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On April 24th, 1915, the Ottoman Empire carried out this tragic event.
What is the Armenian Genocide?
100
This city is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities on Earth, dating back to almost 800BC, and is the capital (մայրաքաղաք ~ mother city) of Armenia.
What is Yerevan?
100
The national fruit of Armenia grows especially sweet and juicy in the Ararat plains...
What is an apricot (ծիրան ~ tsiran)?
100
Towering over 16,000 feet tall, this mountain is the symbol of the Armenian people and biblically known as the resting place of Noah's Ark.
What is Mount Ararat? (or Մասիս ~ Masis)
100
This traditional Armenian flatbread is so important to Armenian culture that UNESCO listed it as part of the world’s intangible cultural heritage.
What is Lavash?
200
Armenia was the first nation in the world to adopt this religion as its state religion in 301 AD
What is Christianity?
200
Known as the “Jewel of Armenia,” this high-altitude lake is the largest body of water in the country.
What is Lake Sevan?
200
This Armenian comedy duo became famous for their sketch show Kargin Haghordum (“Proper Show”)
Who is Hayko Mko?
200
This ancient Armenian summer festival, still celebrated today, involves people splashing water on one another for fun!
What is Vardavar?
200
This game is popular in Armenia, producing some of the greatest players of all time!
What is chess?
300
This Armenian king, known as “the Great,” created one of the largest empires of his time in the 1st century BCE.
Who is Tigran the Great? (Տիգրան Մեծ ~ Tigran Mets)
300
Armenia’s second-largest city, known for its black stone architecture and rich cultural traditions, is the "father city" of Armenia.
What is Gyumri?
300
This Armenian singer, comedian, and actor represented Armenia at the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Not Alone, finishing 4th place.
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300
This Armenian patriarch and mighty archer was a descendant of Noah whose name was given to the Armenian people and their land.
Who is Hayk Nahapet? (Հայկ Նահապետ)
300
Before 1962, the Mother Armenia Statue in Yerevan was instead a statue of which Soviet leader?
Who is Joseph Stalin?
400
This 20th-century Armenian leader, who later became Prime Minister, played a major role in guiding Armenia through the Karabakh movement and the early years of independence.
Who is Vazgen Sargsyan?
400
This dormant volcano is the highest mountain in modern-day Armenia, standing at 4,090 meters (13,420 feet)
What is Mount Aragats? 
400
This 2016 historical epic, starring Oscar Isaac and Christian Bale, tells a riveting story set during the Armenian Genocide.
What is The Promise?
400
Celebrated in February, this Armenian holiday involves couples jumping over bonfires for good luck!
What is Trndez?
400
Armenia contains the world's oldest...
Shoes, winery, and cathedral are all correct answers!
500
In May 1918, Armenian forces achieved a decisive victory against the Ottoman Empire at this battle, preventing the complete destruction of the Armenian nation and paving the way for the First Republic of Armenia.
What is the Battle of Sardarabad? (Սարդարապատի ճակատամարտ)
In the words of Christopher J. Walker, had the Armenians lost this battle, "it is perfectly possible that the word Armenia would have henceforth denoted only an antique geographical term."
500
Nicknamed the “City of 1001 Churches,” the ruins of this medieval Armenian capital, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, lie just across the border in present-day Turkey
What is Ani?
500
This beloved Armenian actor from Gyumri became famous across the Soviet Union for films like Mimino and We Are Our Mountains.
Who is Mher Mkrtchyan? (AKA Frunzik)
500
This king, known for his great beauty, was desired by Queen Semiramis of Assyria, who waged war against Armenia when he refused her advances.
Who is Ara the Beautiful?
500
This 5th-century Armenian monk, theologian, and linguist is credited with creating the Armenian alphabet in 405 AD
Who is Mesrop Mashtots?
