Trivia night

Armenian trivia: how well do you know Armenia?

Ten questions on Armenia's geography, history and culture — for a family dinner, a community hall or a party. Try them yourself first, then put them on the big screen and let everyone answer on their phones.

Players only need a name.

  1. 1.What is the capital of Armenia?

    • Dilijan
    • Gyumri
    • Vanadzor
    • Yerevan
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    Yerevan. Yerevan has been the capital since 1918. The city traces its founding to the fortress of Erebuni, built in 782 BC.

  2. 2.What is Armenia's currency called?

    • Dram
    • Lari
    • Lira
    • Manat
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    Dram. The dram was introduced in 1993. The word means “money” in Armenian.

  3. 3.What is the largest lake in Armenia?

    • Lake Arpi
    • Lake Kari
    • Lake Parz
    • Lake Sevan
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    Lake Sevan. Sevan lies about 1,900 metres above sea level, one of the largest high-altitude freshwater lakes in Eurasia.

  4. 4.Who created the Armenian alphabet?

    • Komitas
    • Mesrop Mashtots
    • Movses Khorenatsi
    • Tigran the Great
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    Mesrop Mashtots. Mashtots created the alphabet in 405 AD, so that the Bible could be read in Armenian.

  5. 5.In which year, by tradition, did Armenia adopt Christianity as its state religion?

    • 33
    • 301
    • 405
    • 1001
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    301. By tradition, Armenia was the first country to make Christianity its state religion, in 301.

  6. 6.True or false: the apricot's Latin name, Prunus armeniaca, refers to Armenia.

    • True
    • False
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    True. Prunus armeniaca means “Armenian plum”, and the apricot is still a symbol of the country.

  7. 7.Which temple near Yerevan was built in the Greco-Roman style, before Christianity?

    • Garni
    • Geghard
    • Noravank
    • Tatev
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    Garni. Garni, from the 1st century AD, is a columned pagan temple; Geghard, Tatev and Noravank are monasteries.

  8. 8.True or false: Mount Ararat stands inside Armenia's borders today.

    • True
    • False
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    False. Ararat is in Turkey today, but it towers over Yerevan and is a national symbol of Armenia.

  9. 9.Which composer collected thousands of Armenian folk songs and is seen as the founder of Armenian classical music?

    • Alexander Spendiaryan
    • Arno Babajanyan
    • Komitas
    • Tigran Mansurian
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    Komitas. Komitas (1869–1935), a priest and musicologist, wrote down thousands of village songs before many were lost.

  10. 10.True or false: lavash, the Armenian flatbread, is on UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

    • True
    • False
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    True. UNESCO inscribed lavash in 2014: its preparation, meaning and appearance as an expression of culture in Armenia.

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Do players need to know Armenian?

No. These questions are about Armenia, not the language, and they're written in your language.

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