Ottoman Empire and Istanbul Quiz

What is the meaning of the name 'Istanbul' the the Greek language?

• Many Muslims

• City of Walls

• City of the Sultan

• City of Mosques

Who became the Sultan after Orhan?

• Osman

• Bayazid I

• Murad

• Ertugrul

What is the primary source of historical information?

• Analysis and comments

• Written by witnesses

• Historical novels

• Oral traditions

What is the meaning of the term 'Gazi'?

• Sultan

• Janissary

• Warrior

• Islamic conqueror

Who was the son of Orhan and became Sultan after him?

• Bayazid I

• Osman

• Murad

• Ertugrul

What was the name of the fortress of Constantinople when the Greeks first built it and named it?

• Constantinople

• Istanbul

• Nova Roma

• Byzantium

What was the last wall built around the city of Istanbul?

• Bosporus wall

• Theodosian wall

• Golden wall

• Marmara wall

Who finally conquered Constantinople in 1453?

• Orhan

• Bayazid I

• Murad

• Mohammed Al Fatih

What were the 'Janissaries'?

• Muslim troops

• Christian children in a Muslim military academy

• Special forces

• Elite cavalry

What is the duration of a decade?

• 50 years

• 1000 years

• 10 years

• 100 years