DISTINCTIVE & OLD NAME OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES & CITIES

1. Which city is known as “City of flower”?
(A) Peshawar (B) Rome (C) Tehran (D) Delhi

2. Which country is known as “Britain of the South”?
(A) Australia (B) Canada (C) New Zealand (D) Ireland

3. Which country is known as “Flower Garden of Europe” ?
(A) Netherland (B) Thailand (C) Switzerland (D) Poland

4. Which country is known as “The Battlefield of Europe” ?
(A) Italy (B) France (C) Germany (D) Belgium

5. Which country is known as “Isle of Pearls” ?
(A) Bahrain (B) Oman (C) Qatar (D) UAE

6. Which country is known as “Land of Golden Fiber” ?
(A) Nepal (B) China (C) Austria (D) Bangladesh

7. Which city is known as “City of the Golden Gate” ?
(A) San Francisco (B) Newyork (C) Mumbai (D) Islamabad

8. Which city is known as “City of Magnificent Distances” ?
(A) Newyork (B) California (C) Paris (D) Washington DC

9. Which city is known as “City of Popes” ?
(A) Newyork (B) Istanbul (C) Sydney (D) Rome

10. Which country is known as “Land of Thousand Island” ?
(A) Malaysia (B) Korea (C) Indonesia (D) None of these

11. Which city is known as “City of Seven Hills” ?
(A) Rome (B) Karachi (C) Brussels (D) Katmandu

12. Which country is known as “Horn of Africa” ?
(A) Sudan (B) Zambia (C) Mali (D) Somalia

13. Which city is known as “City of Skyscrapers” ?
(A) Washington (B) Canberra (C) Birmingham (D) Newyork

14. Which country is known as “Cockpit of Europe” ?
(A) Belgium (B) France (C) Cyprus (D) Poland
15. Which continent is known as “Dark Continent” ?
(A) Asia (B) Australia (C) Antarctica (D) Africa

