Well, Tink requested a trivia quiz from AKP (Frank family tradition), so we’ve worked together on the following. We realize it’s a bit unfair to take a trivia quiz on a place you haven’t visited, so we tried to create at least a couple questions that the astute geographer (or avid Economist reader) might be able to get...let’s see how many you all can get BEFORE consulting your good friend Google.
1) What are the colors of the Uzbek flag?
2) How do the locals spell Uzbekistan using Latin letters?
3) What is the official religion?
4) What is the national dish? (cuisine)
5) Name the two countries in the world that are double-landlocked.
6) Name Uzbekistan’s five neighboring countries.
7) What is the name of the festival celebrated all over this region to welcome spring?
8) Uzbekistan used to be home to the 4th largest freshwater lake in the world, named ______.
9) What is the approximate population of Uzbekistan? (hint: it’s the largest of the former Soviet ‘stans.’)
a. 15 million
b. 15-35 million
c. 35-50 million
d. 50 million
10) Name of the emperor who reigned terror in the 1300s.
11) Extra credit: Name of the city in India he ransacked.
12) Extra extra credit: Name of said ruler’s great great great grandson, who founded the Mogul Empire.
13) Uzbekistan is part of the famous former “____ Road.”
14) What is the name of the Uzbeki currency?
15) Extra credit: what is the exchange rate between said currency and the US dollar?
16) In what year did Uzbekistan gain independence from the USSR?
17) Name of the previous political position held by the current President.
18) Name of the autonomous regional fully within Uzbekistan’s borders.
19) How many countries did we fly over to reach Uzbekistan from India? (hint: our blog may help)
20) What type of tree was in bloom all over the country?
1) What are the colors of the Uzbek flag?
2) How do the locals spell Uzbekistan using Latin letters?
3) What is the official religion?
4) What is the national dish? (cuisine)
5) Name the two countries in the world that are double-landlocked.
6) Name Uzbekistan’s five neighboring countries.
7) What is the name of the festival celebrated all over this region to welcome spring?
8) Uzbekistan used to be home to the 4th largest freshwater lake in the world, named ______.
9) What is the approximate population of Uzbekistan? (hint: it’s the largest of the former Soviet ‘stans.’)
a. 15 million
b. 15-35 million
c. 35-50 million
d. 50 million
10) Name of the emperor who reigned terror in the 1300s.
11) Extra credit: Name of the city in India he ransacked.
12) Extra extra credit: Name of said ruler’s great great great grandson, who founded the Mogul Empire.
13) Uzbekistan is part of the famous former “____ Road.”
14) What is the name of the Uzbeki currency?
15) Extra credit: what is the exchange rate between said currency and the US dollar?
16) In what year did Uzbekistan gain independence from the USSR?
17) Name of the previous political position held by the current President.
18) Name of the autonomous regional fully within Uzbekistan’s borders.
19) How many countries did we fly over to reach Uzbekistan from India? (hint: our blog may help)
20) What type of tree was in bloom all over the country?
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