* Game 2, Round 7 - History - Istanbul, Not Constantinople
1. Within 50 years, how long did the Ottoman Empire last?
2. Within 20 years, when did Constantinople fall to the Turks?
3. Who was dubbed "the Magnificent" for presiding as Sultan over
the Empire at its greatest reign, from the gates of Vienna to
the Persian Gulf?
4. What unprecedented human tragedy took place in the Ottoman
Empire in 1915-16, in a shocking display of mass cruelty even
in the context of the Great War?
5. Who became the leader of Turkey after the First World War?
6. In his bid to create a secular state, what major change did
<answer 5> make to the written Turkish language>
7. In 2022, Turkey had an official name change within the
international community. Either give the new spelling or
officially correct new pronunciation.
8. The religious figure Bartholomew I lives in Istanbul. Give his
title, mentioning the relevant religious group.
9. The "whirling dervishes" are part of which mystical sect of
Islam in Turkey?
10. Hammams have been a popular way to socialize in Turkey for
more than 1,000 years. What do we commonly call Hammams
in English?
* Game 2, Round 8 - Geography - The Metropolis Formerly Known As...
Like people, cities change their names for myriad reasons.
1. As you may remember, Istanbul was Constantinople. But before
that, the Greeks and Romans called it something else. What?
2. By what name do we know the former Polish city of Danzig?
3. What is the former New Amsterdam known as these days?
4. It used to be the Ontario city of Berlin. What do we call
it now?
5. For some reason, the name Stalingrad fell out of favor.
You might say it was purged. What is it its current name?
6. What is the current name of the former Burmese city of Rangoon?
7. The Greeks called this now-Turkish city Smyrna. What is it
called now?
8. In another case of post-Soviet cleansing, in a 1991 referendum,
Leningrad took back the name it had for hundreds of years.
Name it.
9. Back when it was still Rhodesia, the capital of what is now
Zimbabwe was Salisbury. What's its name today?
10. For 300 years, this Nordic capital went by the name Christiania.
In 1925, it changed to the name we know it by today. Name that
capital.
1. Within 50 years, how long did the Ottoman Empire last?
2. Within 20 years, when did Constantinople fall to the Turks?
3. Who was dubbed "the Magnificent" for presiding as Sultan over
the Empire at its greatest reign, from the gates of Vienna to
the Persian Gulf?
4. What unprecedented human tragedy took place in the Ottoman
Empire in 1915-16, in a shocking display of mass cruelty even
in the context of the Great War?
5. Who became the leader of Turkey after the First World War?
6. In his bid to create a secular state, what major change did
<answer 5> make to the written Turkish language>
7. In 2022, Turkey had an official name change within the
international community. Either give the new spelling or
officially correct new pronunciation.
8. The religious figure Bartholomew I lives in Istanbul. Give his
title, mentioning the relevant religious group.
9. The "whirling dervishes" are part of which mystical sect of
Islam in Turkey?
10. Hammams have been a popular way to socialize in Turkey for
more than 1,000 years. What do we commonly call Hammams
in English?
* Game 2, Round 8 - Geography - The Metropolis Formerly Known As...
Like people, cities change their names for myriad reasons.
1. As you may remember, Istanbul was Constantinople. But before
that, the Greeks and Romans called it something else. What?
2. By what name do we know the former Polish city of Danzig?
3. What is the former New Amsterdam known as these days?
4. It used to be the Ontario city of Berlin. What do we call
it now?
5. For some reason, the name Stalingrad fell out of favor.
You might say it was purged. What is it its current name?
6. What is the current name of the former Burmese city of Rangoon?
7. The Greeks called this now-Turkish city Smyrna. What is it
called now?
8. In another case of post-Soviet cleansing, in a 1991 referendum,
Leningrad took back the name it had for hundreds of years.
Name it.
9. Back when it was still Rhodesia, the capital of what is now
Zimbabwe was Salisbury. What's its name today?
10. For 300 years, this Nordic capital went by the name Christiania.
In 1925, it changed to the name we know it by today. Name that
capital.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2026-01-19,
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of Unnatural Axxxe, and are
used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation of current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting
of other rounds. For further information please see my 2026-03-10
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
* Game 2, Round 7 - History - Istanbul, Not Constantinople
In the words of a popular song:
"Istanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night."
With that, pull up your Ottomans and let's talk empire.
1. Within 50 years, how long did the Ottoman Empire last?
2. Within 20 years, when did Constantinople fall to the Turks?
3. Who was dubbed "the Magnificent" for presiding as Sultan over
the Empire at its greatest reign, from the gates of Vienna to
the Persian Gulf?
4. What unprecedented human tragedy took place in the Ottoman
Empire in 1915-16, in a shocking display of mass cruelty even
in the context of the Great War?
5. Who became the leader of Turkey after the First World War?
6. In his bid to create a secular state, what major change did
<answer 5> make to the written Turkish language>
7. In 2022, Turkey had an official name change within the
international community. Either give the new spelling or
officially correct new pronunciation.
