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- A. Kandy
- B. Jaffna
- C. Colombo
- D. Galle
Explanation: Colombo on Sri Lanka's west coast is the country's commercial capital and chief port.
Correct answer: Colombo- A. Brunei
- B. Macau
- C. Hong Kong
- D. Singapore
Explanation: Singapore sits at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, commanding the Strait of Malacca.
Correct answer: Singapore- A. Macau
- B. Hong Kong
- C. Penang
- D. Singapore
Explanation: Hong Kong, at the Pearl River's mouth, grew into one of the world's great ports under British rule.
Correct answer: Hong Kong- A. Ghent
- B. Bruges
- C. Antwerp
- D. Ostend
Explanation: Antwerp, Belgium's main port, stands on the Scheldt near the North Sea.
Correct answer: Antwerp- A. Perth
- B. Melbourne
- C. Brisbane
- D. Sydney
Explanation: Sydney's harbour is world-famous for the Opera House with its sail-like roofs.
Correct answer: Sydney- A. Rio de Janeiro
- B. Salvador
- C. Recife
- D. São Paulo
Explanation: Rio de Janeiro wraps around Guanabara Bay, overlooked by Sugarloaf Mountain.
Correct answer: Rio de Janeiro- A. Beirut
- B. Istanbul
- C. Cairo
- D. Athens
Explanation: Istanbul spans both shores of the Bosphorus, with districts in Europe and Asia.
Correct answer: Istanbul- A. Port Said
- B. Damietta
- C. Alexandria
- D. Rosetta
Explanation: Alexander founded Alexandria in 331 BC; it became the ancient world's great centre of learning.
Correct answer: Alexandria- A. Durban
- B. Port Elizabeth
- C. East London
- D. Cape Town
Explanation: Cape Town nestles beneath the flat-topped Table Mountain on the Cape Peninsula.
Correct answer: Cape Town- A. Lamu
- B. Mombasa
- C. Nairobi
- D. Kisumu
Explanation: Mombasa is Kenya's chief seaport on the Indian Ocean.
Correct answer: Mombasa- A. Osaka
- B. Kobe
- C. Yokohama
- D. Nagoya
Explanation: Yokohama, Japan's largest port, lies on Tokyo Bay just south of the capital.
Correct answer: Yokohama- A. Mukalla
- B. Mocha
- C. Aden
- D. Hodeidah
Explanation: Aden guards the Bab el-Mandeb entrance to the Red Sea from the Gulf of Aden.
Correct answer: Aden- A. Adrianople
- B. Smyrna
- C. Byzantium only
- D. Constantinople
Explanation: Istanbul was Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine and then Ottoman empires, until the Turkish Republic renamed it.
Correct answer: Constantinople- A. Bombay
- B. Madras
- C. Calcutta
- D. Poona
Explanation: Mumbai was officially renamed from Bombay in 1995.
Correct answer: Bombay- A. Trivandrum
- B. Madras
- C. Cochin
- D. Bombay
Explanation: Chennai was renamed from Madras in 1996.
Correct answer: Madras- A. Cuttack
- B. Dhaka
- C. Calcutta
- D. Patna
Explanation: Kolkata was officially renamed from Calcutta in 2001.
Correct answer: Calcutta- A. Peking
- B. Nanking
- C. Canton
- D. Hankow
Explanation: Beijing was long written "Peking" in the West before pinyin spelling became standard.
Correct answer: Peking- A. Hue
- B. Saigon
- C. Da Nang
- D. Hanoi
Explanation: Saigon was renamed Ho Chi Minh City after Vietnam's reunification in 1976.
Correct answer: Saigon- A. Moulmein
- B. Mandalay
- C. Rangoon
- D. Bago
Explanation: Myanmar's former capital Yangon was called Rangoon under British rule.
Correct answer: Rangoon- A. Stalingrad
- B. Sverdlovsk
- C. Volgograd
- D. Leningrad
Explanation: St Petersburg was renamed Leningrad after Lenin's death in 1924 and kept the name until 1991.
Correct answer: Leningrad