Aug 17, 2015

Countries and their Old Names

8/17/2015

Gk questions about Countries and their Old Names

 
1. What is the old name of Iraq ?
Answer: Mesopotamia

 2. What is the old name of Iran ?
Answer: Persia

3. What is the old name of Beijing ?
Answer: Peking

4. What is the old name of Ethiopia ?
Answer: Abyssinia

5. What is the old name of Ghana ?
Answer: Gold Coast

6. What is the old name of Indonesia ?
Answer: The Dutch East India

7. What is the old name of Istanbul ?
Answer: Constantinople

8. What is the old name of Mali ?
Answer: French Sudan

9. What is the old name of Myanmar ?
Answer: Burma

10. What is the old name of Zimbabwe ?
Answer: Rhodesia
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