Istanbul - Quiz

Istanbul is a ______ city?
1. lively
2. romantic
3. small
Istanbul is situated near the north Anatolian ______ ______.
1. fault line
2. front line
3. border line
This structure is one of Istanbul’s finest, with its ____ ____ domes and piercing minarets.
1. shaded and grand
2. shaved green
3. shining grey
This fault line has been responsible for several deadly earthquakes in the region _____ history.
1. during
2. throughout
3. whenever
Huge amounts were ___ on chariot races.
1. bit
2. beat
3. bet
What are the other names of Istanbul (3 answers)?
1. Constantinople
2. Megalopolis
3. New Rome
4. Byzantine
What is the name of the byzantine cathedral built by Emperor Justinian the 1st?
1. Aguisafear
2. Hagia Sophia
3. Serpentine Column
4. Karnac
When was the Majestic Blue Mosque built?
1. 390 ad
2. 1770
3. 17th century
The Serpentine Column stands at the ___.
1. Obelisk
2. Hyppodrome
3. Karnak
What is the name of the obelisk?
1. Theodosius
2. Constantin The Great
3. Thutmose
What is the height of the obelisk?
1. 390 feet
2. 1453 feet
3. 105 feet
4. 390 feet
Istanbul's history ___ from Byzantine to Constantinople.
1. helms
2. tracks back
3. straddles
Hagia Sophia was converted into a ___.
1. mosque
2. hospital
3. hippodrome