Amazing Turkmenistan. Kaleidoscope of questions. Quiz
World Geography Quiz: 100 Countries, 2,500 Questions: Educational Travel Around the Globe
Natalia Ilina

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Amazing Turkmenistan. Kaleidoscope of questions. Quiz

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Amazing Turkmenistan. Kaleidoscope of questions. General information

Turkmenistan General 1

Can the seabed be considered a sea, and the water column a lake? Turkmenistan borders Afghanistan and Iran to the south, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to the north, is washed by the inland Caspian Sea to the west, and has no access to the world ocean. Turkmenistan uses water resources received in accordance with agreed quotas from four transboundary rivers (Amu Darya, Tejen, Atrek, and Murgab). With which country does Turkmenistan not share the Caspian seabed?

1. Russia 2. Azerbaijan 3. Iran 4. Kazakhstan 5. Afghanistan

Turkmenistan General 2

Why does an independent state need a new flag? The flag of Turkmenistan is a green banner with a vertical red-maroon stripe on which five national guls are depicted, with a white crescent and five stars. Green symbolizes life, the land, the color of grass on pastures, prosperity and peace. The ornament of carpet guls uses the colors of the four elements: fire (yellow), water (white), earth (green), air (…)

1. blue 2. light blue 3. purple 4. red 5. gray 6. brown

Turkmenistan General 3

Why was the National emblem of Turkmenistan adopted only in 2003? The emblem is an eight-sided green figure with a yellow-gold border, within which are inscribed two circles in blue and red. On the ring band of the red circle of the State emblem of Turkmenistan are depicted, clockwise, five main carpet guls: Akhal-Teke, Saryk, Ersary, Chowdur, Yomud, which symbolize the friendship and unity of the Turkmen people. In the very center of the emblem is placed a ……… horse.

1. Iberian 2. Suffolk 3. Friesian 4. Percheron 5. Akhal-Teke

Turkmenistan General 4

Why does every country have an Independence Day? Turkmen lands were part of the states of the Tahirids and Samanids; in the 11th—13th centuries they were part of the Seljuk Empire. In the 13th century, the country was conquered by Mongol troops led by Genghis Khan, who incorporated the territory of Turkmenia into his great empire. Since Turkmenistan gained independence in 1991, more than 30 years have passed. The base of which monument is a hemisphere, symbolically representing the traditional Turkmen yurt?