Istanbul
Istanbul straddles Europe and Asia. This topic is part of Cities within Geography. This page currently draws on 8 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Istanbul trivia questions
Istanbul is a major city in which country?
Answer: Turkey
Bonus fact: Istanbul straddles Europe and Asia.
Which strait runs through Istanbul?
Answer: Bosporus
Bonus fact: The Bosporus separates European and Asian Istanbul.
Before it was called Istanbul, the city was famously known as what?
Answer: Constantinople
Bonus fact: Constantinople was the capital of the Byzantine Empire.
Which strait divides Istanbul between Europe and Asia?
Answer: Bosporus
Bonus fact: The Bosporus connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara.
What city, now called Istanbul, served as the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
Answer: Constantinople
Bonus fact: Constantinople stood on the Bosporus, linking Europe and Asia.
Which city became the Ottoman capital after 1453?
Answer: Constantinople
Bonus fact: The city later became known as Istanbul.
Which strait connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara?
Answer: Bosporus
Bonus fact: The Bosporus passes through Istanbul in Türkiye.
In what year did Orhan Pamuk receive the Nobel Prize in Literature?
Answer: 2006
Bonus fact: Pamuk writes in Turkish and was born in Istanbul.