30 Türkenquiz quiz questions and answers
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Mixed questions30
A Turkish plate starts with 34. Which city is the car from?
- Ankara
- Bursa
- Istanbul
- Izmir
Answer: Istanbul
Plate 61 – which Black Sea city?
- Rize
- Samsun
- Trabzon
- Ordu
Answer: Trabzon
Plate 35 – which city?
- Antalya
- Bursa
- Izmir
- Konya
Answer: Izmir
Which city does a car with plate 27 come from – the baklava capital?
- Gaziantep
- Hatay
- Şanlıurfa
- Adana
Answer: Gaziantep
Plate 46 – the city whose ice cream sticks to the knife?
- Adana
- Kahramanmaraş
- Malatya
- Mersin
Answer: Kahramanmaraş
Which plate number belongs to Ankara?
- 01
- 06
- 34
- 35
Answer: 06
Which plate number belongs to Kayseri?
- 38
- 42
- 44
- 58
Answer: 38
How high do Turkish plate numbers go?
- 67
- 74
- 81
- 99
Answer: 81
"Sprich değil işte!" – but what is the actual imperative of "sprechen"?
- Sprich
- Sprach
- Sprech
- Spreche
Answer: Sprich
Why does "sprechen" become "sprich" in the imperative, not "sprech"?
- Because strong verbs switch e to i
- Because imperatives always end in -ch
- Because both forms are allowed
- Because the verb comes from Latin
Answer: Because strong verbs switch e to i
By the same rule: what is the imperative of "nehmen"?
- Nehme
- Nimm
- Nimmst
- Nehm
Answer: Nimm
And the imperative of "lesen"?
- Lese
- Lies
- Liest
- Les
Answer: Lies
For which of these verbs does the vowel NOT change in the imperative?
- essen
- gehen
- geben
- helfen
Answer: gehen
What is Turkey's international dialling code?
- +30
- +49
- +90
- +98
Answer: +90
What do people in Turkey call Turks living in Germany – half teasing, half affectionate?
- Misafir
- Almancı
- Gurbetçi
- Yabancı
Answer: Almancı
Which border crossing does every summer drive to Turkey know?
- Kapıkule
- İpsala
- Hamzabeyli
- Dereköy
Answer: Kapıkule
Which Berlin district is nicknamed "Little Istanbul"?
- Spandau
- Kreuzberg
- Marzahn
- Prenzlauer Berg
Answer: Kreuzberg
In which city was the döner in flatbread invented?
- Berlin
- Bursa
- Istanbul
- Cologne
Answer: Berlin
Who is credited with inventing the Berlin döner?
- Nevzat Salim
- Hamdi Usta
- Kadir Nurman
- Mehmet Aygün
Answer: Kadir Nurman
Which German company, founded by a Turkish-German couple, developed the first approved COVID vaccine?
- BioNTech
- CureVac
- Qiagen
- Evotec
Answer: BioNTech
Who became the first German-Turkish federal minister in 2021?
- Belit Onay
- Aydan Özoğuz
- Cem Özdemir
- Serap Güler
Answer: Cem Özdemir
What is the blue eye against the evil eye called?
- Nazar boncuğu
- Tespih
- Uğur böceği
- Muska
Answer: Nazar boncuğu
How many letters does the Turkish alphabet have?
- 26
- 29
- 31
- 33
Answer: 29
Which three Latin letters are missing from the Turkish alphabet?
- J, V, Y
- K, L, M
- Q, W, X
- C, F, P
Answer: Q, W, X
Which country drinks the most tea per person in the world?
- England
- India
- Morocco
- Turkey
Answer: Turkey
Which Turkish club was the first to win a European trophy, in 2000?
- Fenerbahçe
- Galatasaray
- Trabzonspor
- Beşiktaş
Answer: Galatasaray
At what time does Turkey stand still every year on 10 November?
- 09:05
- 10:11
- 12:00
- 19:38
Answer: 09:05
What reliably happens at the end of a restaurant visit?
- You agree on separate bills
- An argument breaks out over who gets to pay
- The bill arrives split without asking
- Everyone pays exactly their share
Answer: An argument breaks out over who gets to pay
What gets passed around after every long car ride?
- Simit
- Çekirdek
- Ayran
- Kolonya
Answer: Kolonya
Which director won the Golden Bear in 2004 with "Head-On"?
- Ferzan Özpetek
- Nuri Bilge Ceylan
- Özgür Yıldırım
- Fatih Akın
Answer: Fatih Akın