- 1. What is the capital city of Iran?
A) Shiraz
B) Isfahan
C) Tehran
D) Tabriz
- 2. Which ocean borders Iran to the south?
A) Persian Gulf
B) Mediterranean Sea
C) Arabian Sea
D) Red Sea
- 3. What is the official language of Iran?
A) Persian
B) Arabic
C) Kurdish
D) Turkish
- 4. Which ancient civilization is associated with Iran?
A) Persian Empire
B) Ottoman Empire
C) Roman Empire
D) Greek Empire
- 5. What percentage of Iran's population practices Islam?
A) 99%
B) 75%
C) 90%
D) 85%
- 6. What is the currency of Iran?
A) Dinar
B) Rial
C) Rupee
D) Pound
- 7. Iran shares its borders with which of the following countries?
A) Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan
B) Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen
C) Egypt, Sudan, Libya
D) Syria, Jordan, Lebanon
- 8. What type of government does Iran have?
A) Democracy
B) Monarchy
C) Islamic Republic
D) Dictatorship
- 9. Which famous ancient city is located in Iran and known for its Persepolis ruins?
A) Isfahan
B) Tabriz
C) Tehran
D) Shiraz
- 10. Which body of water lies to the north of Iran?
A) Black Sea
B) Mediterranean Sea
C) Caspian Sea
D) Red Sea
- 11. Iran is considered to be a major producer of which natural resource?
A) Copper
B) Silver
C) Oil
D) Gold
- 12. Who was the last Shah of Iran before the Iranian Revolution?
A) Ayatollah Khomeini
B) Mirza Kuchak Khan
C) Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
D) Reza Shah
- 13. Which famous Iranian filmmaker won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film?
A) Asghar Farhadi
B) Majid Majidi
C) Abbas Kiarostami
D) Jafar Panahi
- 14. What is the name of the traditional Iranian New Year celebration?
A) Yalda
B) Sizdah Bedar
C) Mehregan
D) Nowruz
- 15. Which former US embassy in Iran is known for the hostage crisis in 1979?
A) Embassy in Riyadh
B) Embassy in Baghdad
C) Embassy in Tehran
D) Embassy in Kabul
- 16. Which famous Persian poet is known for his work 'Shahnameh'?
A) Hafez
B) Ferdowsi
C) Saadi
D) Rumi
- 17. Who is the supreme leader of Iran as of 2021?
A) Hassan Rouhani
B) Ali Khamenei
C) Mir-Hossein Mousavi
D) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
- 18. Which ancient Persian king is known for his conquests and establishment of the Achaemenid Empire?
A) Xerxes I
B) Darius the Great
C) Artaxerxes I
D) Cyrus the Great
- 19. Which historic city in Iran is famous for its ancient windcatchers and mud-brick architecture?
A) Isfahan
B) Yazd
C) Kashan
D) Shiraz
- 20. Which traditional Iranian musical instrument is a type of lute?
A) Santoor
B) Daf
C) Ney
D) Tar
- 21. What is the name of the famous ancient archeological site in Iran, known for its bas-relief carvings?
A) Persepolis
B) Bisotun
C) Pasargadae
D) Naqsh-e Rustam
- 22. Which Iranian city is famous for its hand-woven carpets and rugs?
A) Shiraz
B) Isfahan
C) Tabriz
D) Kerman
- 23. What is the name of the traditional Iranian musical scale used in Persian classical music?
A) Modi
B) Maqam
C) Dastgah
D) Raga
- 24. Which Iranian scientist won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1979 for his work on the laser?
A) Ali Javan
B) Shirin Ebadi
C) Ahmad Khorram
D) Abbas Kiarostami
- 25. In which year did the Islamic Revolution take place in Iran?
A) 2005
B) 1995
C) 1985
D) 1979
- 26. What is the predominant religion in Iran?
A) Buddhism
B) Hinduism
C) Islam
D) Christianity
- 27. Which famous 1979 hostage crisis involved Iran and the United States?
A) Iraq War
B) Iran hostage crisis
C) Syrian Civil War
D) Gulf War
- 28. What is the highest peak in Iran?
A) Mount Alam-Kuh
B) Mount Tochal
C) Mount Damavand
D) Mount Sabalan
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