Iran
Tehran is Iran's capital and largest city. This topic is part of Countries within Geography. This page currently draws on 14 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Iran trivia questions
What is the capital of Iran?
Answer: Tehran
Bonus fact: Tehran is Iran's capital and largest city.
Iran was historically known in the West by what name?
Answer: Persia
Bonus fact: The name Iran became standard internationally in the 20th century.
Iran borders which large inland body of water to the north?
Answer: Caspian Sea
Bonus fact: Iran forms the southern shore of the Caspian.
Pomegranates are native to a region stretching from Iran toward what area?
Answer: Northern India
Bonus fact: The fruit has ancient roots in western and southern Asia.
The Persian Gulf lies between Iran and what peninsula?
Answer: Arabian Peninsula
Bonus fact: Several Arabian Peninsula states border the gulf.
Which Farhadi film won Iran's first Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film?
Answer: A Separation
Bonus fact: A Separation won in 2012.
Which country lies along the Caspian Sea's southern coast?
Answer: Iran
Bonus fact: Iran borders the southern Caspian.
The Persian Empire was centered in what modern country?
Answer: Iran
Bonus fact: Persia is the historical name associated with Iran.
Which strait connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman?
Answer: Strait of Hormuz
Bonus fact: The strait lies between Iran and the Musandam Peninsula of Oman.
Which nation became the first Asian team to win the freestyle world team title, in 1961?
Answer: Iran
Bonus fact: Iran achieved the feat at the World Championships in Yokohama, Japan.
Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic is an autonomous part of which country?
Answer: Azerbaijan
Bonus fact: Nakhchivan borders Armenia, Iran, and Turkey.
Which armed opposition movement fought the Sandinista government during the 1980s?
Answer: The Contras
Bonus fact: U.S. support for the Contras became a major Cold War controversy and part of the Iran-Contra scandal.