General
What is the Capital city of Azerbaijan?
Baku
What is Azerbaijans main religion?
Islam - Muslims
What large body of water borders Azerbaijan?
The Caspian Sea
What is the most popular fruit in Azerbaijan - also symbolic
Pomegranate - symbolizes fertility and prosperity
What recent major construction symbolized Azerbaijan as the land of fire?
The Flame Towers
What languages are mostly spoken in Azerbaijan?
Azerbaijani, Russian, English
Who is the current president of Azerbaijan?
Why is Azerbaijan considered the land of fire?
Due to natural gasses that seep through the earth creating eternal flames.
Approximately how many types of plovs are there in Azerbaijan?
What is the name of the traditional Azerbaijani folk dance?
Yalli
What is Azerbaijan most known for producing?
Oil and Gas
Since what year has Azerbaijan been independent?
1991
Which countries border Azerbaijan?
- Iran, Georgia, Russia, Armenia
Name 3 popular dishes in Azerbaijan
eg. Dolma, Baklava, Plov, Bozbash...etc
What is the name of the traditional Azerbaijani musical instrument?
The Tar (guitar-type instrument)
What animal is Azerbaijan known for (hint: named after a region in Azerbaijan)
Karabakh horse
What major trading route was Azerbaijan part of in the middle ages?
The Silk Road
What mountainous region is Azerbaijan considered a part of?
The Caucasus
What Azerbaijani dish is made from very thin dough and filled with meat and cheese fillings, cooked in a frying pan type appliance? (hint: usually stuffed with meat)
Qutab - Kutab
What Azerbaijani tradition involves knotting, tufting, and hooking materials to make this important piece of art? (hint: a museum was dedicated to this art)
Carpet Weaving
What is the currency of Azerbaijan, and what is the approximate conversion from CAD
Manat - approx. 0.79 CAD
Tell the story of the Maiden Tower in Baku
King willing to force daughter to marry a man she doesn't love, which she escapes by asking her father to build a tower for her and then committing suicide by jumping from the top of it
What landform does Azerbaijan have the most of in the entire world? (hint: think muddy)
Mud Volcanoes (over 400!)
What is Dushbere?
Dumplings of dough filled with ground meat and cooked in a lamb broth - soup
Who is Azerbaijans most famous poet? (hint: after which many streets are named)