16. Which country is known as “Dairy of Northern Europe” ?
(A) Norway (B) Cyprus (C) Denmark (D) Belarus

17. Which country is known as “Emerald Island” ?
(A) Germany (B) Switzerland (C) Poland (D) Ireland

18. Which city is known as “Empire City” ?
(A) Karachi (B) Washington (C) Newyork (D) Canberra

19. Which city is known as “Eternal City” ?
(A) Shanghai (B) Sydney (C) Newyork (D) Rome

20. Which city is known as “Forbidden City” ?
(A) Lhasa (B) Rome (C) Sydney (D) Kabul

21. Which city is known as “City of Bazaar” ?
(A) Masqat (B) Tehran (C) Damascus (D) Cairo

22. Which city is known as “Garden of England” ?
(A) Birmingham (B) Kent (C) Ireland (D) None of these

23. Which city is known as “City of Skyscrapers” ?
(A) Hawaii (B) Chicago (C) Washington (D) Newyork

24. Which city is known as “Gate of Tears” ?
(A) Damascus (B) Istanbul (C) Qandahar (D) Babe-Mandab

25. Which city is known as “Manchester of Pakistan” ?
(A) Karachi (B) Peshawar (C) Quetta (D) Faisalabad

26. Which city is known as “Granite City” ?
(A) Rome (B) Canberra (C) Mumbai (D) Aberdeen (Scotland)

27. Which city is known as “Pyramid City” ?
(A) Cairo (B) Damascus (C) Tehran (D) Baghdad

28. Which is known as “Great white way” ?
(A) Downing Street (B) Broadway (C) Bare Way (D) None of these

29. Which city is known as “Gateway of India” ?
(A) Kolkata (B) Delhi (C) Madras (D) Mumbai

30. Which country is known as “Gift of Nile” ?
(A) Iran (B) Turkey (C) Syria (D) Egypt

31. Which city is known as “Gibraltar of the Indian ocean” ?
(A) Mumbai (B) Kolkata (C) Delhi (D) Aden

32. Which ocean is known as “Herring Pond” ?
(A) Pacific Ocean (B) Indian Ocean (C) Baltic Ocean (D) Atlantic Ocean

33. Which country is known as “Hermit Kingdom” ?
(A) Japan (B) Korea (C) Malaysia (D) China

34. Which city is known as “City of Roses & Nightingales” ?
(A) Cairo (B) Damascus (D) Tehran (D) Baghdad

35. Which country is known as “Holy Land” ?
(A) Iraq (B) Syria (C) Iran (D) Palestine

36. Which continent is known as “Island Continent” ?
(A) Asia (B) North America (C) Australia (D) Antarctica

37. Which country is known as “Island of Cloves” ?
(A) Singapore (B) Sydney (C) Madagascar (D) None of these

38. Which country is known as “Buffer State of Asia” ?
(A) Pakistan (B) Iran (C) Uzbekistan (D) Afghanistan

39. Which city/country is known as “The Isle of Spring” ?
(A) Barbados (B) Berlin (C) Ottawa (D) Jamaica

40. Key to the Mediterranean is ?
(A) Polka (B) Malaya (C) Gibraltar (D) None of these

41. Which country is known as “Land of Cakes” ?
(A) Cyprus (B) Belarus (C) Poland (D) Scotland

42. Which country is known as “Land of the Golden fleece” ?
(A) New Zealand (B) Austria (C) Australia (D) Japan
43. Which country is known as “Land of the Golden Pagoda” ?
(A) Myanmar (B) Nepal (C) Bhutan (D) Maldives

44. Which country is known as “Land of Kangaroos” ?
(A) Germany (B) Italy (C) Ireland (D) Australia

45. Which country is known as “Land of Lilies” ?
(A) America (B) Russia (C) Canada (D) Scotland

46. Which country is known as “Land of the Midnight Sun” ?
(A) Norway (B) Canada (C) Japan (D) Italy

47. Which country is known as “Land of Milk and Honey” ?
(A) Korea (B) Japan (C) Poland (D) Canaan

48. Which country is known as “Land of Morning Calm” ?
(A) Germany (B) Korea (C) Nepal (D) China

49. Which country is known as “Land of Rising Sun” ?
(A) Japan (B) Korea (C) Canada (D) Russia

50. Which country is known as “Land of Thousand Lakes” ?
(A) Switzerland (B) Iceland (C) Poland (D) Finland

51. Which country is known as “Land of Thunderbolt” ?
(A) Nepal (B) Bhutan (C) Bangladesh (D) Maldives

52. Which country’s nick name is “Uncle Sam” ?
(A) England (B) Ireland (C) America (D) France

53. Which country is known as “Land of White Elephants” ?
(A) New Zealand (B) Thailand (C) Mongolia (D) China

54. Which country is known as “Lady of snow” ?
(A) Canada (B) Australia (D) Japan (C) Brazil

55. Which country is known as “Little Venice” ?
(A) California (B) Sudan (C) Venezuela (D) Turkey

56. Which country is known as “Land of Mountains” ?
(A) Japan (B) Turkey (C) Bangladesh (D) Nepal
57. Which city is known as “Never, Never Land” ?
(A) Canberra (B) Sydney (C) Johanceberg (D) Prairies

58. Which city/country is known as “Pearl of Antilles” ?
(A) Cuba (B) Jamaica (C) Kingston (D) Ottawa

59. Which country is known as “Play ground of Europe” ?
(A) Belgium (B) France (C) Switzerland (D) Finland

60. Which country is known as “Land of Sun Rising” ?
(A) Japan (B) Malaysia (C) Korea (D) Canada

61. Which strait is known as “Pillars of Hercules” ?
(A) Strait of Gibraltar (B) Strait of Hurmoz (C) Palka Strait (D) None of these

62. Which port is known as “Pearl of the Pacific” ?
(A) Guiana port (B) Sydney port (C) Guayaquil Port (D) None of these

63. Which country is known as “Power Keg of Europe” ?
(A) Belgium (B) Cyprus (C) Belarus (D) Balkans

64. Which country is known as “The Promise Land” ?
(A) Egypt (B) Canaan (C) Iraq (D) Syria

65. Which city is known as “Quaker City” ?
(A) Moscow (B) Jakarta (C) Philadelphia (D) None of these

66. Which city is known as “Queen of the Arabian Sea” ?
(A) Kolkata (B) Delhi (C) Agra (D) Kochi (India)

67. Which city is known as “Queen of the Adriatic” ?
(A) Venice (B) Tibet (C) Shanghai (D) Rome

68. Which country is known as “Rich Coast” ?
(A) Canada (B) Brazil (C) Thailand (D) Costa Rica

69. Which port is known as “Rich Port” ?
(A) Venice Port (B) Puerto Rico (C) Thai Port (D) None of these
70. Which city/country “Roof of the World” ?
(A) Shanghai (B) Qatar (C) Yemen (D) Pamir (Tibet)

