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Quiz: Mongolia

  1. What was the capital?

    • Ulaanbaatar
    • San Salvador
    • Luanda
    • Malabo
    Answer

    Ulaanbaatar — Capital: Ulaanbaatar.

  2. When was Mongolia founded?

    • 1921, independence from China with Soviet backing; the Mongolian People's Republic proclaimed 1924
    • 1492, with the fall of Granada completing the Reconquista under the Catholic Monarchs
    • 1 January 1804, independence declared after the slave revolution
    • 1 January 1901, federation of the six colonies
    Answer

    1921, independence from China with Soviet backing; the Mongolian People's Republic proclaimed 1924 — Founded: 1921, independence from China with Soviet backing; the Mongolian People's Republic proclaimed 1924.

  3. What form of government does Mongolia have?

    • Parliamentary republic
    • Self governing under a constitution of 1960, revised 1967; elected governor and legislature (Fono)
    • Presidential republic under dominant one man rule
    • Elected governor and legislature under the 1952 commonwealth constitution; one nonvoting resident commissioner sits in the United States House of Representatives
    Answer

    Parliamentary republic — Government: Parliamentary republic.

  4. True or false: Mongolia is a vast, sparsely populated country between Russia and China.

    • True
    • False
    Answer

    True — True. Mongolia is a vast, sparsely populated country between Russia and China.