1.
stanbul is the only city in the world that stands in two different continents.
Name one of them? Europe
2. What famous name did Istanbul have before the 1930’s? Constantinople
3. Who
wrote the famous novel “Murder on the Orient Express,” which is set in Istanbul?
Agatha Christie
4. During the middle Ages, Istanbul had over 1400 public_______? Toilets
5. The San Marco Cathedral in Venice boasts 4 bronze statues of
which animal? These statues were
originally stolen from Istanbul by Crusaders in the 13th century. Horse
6. Istanbul spans which
body of water? Bosphorus
7. What is the
name of the most iconic structure of Istanbul that boasts a dome 102 feet in
diameter? Hagia Sophia
8. Before being called Istanbul and Constantinople,
this famed town had yet another name.
What was it? Byzantium
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