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GEOGRAPHY QUIZ 2

PostPosted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 6:36 pm
by magpie in the 80's
1. Apart from water, what runs through the mouth of the River Amazon and Lake Victoria? THE EQUATOR
2. Which country had the world's tallest habitable building as at 2006? TAIWAN
3. Which country was previously called Abyssinia? ETHIOPIA
4. In which country is the Blarney Stone? IRELAND
5. What is the world's third largest sea? MEDITERRANEAN
6. The largest policeman's beat (territory) in Europe is in which country? SCOTLAND
7. The cities of Cairo in Egypt and Fez in Morroco are generally accepted to have the world's oldest of what type of institution? UNIVERSITY
8. Where would you find the Queen Alexandra, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Maud mountain ranges? ANTARCTICA
9. The tenge is the basic monetary unit of which country? KAZAKHSTAN
10. Which country at the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula was previously known as Aden? YEMEN
11. What language do the locals speak in Bogota? SPANISH
12. What's the most southerly city; Toronto, Seattle, Budapest or Bordeaux? TORONTO
13. LAR is the international vehicle registration of which country? LIBYA
14. Where are the North Yolla Bolly mountains? CALIFORNIA USA
15. In which South American country is the Atacama desert? CHILE
16. What is the capital of Qatar? DOHA
17. Where can you find the first iron bridge ever built? IRONBRIDGE SHROPSHIRE ENGLAND
18. Which is the least populated state in the USA? WYOMING
19. Agadir is a port in which North African country? MOROCCO
20. Which country has the internet domain .me? MONTENEGRO
21. What Central American country's name means 'many fish'? PANAMA
22. Which capital city has the highest population (as at 2006)? TOKYO
23. What is the largest country in the world? RUSSIA
24. Who renamed the South Sea as the Pacific Ocean in 1520? FERDINAND MAGELLAN
25. What notable geographical feature is shared by Oxford, Reading, Windsor and London? THE RIVER THAMES

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ 2

PostPosted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 6:52 pm
by JAS
Morning Mags and chaps and chapesses :D

Q3 Ethiopia
Q4 Ireland
Q7 University
Q10 Yemen
Q15 Chile

Regards
JAS

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ 2

PostPosted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 7:04 pm
by Mr66
18/ Alaska

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ 2

PostPosted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 7:05 pm
by Mr66
23/ Population - China
Area - Russia

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ 2

PostPosted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 7:06 pm
by Mr66
11/ Spanish

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ 2

PostPosted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 7:15 pm
by magpie in the 80's
JAS wrote:Morning Mags and chaps and chapesses :D

Q3 Ethiopia
Q4 Ireland
Q7 University
Q10 Yemen
Q15 Chile

Regards
JAS

ALL CORRECT JAS AND MORNING

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ 2

PostPosted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 7:16 pm
by magpie in the 80's
Mr66 wrote:18/ Alaska

INCORRECT

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ 2

PostPosted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 7:16 pm
by magpie in the 80's
Mr66 wrote:23/ Population - China?????
Area - Russia.....CORRECT

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ 2

PostPosted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 7:17 pm
by magpie in the 80's
Mr66 wrote:11/ Spanish

CORRECT

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ 2

PostPosted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 7:24 pm
by Mr66
18 Rhode Island

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ 2

PostPosted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 7:26 pm
by magpie in the 80's
Mr66 wrote:18 Rhode Island

INCORRECT

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ 2

PostPosted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:34 pm
by Footy Chick
18. Maine?

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ 2

PostPosted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:51 pm
by JAS
Q17 errrrrrr would that be the one at Ironbridge in England :?

Regards
JAS

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ 2

PostPosted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 11:11 pm
by Mr66
18 Wyoming

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 11:13 pm
by Mr66
5/ Indian Ocean

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ 2

PostPosted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 11:17 pm
by godoubleblues
Q19 - Morocco (been there, done that :wink: )

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ 2

PostPosted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 12:07 am
by Dirko
2. Taipei 101 - Tawain
5. North Sea
6. Lichtenstein ? :lol:
8. Antarctica
9. Kazakhstan
16. Doha
18. Alaska
21. Guatemala
22. Manila

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ 2

PostPosted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 12:17 am
by JAS
Q18 Hawaii...cos it's a tiny, teeny, little dot :wink:
Q25 I think they're all on the Thames :?

Regards
JAS

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ 2

PostPosted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:00 am
by Footy Chick
1. Silt (thanks Roman, I said Pirhanas :wink: )
2. Saudi Arabia??
20. Mexico
21. Costa Rica??

*edit* Mrs Roman is adamant that no.2 is the Taipei 101 tower*

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ 2

PostPosted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 11:13 am
by Pseudo
Everyone has a different answer for 18...

Me, I coulda sworn it was Idaho