Q 01/05

What was Genghis Khan's birth name?

A) Yesugei

B) Temüjin

C) Toghrul

D) Jamukha

Answer · why

B) Temüjin

One tradition says he was named after a Tatar captive his father had just brought home; another links it to the word for iron.

Q 02/05

Genghis was born into which clan of the Mongol tribe?

A) Borjigin

B) Naiman

C) Merkit

D) Kereit

Answer · why

A) Borjigin

The clan claimed descent from the legendary warlord Bodonchar Munkhag.

Q 03/05

According to the most prominent legend, what was Genghis clutching in his hand when he was born?

A) A blood clot

B) An arrowhead

C) A lock of hair

D) A stone

Answer · why

A) A blood clot

In Asian folklore the motif marked the child as a future warrior.

Q 04/05

Genghis's father was poisoned while accepting a meal from members of which tribe?

A) Tatars

B) Merkits

C) Kereit

D) Naimans

Answer · why

A) Tatars

He relied on the steppe custom of hospitality to strangers, but they recognised their old enemy.

Q 05/05

How old was Genghis when his father died and his family was abandoned by its tribe?

A) Twelve

B) Five

C) Eight

D) Ten

Answer · why

C) Eight

The family survived by gathering roots and nuts, hunting small animals and fishing.