8. The religious figure Bartholomew I lives in Istanbul. Give his
title, mentioning the relevant religious group.
9. The "whirling dervishes" are part of which mystical sect of
Islam in Turkey?
10. Hammams have been a popular way to socialize in Turkey for
more than 1,000 years. What do we commonly call Hammams
in English?
* Game 2, Round 8 - Geography - The Metropolis Formerly Known As...
Like people, cities change their names for myriad reasons.
1. As you may remember, Istanbul was Constantinople. But before
that, the Greeks and Romans called it something else. What?
2. By what name do we know the former Polish city of Danzig?
3. What is the former New Amsterdam known as these days?
4. It used to be the Ontario city of Berlin. What do we call
it now?
5. For some reason, the name Stalingrad fell out of favor.
You might say it was purged. What is it its current name?
6. What is the current name of the former Burmese city of Rangoon?
7. The Greeks called this now-Turkish city Smyrna. What is it
called now?
8. In another case of post-Soviet cleansing, in a 1991 referendum,
Leningrad took back the name it had for hundreds of years.
Name it.
9. Back when it was still Rhodesia, the capital of what is now
Zimbabwe was Salisbury. What's its name today?
10. For 300 years, this Nordic capital went by the name Christiania.
In 1925, it changed to the name we know it by today. Name that
capital.
* Game 2, Round 7 - History - Istanbul, Not Constantinople
In the words of a popular song:
"Istanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night."
With that, pull up your Ottomans and let's talk empire.
1. Within 50 years, how long did the Ottoman Empire last?
2. Within 20 years, when did Constantinople fall to the Turks?
3. Who was dubbed "the Magnificent" for presiding as Sultan over
the Empire at its greatest reign, from the gates of Vienna to
the Persian Gulf?
4. What unprecedented human tragedy took place in the Ottoman
Empire in 1915-16, in a shocking display of mass cruelty even
in the context of the Great War?
5. Who became the leader of Turkey after the First World War?
6. In his bid to create a secular state, what major change did
<answer 5> make to the written Turkish language>
7. In 2022, Turkey had an official name change within the
international community. Either give the new spelling or
officially correct new pronunciation.
8. The religious figure Bartholomew I lives in Istanbul. Give his
title, mentioning the relevant religious group.
9. The "whirling dervishes" are part of which mystical sect of
Islam in Turkey?
10. Hammams have been a popular way to socialize in Turkey for
more than 1,000 years. What do we commonly call Hammams
in English?
* Game 2, Round 8 - Geography - The Metropolis Formerly Known As...
Like people, cities change their names for myriad reasons.
1. As you may remember, Istanbul was Constantinople. But before
that, the Greeks and Romans called it something else. What?
2. By what name do we know the former Polish city of Danzig?
3. What is the former New Amsterdam known as these days?
4. It used to be the Ontario city of Berlin. What do we call
it now?
5. For some reason, the name Stalingrad fell out of favor.
You might say it was purged. What is it its current name?
6. What is the current name of the former Burmese city of Rangoon?
7. The Greeks called this now-Turkish city Smyrna. What is it
called now?
8. In another case of post-Soviet cleansing, in a 1991 referendum,
Leningrad took back the name it had for hundreds of years.
Name it.
9. Back when it was still Rhodesia, the capital of what is now
Zimbabwe was Salisbury. What's its name today?
10. For 300 years, this Nordic capital went by the name Christiania.
In 1925, it changed to the name we know it by today. Name that
capital.
* Game 2, Round 7 - History - Istanbul, Not Constantinople
1. Within 50 years, how long did the Ottoman Empire last?
2. Within 20 years, when did Constantinople fall to the Turks?
3. Who was dubbed "the Magnificent" for presiding as Sultan over
the Empire at its greatest reign, from the gates of Vienna to
the Persian Gulf?
4. What unprecedented human tragedy took place in the Ottoman
Empire in 1915-16, in a shocking display of mass cruelty even
in the context of the Great War?
5. Who became the leader of Turkey after the First World War?
6. In his bid to create a secular state, what major change did
<answer 5> make to the written Turkish language>
7. In 2022, Turkey had an official name change within the
international community. Either give the new spelling or
officially correct new pronunciation.
8. The religious figure Bartholomew I lives in Istanbul. Give his
title, mentioning the relevant religious group.
9. The "whirling dervishes" are part of which mystical sect of
Islam in Turkey?
10. Hammams have been a popular way to socialize in Turkey for
more than 1,000 years. What do we commonly call Hammams
in English?
* Game 2, Round 8 - Geography - The Metropolis Formerly Known As...
1. As you may remember, Istanbul was Constantinople. But before
that, the Greeks and Romans called it something else. What?
2. By what name do we know the former Polish city of Danzig?
3. What is the former New Amsterdam known as these days?
4. It used to be the Ontario city of Berlin. What do we call
it now?
5. For some reason, the name Stalingrad fell out of favor.
You might say it was purged. What is it its current name?
