Language
The general term for the main language spoken in Iran
What is Persian?
The previous name for Iran used mainly by Westerners
What is Persia?
The type of government Iran has
What is a theocracy
The capital of Iran
What is Tehran?
The religion that gradually replaced the first Persian religion
What is Zoroastrianism?
What is Farsi?
The founder of the Achaemenian Empire
Who was Cyrus the Great?
The time when elections are held for president in Iran
What happens every 4 years in Iran?
The location of multiple ancient crossroads in Persia
What is the Iranian Plateau?
The ancient Iranian god of the rising son
Who was Mithra?
Is it 3?
The earliest known Persian dynasty
What was the Medes Dynasty?
The government body which oversees the Ayatollah
What is the Assembly of Experts
The city famous for being the center of the Achaemenid world
What is Persepolis?
The central deity of Zoroastrianism (and the predecessor religion)
Who was Ahura Mazda?
The other main dialects of Persian (besides Farsi)
What are Dari and Tajik?
The kingdom which ruled most of Anatolia conquered by Persia under the rule of Cyrus the II
The first president of Iran
Who was Abolhassan Banisadr?
The oldest city in Iran, the capital of several Persian Dynasties
What is Hamadan?
The ancient Iranian goddess of fertility and war
Who was Aredvi Sura Anahita?
What are Hazaragi and Bukhori?
The capital of the the Median Kingdom
What is Ecbatana (also known as Hamadan)?
The "Ayatollah" of Iran
Who is Ali Khamenei?
The city known for being the "House of Learning" in medieval Islamic times
What is Shiraz?
The first king of Iran according to Persian mythology
Who was Kayōmart?