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Kazakhstan Trivia

From yurts to Baikonur, flex your Kazakhstan know-how and show you're the top steppe savant.

EXAMPLE QUESTIONS

As the world’s largest country without an ocean coastline, what term describes Kazakhstan's lack of direct maritime access?

Landlocked

Introduced in 1993 to replace the Soviet ruble, what is the name of Kazakhstan's national currency?

Tenge

Which color medal did Alzhan Zharmukhamedov win as a member of the Soviet men’s basketball team at the 1972 Summer Olympics?

Gold

Which Turkic ethnic group considers the Epic of Manas—one of the world's longest oral epics—a foundational narrative of their national identity?

Kyrgyz

Which landmark tower in Astana symbolizes the city’s 1997 capital move and contains an aquarium and restaurant?

Bayterek Tower