6. What is the current name of the former Burmese city of Rangoon?
8. In another case of post-Soviet cleansing, in a 1991 referendum,
Leningrad took back the name it had for hundreds of years.
Name it.
9. Back when it was still Rhodesia, the capital of what is now
Zimbabwe was Salisbury. What's its name today?
10. For 300 years, this Nordic capital went by the name Christiania.
In 1925, it changed to the name we know it by today. Name that
capital.
* Game 2, Round 7 - History - Istanbul, Not Constantinople
In the words of a popular song:
"Istanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night."
With that, pull up your Ottomans and let's talk empire.
1. Within 50 years, how long did the Ottoman Empire last?
2. Within 20 years, when did Constantinople fall to the Turks?
3. Who was dubbed "the Magnificent" for presiding as Sultan over
the Empire at its greatest reign, from the gates of Vienna to
the Persian Gulf?
4. What unprecedented human tragedy took place in the Ottoman
Empire in 1915-16, in a shocking display of mass cruelty even
in the context of the Great War?
5. Who became the leader of Turkey after the First World War?
6. In his bid to create a secular state, what major change did
<answer 5> make to the written Turkish language>
7. In 2022, Turkey had an official name change within the
international community. Either give the new spelling or
officially correct new pronunciation.
8. The religious figure Bartholomew I lives in Istanbul. Give his
title, mentioning the relevant religious group.
9. The "whirling dervishes" are part of which mystical sect of
Islam in Turkey?
10. Hammams have been a popular way to socialize in Turkey for
more than 1,000 years. What do we commonly call Hammams
in English?
* Game 2, Round 8 - Geography - The Metropolis Formerly Known As...
Like people, cities change their names for myriad reasons.
1. As you may remember, Istanbul was Constantinople. But before
that, the Greeks and Romans called it something else. What?
2. By what name do we know the former Polish city of Danzig?
3. What is the former New Amsterdam known as these days?
4. It used to be the Ontario city of Berlin. What do we call
it now?
5. For some reason, the name Stalingrad fell out of favor.
You might say it was purged. What is it its current name?
6. What is the current name of the former Burmese city of Rangoon?
7. The Greeks called this now-Turkish city Smyrna. What is it
called now?
8. In another case of post-Soviet cleansing, in a 1991 referendum,
Leningrad took back the name it had for hundreds of years.
Name it.
9. Back when it was still Rhodesia, the capital of what is now
Zimbabwe was Salisbury. What's its name today?
10. For 300 years, this Nordic capital went by the name Christiania.
In 1925, it changed to the name we know it by today. Name that
capital.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2026-01-19,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
please see my 2026-03-10 companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 2, Round 7 - History - Istanbul, Not Constantinople
In the words of a popular song:
"Istanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night."
With that, pull up your Ottomans and let's talk empire.
1. Within 50 years, how long did the Ottoman Empire last?
2. Within 20 years, when did Constantinople fall to the Turks?
3. Who was dubbed "the Magnificent" for presiding as Sultan over
the Empire at its greatest reign, from the gates of Vienna to
the Persian Gulf?
4. What unprecedented human tragedy took place in the Ottoman
Empire in 1915-16, in a shocking display of mass cruelty even
in the context of the Great War?
5. Who became the leader of Turkey after the First World War?
6. In his bid to create a secular state, what major change did
<answer 5> make to the written Turkish language>
7. In 2022, Turkey had an official name change within the
international community. Either give the new spelling or
officially correct new pronunciation.
8. The religious figure Bartholomew I lives in Istanbul. Give his
title, mentioning the relevant religious group.
9. The "whirling dervishes" are part of which mystical sect of
Islam in Turkey?
10. Hammams have been a popular way to socialize in Turkey for
more than 1,000 years. What do we commonly call Hammams
in English?
* Game 2, Round 8 - Geography - The Metropolis Formerly Known As...
Like people, cities change their names for myriad reasons.
1. As you may remember, Istanbul was Constantinople. But before
that, the Greeks and Romans called it something else. What?
2. By what name do we know the former Polish city of Danzig?
3. What is the former New Amsterdam known as these days?
4. It used to be the Ontario city of Berlin. What do we call
it now?
5. For some reason, the name Stalingrad fell out of favor.
You might say it was purged. What is it its current name?
6. What is the current name of the former Burmese city of Rangoon?
7. The Greeks called this now-Turkish city Smyrna. What is it
called now?
8. In another case of post-Soviet cleansing, in a 1991 referendum,
Leningrad took back the name it had for hundreds of years.
Name it.
9. Back when it was still Rhodesia, the capital of what is now
Zimbabwe was Salisbury. What's its name today?
10. For 300 years, this Nordic capital went by the name Christiania.
In 1925, it changed to the name we know it by today. Name that
capital.
2. Within 20 years, when did Constantinople fall to the Turks?
1452 (accepting 1432-1472). 4 for Erland, James, Joshua, Dan Blum,
and Dan Tilque.
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