Post-Soviet states Geography Quiz - Questions and Answers

1. Moldova, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia have which of these in common? 

A) they are all European dictatorships 

B) they are all former Soviet republics 

C) they are all members of the EU 

D) they are all among the largest economies in Europe

2. Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan were all once part of what entity? 

A) British Commonwealth 

B) Soviet Union 

C) French Empire 

D) ASEAN

3. Which of these countries was once part of the Soviet Union? 

A) Iran 

B) Pakistan 

C) India 

D) Kazakhstan 

4. Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia and several other countries were all once a part of which country? 

A) Czechoslovakia 

B) Soviet Union 

C) Yugoslavia 

D) United Arab Republic

5. Which of these countries was not once part of the Soviet Union? 

A) Lebanon 

B) Azerbaijan 

C) Armenia 

D) Georgia

6. Which of these countries was once a part of the Soviet Union? 

A) Pakistan 

B) Russia 

C) Qatar 

D) Sudan

7 - Which landlocked former Soviet republic is wedged between Poland and Russia?

A) Estonia 

B) Ukraine 

C) Belarus 

D) Uzbekistan

8. Which country became independent upon the demise of the Soviet Union? 

A) Austria 

B) Azerbaijan 

C) Angola 

D) Andorra

Answers:

1 - B

2 - B

3 - D

4 - B

5 - A

6 - B

7 - C

8 - B