71. Which city/country is known as “The Sea of Mountain” ?
(A) Columbia (B) Jamaica (C) Indus (D) British Columbia

72. Which River is known as “Sorrow of China” ?
(A) River Hwang Ho (B) River Chang Ho (C) River Duet Ho (D) None

73. Which country is known as “The Saw Mill of Europe” ?
(A) Poland (B) Hungry (C) France (D) Sweden

74. Which country is known as “Sick Man of Europe” ?
(A) Turkey (B) Cyprus (C) Germany (D) Ireland

75. Which country is known as “Sugar Bowl of the World” ?
(A) Jamaica (B) Barbados (C) America (D) Cuba

76. Which country is known as “The Storehouse of the world” ?
(A) Mexico (B) Cuba (C) Canada (D) China

77. Which country is known as “The Down Under” ?
(A) Japan (B) America (C) Australia (D) Pakistan

78. Which country is known as “Venice of the East” ?
(A) Malaysia (B) Nepal (C) Japan (D) Bangkok (Thailand)

79. Which river is known as “Yellow River” ?
(A) Indus River (B) Hwang Ho (C) Chaung Ho (D) None of these

80. Which city is known as “White City” ?
(A) Belgrade (B) Newyork (C) Jakarta (D) Islamabad

81. Which city is known as “Windy City” ?
(A) Ottawa (B) Sydney (C) Jamaica (D) Chicago

82. Which country is known as “White Man’s Grave” ?
(A) Guinea Cost (B) Barbados (C) Kingston (D) None of these
83. Which country is known as “The Spice Island of the West” ?
(A) Mali (B) Guinea (C) Grenada (D) None of these

84. Which city/country is known as “The Mother Colony of the West Indies” ?
(A) Jamaica (B) Barbados (C) Kingston (D) St. Kitts

85. Which city is known as “City of the Arabian Nights” ?
(A) Damascus (B) Baghdad (C) Kabul (D) Tehran

86. Which city is known as “Twin City” ?
(A) Bedoest (B) Smarta (C) Budapest (D) None of these

87. Which city is known as “The Imperial City” ?
(A) Islamabad (B) Paris (C) Brussels (D) Rome

88. Which city is known as “Golden City” ?
(A) Johannesburg (B) Sydney (C) Chicago (D) Shanghai

89. Which city is known as “The Modern Babylon” ?
(A) California (B) Washington (C) Newyork (D) London

90. Which city is known as “Valley of Kings” ?
(A) Rome (B) Thebes (C) Katmandu (D) None of these

91. Which country’s old name was “Nippon” ?
(A) China (B) Sri Lanka (C) Japan (D) Nepal

92. Which country’s old name was “Formosa” ?
(A) Taiwan (B) Japan (C) Malaysia (D) Bhutan

93. Which country’s old name was “Persia” ?
(A) Afghanistan (B) Oman (C) Turkey (D) Iran

94. Which country’s old name was “Constantinople” ?
(A) Istanbul (B) Paris (C) Damascus (D) Cairo

95. Which country’s old name was “East Indies” ?
(A) Malaysia (B) Korea (C) Mongolia (D) Indonesia

96. Which country’s old name was “Peking” ?
(A) Shanghai (B) Colombo (C) Morocco (D) Beijing

97. Which country’s old name was “Lyallpur” ?
(A) Peshawar (B) Karachi (C) Faisalabad (D) Lahore

98. Which country’s old name was “Burma” ?
(A) Japan (B) Myanmar (C) Indonesia (D) China

99. Which country’s old name was “Abyssinia” ?
(A) Sudan (B)Namibia (C) Ethiopia (D) Zimbabwe

100. Which country’s old name was “Shalkot” ?
(A) Lahore (B) Faisalabad (C) Peshawar (D) Quetta

101. Which country’s old name was “Ceylon” ?
(A) Bangladesh (B) Sri Lanka (C) Nepal (D) Bhutan

102. Which country’s old name was “South West Africa” ?
(A) Kenya (B) Somalia (C) Zimbabwe (D) Namibia

103. Which country’s old name as “Siam” ?
(A) New Zealand (B) Thailand (C) Ireland (D) Scotland