Gk questions about Countries and their Old Names

1. What is the old name of Iraq ?

Answer: Mesopotamia

2. What is the old name of Iran ?

Answer: Persia

3. What is the old name of Beijing ?

Answer: Peking

4. What is the old name of Ethiopia ?

Answer: Abyssinia

5. What is the old name of Ghana ?

Answer: Gold Coast

6. What is the old name of Indonesia ?

Answer: The Dutch East India

7. What is the old name of Istanbul ?

Answer: Constantinople

8. What is the old name of Mali ?

Answer: French Sudan

9. What is the old name of Myanmar ?

Answer: Burma

10. What is the old name of Zimbabwe ?

Answer: Rhodesia