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The Stans
100
This is the year Niyazov was born.
What is 1940?
100
Niyazov penned this autobiographical book of poems and short stories, which at one point made up 1/3 of the education requirements in Turkmenistan's schools.
What is the Ruhnama?
100
Niyazov banned this animal in the capitol city.
What are dogs?
100
This product is grown in over half of Turkmenistan's irrigated land.
What is cotton?
100
Niyazov practiced his type of foreign policy for the entirety of his reign.
What is strict neutrality?
200
The year Niyazov was appointed President of Turkmenistan.
What is 1991?
200
These are two institutions Niyazov closed down, at least partially, during his reign.
What are libraries and hospitals?
200
Of the hundreds of statues of Niyazov, some of them were made to replace existing images of these two prominent people?
Who are Marx and Lenin?
200
The two resources that Turkmenistan's economy is based on.
What are oil and natural gas reserves?
200
This country received some blame for the assassination attempt on Niyazov.
What is Russia?
300
This position was given to Niyazov in 1999.
What is President for Life?
300
This movement was established by Niyazov to focus on Turkmenistan's history and culture.
What is the National Revival Movement?
300
This name adopted by Niyazov was given to towns, schools, airports, streets, theaters, a meteorite, and a brand of Vodka.
What is Turkmenibashi?
300
A day established by Niyazov where Turks celebrate their culture and a certain product.
What is Melon Day?
300
This organization Turkmenistan joined under Niyazov.
What is Interpol?
400
This is the year in which Niyazov died suddenly as a result of a heart attack.
What is 2006?
400
Niyazov changed the alphabet of Turkmenistan from this previous system to the Latin alphabet.
What is the Cyrillic alphabet?
400
The month Niyazov named after himself.
What is January?
400
This project of Niyazov cost $21.5 million to make outside of Turkmenistan's capital Ashgabat.
What is the Ice Palace?
400
DOUBLE JEOPARDY (make a bet): These are the countries Turkmenistan shares a border with.
What are Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Iran?
500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: In 2004 year opposition rallied to launch this protest of Niyazov.
What is the Asgabat leaflet campaign?
500
Niyazov abolished this practice under his reign.
What is the death penalty?
500
These two activities were banned by Niyazov, relating to the media.
What are lip-syncing and wearing makeup on television?
500
Turkmenistan's ranking among nations with the largest natural gas reserves.
What is fourth place?
500
This coup Niyazov strongly supported that occurred in a nearby country early in his life.
What is the August Coup?