1. Apart from greyhounds, what other breed of dog occasionally race at racetracks?

2. Which country is the largest landlocked country in the world? Is it Mongolia, Afghanistan, Kazakstan or Bolivia?

3. Where did the mujahideen resist Soviet attack?

4. Which two countries are separated by the 2,640 kilometer (1,610 mile) long Durand Line?

5. The Ghan train runs from Adelaide to Darwin. Who is it named after?

6. What are the two biggest opium producing countries in the world today?

7. Which city fell to the Taliban in August, prompting a chaotic airlift?

8. What was the name of an ancient road, linking China with the West running through Afghanistan and the Middle East, used by Marco Polo to travel to China?

9. Name a country whose name starts with the letter A but does not finish with an A?

10. What is the name of the historic pass into the north-west frontier of Pakistan from Afghanistan

11. What Comes Next: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra?

ANSWERS

1. Afghan Hound

2. Kazakstan

3. Afghanistan

4. Afghanistan and Pakistan.

5. The Afghan cameleers who helped open up the outback

6. Myanmar and Afghanistan

7. Kabul

8. Silk Road.

9. Afghanistan, Azerbaijan

10. The Khyber Pass

11. Angola (countries of the world in alphabetical order)

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