GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 7
Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 11:05 pm1 What is the third oldest university in England after Oxford and Cambridge?
DURHAM UNIVERSITY
2 Which Tuscan city lent its name to a brown pigment used by artists?
SIENNA
3 Which capital city lies on Lake Malaren?
STOCKHOLM
4 Which island in the Western Caribbean Sea is named after a member of the crocodile family?
CAYMAN ISLANDS
5 Shrewsbury, Worcester and Gloucester all lie on which river?
SEVERN
6 Which town in South Wales was named after a martyred princess?
MERTHYR TYDFIL
7 Which state of the USA has a Spanish name meaning, “colour red”?
COLORADO
8 Which country is bordered by Argentina, Bolivia and Peru?
CHILE
9 Which German city is home to the Olympic Stadium?
MUNICH
10 Which national park opened in the USA in September 1890?
YOSEMITE
11 What did Wellington replace as the capital of New Zealand?
AUCKLAND
12 What are the only two cathedrals in the county of Kent?
CANTERBURY AND ROCHESTER
13 In 2002 which country was suspended from the Commonwealth?
ZIMBABWE
14 What is the family surname of the Dukes of Argyle which is also a name of a popular brand of soup?
CAMPBELL
15 What generic name is given to the French speaking inhabitants of Belgium?
WALLOONS
16 An Haligonian is the name given to an inhabitant of which town in England?
HALIFAX
17 What is the capital of the German region of Saxony?
DRESDEN
18 What is the closest African capital city to the equator?
KAMPALA
19 Two Archbishops and three Bishops of England can by right sit in the House of Lords. Name all five.
ARCHBISHOP'S CANTERBURY / YORK AND BISHOP'S LONDON / WINCHESTER / DURHAM
20 Which three nations beginning with H are members of Interpol? Note that in Interpol lists Holland is classed as the Netherlands.
HOUNDURAS - HAITI - HUNGARY
21 In which country was the gold for Princess Diana’s wedding ring mined?
WALES
22 What word represents Q in the phonetic alphabet?
QUEBEC
23 Which sea in the North Atlantic is known for its proliferation of migrating breeding eels?
SARGASSO SEA
24 The Pilkington Brothers factory in St Helens is known for the manufacture of what?
GLASS
25 In 1668, which Irish distillery was granted its licence, making it the oldest whisky distillery in the world?
BUSHMILLS
26 Which three British mountains are scaled in a climb known as the Three Peak Challenge?
BEN NEVIS / SNOWDON / SCAR FELL PIKE
27 Which South American capital city is also the name for a variety of bean?
LIMA
28 Which Welsh mountain range is so named because it was an ancient practice to light signal fires on its peaks to warn of impeding attacks by English troops?
BRECON BEACONS
29Which city is home to David Ben Gurion Airport?
TEL AVIV
30 Name the five shipping forecast areas around Britain that are named after rivers.
THAMES / SHANNON / TYNE / |FORTH / HUNBER
DURHAM UNIVERSITY
2 Which Tuscan city lent its name to a brown pigment used by artists?
SIENNA
3 Which capital city lies on Lake Malaren?
STOCKHOLM
4 Which island in the Western Caribbean Sea is named after a member of the crocodile family?
CAYMAN ISLANDS
5 Shrewsbury, Worcester and Gloucester all lie on which river?
SEVERN
6 Which town in South Wales was named after a martyred princess?
MERTHYR TYDFIL
7 Which state of the USA has a Spanish name meaning, “colour red”?
COLORADO
8 Which country is bordered by Argentina, Bolivia and Peru?
CHILE
9 Which German city is home to the Olympic Stadium?
MUNICH
10 Which national park opened in the USA in September 1890?
YOSEMITE
11 What did Wellington replace as the capital of New Zealand?
AUCKLAND
12 What are the only two cathedrals in the county of Kent?
CANTERBURY AND ROCHESTER
13 In 2002 which country was suspended from the Commonwealth?
ZIMBABWE
14 What is the family surname of the Dukes of Argyle which is also a name of a popular brand of soup?
CAMPBELL
15 What generic name is given to the French speaking inhabitants of Belgium?
WALLOONS
16 An Haligonian is the name given to an inhabitant of which town in England?
HALIFAX
17 What is the capital of the German region of Saxony?
DRESDEN
18 What is the closest African capital city to the equator?
KAMPALA
19 Two Archbishops and three Bishops of England can by right sit in the House of Lords. Name all five.
ARCHBISHOP'S CANTERBURY / YORK AND BISHOP'S LONDON / WINCHESTER / DURHAM
20 Which three nations beginning with H are members of Interpol? Note that in Interpol lists Holland is classed as the Netherlands.
HOUNDURAS - HAITI - HUNGARY
21 In which country was the gold for Princess Diana’s wedding ring mined?
WALES
22 What word represents Q in the phonetic alphabet?
QUEBEC
23 Which sea in the North Atlantic is known for its proliferation of migrating breeding eels?
SARGASSO SEA
24 The Pilkington Brothers factory in St Helens is known for the manufacture of what?
GLASS
25 In 1668, which Irish distillery was granted its licence, making it the oldest whisky distillery in the world?
BUSHMILLS
26 Which three British mountains are scaled in a climb known as the Three Peak Challenge?
BEN NEVIS / SNOWDON / SCAR FELL PIKE
27 Which South American capital city is also the name for a variety of bean?
LIMA
28 Which Welsh mountain range is so named because it was an ancient practice to light signal fires on its peaks to warn of impeding attacks by English troops?
BRECON BEACONS
29Which city is home to David Ben Gurion Airport?
TEL AVIV
30 Name the five shipping forecast areas around Britain that are named after rivers.
THAMES / SHANNON / TYNE / |FORTH / HUNBER
an evil, cold and very wet place when you don't got a tent.