Q 01/05

Which mountain range rises directly north of Tehran?

A) Alborz

B) Caucasus

C) Hindu Kush

D) Zagros

Answer · why

A) Alborz

The city climbs from about 1,100 metres in the south to over 1,800 metres in its northern suburbs, so winters differ sharply between districts.

Q 02/05

In which year was Tehran first chosen as the capital of Iran?

A) 1598

B) 1786

C) 1722

D) 1501

Answer · why

B) 1786

Iran's capital had moved many times before; by one count Tehran became the 51st.

Q 03/05

Which dynasty's founder, Agha Mohammad Khan, made Tehran his capital?

A) Pahlavi

B) Safavid

C) Qajar

D) Zand

Answer · why

C) Qajar

He distrusted Isfahan and Shiraz, whose notables were loyal to the earlier Safavid and Zand rulers, and preferred a town with little urban power of it...

Q 04/05

What ancient city, absorbed into Greater Tehran, was known to the Greeks as Rhages?

A) Karaj

B) Varamin

C) Qazvin

D) Ray

Answer · why

D) Ray

Ray is now Tehran's 20th municipal district and was home to the medieval physician Rhazes.

Q 05/05

In which year was Tehran's Azadi Tower completed?

A) 1971

B) 1965

C) 1967

D) 1961

Answer · why

A) 1971

It marked the 2,500th anniversary of the Persian Empire, and its architect Hossein Amanat won the design competition while still in his twenties.