GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO.67

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GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO.67

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Oct 31, 2009 2:22 pm

1. What did British Honduras change its name to?
BELIZE
2. What is the name of the square in front of the palace of Westminster?
PARLIAMENT SQUARE
3. The Hindu Kush is an extension of which mountain range?
THE HIMALAYAS
4. Which British City has railway stations called new street and international?
BIRMINGHAM
5. What is the state capital of New Hampshire?
CONCORD
6. The county town of Cornwall has a moor named after it, what is the name of the town?
BODMIN
7. Brisbane is the capital of which Australian State?
QUEENSLAND
8. Guadeloupe is a territory of which country?
FRANCE
9. What is the largest English speaking city in the world in terms of population?
NEW YORK
10. What is the longest river entirely within England?
THE THAMES
11. Which country consists of over 7000 islands, the largest of which are Luzon and Mindanao?
THE PHILLIPINES
12. Which is the largest of the Caribbean islands?
CUBA
13. Which European capital city was formerly known as Christiana?
OSLO
14. In which modern country is the region of Transylvania?
ROMANIA
15. Which island group does the Pentland Firth separate from the British mainland?
THE ORKNEY ISLANDS
16. In terms of area, what became the largest country in the world after the break up of the USSR?
RUSSIA
17. Which city do Sugarloaf Mountain and the statue of Christ dominate?
RIO DE JANERIO
18. By what name are the Sandwich Island in the pacific know better known?
HAWAII
19. What is the world’s longest mountain range?
THE ANDES
20. In which ocean is Mauritius?
THE INDIAN
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Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO.67

Postby Thiele » Sat Oct 31, 2009 2:33 pm

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Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO.67

Postby godoubleblues » Sat Oct 31, 2009 2:53 pm

Q11 - phillipines
Q18 - hawaii
Q20 - indian
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Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO.67

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Oct 31, 2009 6:20 pm

godoubleblues wrote:Q11 - phillipines
Q18 - hawaii
Q20 - indian

:-bd GDB
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Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO.67

Postby fish » Tue Nov 03, 2009 12:09 am

16-Russia
17-Rio de Janiero
19-The Andes
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Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO.67

Postby magpie in the 80's » Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:16 am

fish wrote:16-Russia
17-Rio de Janiero
19-The Andes

:-bd FISH
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Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO.67

Postby redandblack » Tue Nov 03, 2009 8:34 pm

1 Belize
2 Parliament Square
3 Himalayas
9 Los Angeles?
13 Oslo
14 Romania
15 Orkneys or Shetlands
18 Tahiti
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Postby magpie in the 80's » Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:11 pm

redandblack wrote:1 Belize
2 Parliament Square
3 Himalayas
9 Los Angeles? [-(
13 Oslo
14 Romania
15 Orkneys or Shetlands
18 Tahiti [-(

others correct rab
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Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO.67

Postby redandblack » Fri Nov 06, 2009 8:44 pm

6 Bodmin, Exmoor or Dartmoor?

9 New York?
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Postby magpie in the 80's » Fri Nov 06, 2009 9:10 pm

redandblack wrote:6 Bodmin, Exmoor or Dartmoor?

9 New York?

CORRECT RAB
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Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO.67

Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed Nov 11, 2009 5:19 pm

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Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO.67

Postby redandblack » Sat Nov 14, 2009 9:11 am

The only one I can have a good guess at is 12 - Cuba?

8 Guadeloupe is in the Caribbean, I think. Who it belongs to, I'm not sure. Mexico?
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Postby Il Duce » Sat Nov 14, 2009 1:04 pm

4 - Leeds
5 - Concord
8 - France
12 - Puerto Rico
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Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO.67

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Nov 14, 2009 5:23 pm

redandblack wrote:The only one I can have a good guess at is 12 - Cuba? :-bd

8 Guadeloupe is in the Caribbean, I think. Who it belongs to, I'm not sure. Mexico? [-(
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Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Nov 14, 2009 5:23 pm

Il Duce wrote:4 - Leeds [-(
5 - Concord :-bd
8 - France
12 - Puerto Rico [-(
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Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO.67

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Nov 14, 2009 6:49 pm

magpie in the 80's wrote:1. What did British Honduras change its name to?
BELIZE
2. What is the name of the square in front of the palace of Westminster?
PARLIAMENT SQUARE
3. The Hindu Kush is an extension of which mountain range?
THE HIMALAYAS
4. Which British City has railway stations called new street and international?
BIRMINGHAM
5. What is the state capital of New Hampshire?
CONCORD
6. The county town of Cornwall has a moor named after it, what is the name of the town?
BODMIN
7. Brisbane is the capital of which Australian State?
QUEENSLAND
8. Guadeloupe is a territory of which country?
FRANCE
9. What is the largest English speaking city in the world in terms of population?
NEW YORK
10. What is the longest river entirely within England?
THE THAMES
11. Which country consists of over 7000 islands, the largest of which are Luzon and Mindanao?
THE PHILLIPINES
12. Which is the largest of the Caribbean islands?
CUBA
13. Which European capital city was formerly known as Christiana?
OSLO
14. In which modern country is the region of Transylvania?
ROMANIA
15. Which island group does the Pentland Firth separate from the British mainland?
THE ORKNEY ISLANDS
16. In terms of area, what became the largest country in the world after the break up of the USSR?
RUSSIA
17. Which city do Sugarloaf Mountain and the statue of Christ dominate?
RIO DE JANERIO
18. By what name are the Sandwich Island in the pacific know better known?
HAWAII
19. What is the world’s longest mountain range?
THE ANDES
20. In which ocean is Mauritius?
THE INDIAN


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QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.

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