

Next door to the ivory coast.. who would have thought? Now called Ghana.
10

Rhodesia is now known as?

Zimbabwe

Zambia

Lesotho

Botswana

  31% got this right

11

Where would you find the historic country of Formosa?

  28% got this right

Sometimes still referred to as Formosa.