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Fun Time

1 Pull out the research and travel books; fire up the Internet. Are you ready to take the “Ultimate
Turkish Quiz”? Fill in the blanks with the cities, regions, or answers that match each description.
Choose the answers in the box.

Ultimate Turkish Quiz

Dervishes Bosphorus Ephesus Cappodocia Selimiye Constantinople
Dalyan Gordion Pamukkale Rize Diyarbakır Thrace & Anatolia
Demre Bursa Şehitgazi Bodrum Çatalhöyük
Tarsus Boncuk King Antiochus I Paris Troy

Ultimate Turkish Quiz Questions:

1. Blue “Evil Eye” protector:

2. Only “mortal” statue on Mt. Nemrut:

3. Region of “mushroom” formations & underground cities:

4. City famous as a centre of Turkish tea industry:
5. Valley where you’ll find the Tomb of King Midas:

6. City seat of the legendary King Midas:

7. Name of the famous “whirling” dancers:

8. Where you’ll find St. Paul’s well:

9. City of St. Nicholas (not the North Pole):
Ultimate Turkish Quiz Answers:
10. City known for loggerhead turtle nesting: 1. ________________________________________

11. Remnants of Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, one of the Seven 2. ________________________________________
3. ________________________________________
Wonders of the World, found here: 4. ________________________________________
5. ________________________________________
12. Terraced white calcium carbonate flows are here: 6. ________________________________________

13. Where you’ll find the House of Mary, the Blessed Virgin: 7. ________________________________________
8. ________________________________________
14. Became the first capital of the Ottoman Empire in 1326: 9. ________________________________________
10. ________________________________________
15. Connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara:
11. ________________________________________
16. The barracks where Florence Nightingale practised nursing: 12. ________________________________________
13. ________________________________________
17. The Orient Express ran 1,800 miles between Istanbul and this city: 14. ________________________________________
15. ________________________________________
18. Originated in 7000 BC, perhaps the world’s first “town”:
16. ________________________________________
19. Home of the gigantic Watermelon Festival: 17. ________________________________________
18. ________________________________________
20. Two major divisions of Turkey (one in Europe, one in Asia): 19. ________________________________________
20. ________________________________________
21. Home of Turkey’s largest and most famous horse:
21. ________________________________________
22. İstanbul’s previous name: 22. ________________________________________

ORTAÖĞRETİM 16 ENGLISH-11
GENEL MÜDÜRLÜĞÜ