GEOGRAPHY QUIZ 8
Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 2:10 pm1 Which town in England is named after the number of trees on Tonbridge Road?
SEVENOAKS
2 Cape Matapan is the southern mainland tip of which country?
GREECE
3 In which country was the astronomer Copernicus born?
POLAND
4 Gotland is the name of the largest island in which sea?
BALTIC SEA
5 In an alphabetical list which state of Australia comes first?
NEW SOUTH WALES
6 Prospect, Central and Fort Washington are all the names of what in New York?
PARKS
7 Which country accounts for approximately 50% of the west coast of South America?
CHILE
8 What is the capital of Tenerife?
SANTA CRUZ
9 Which cave inspired the Felix Mendelssohn composition the Hebrides Overture?
FINGAL'S CAVE
10 In which country was Salman Rushdie born?
INDIA
11 Which town is associated with hydrated magnesium sulphate?
EPSOM
12 Which English county is home to a local government district called the Vale of White Horse?
OXFORDSHIRE
13 Which volcano has been referred to as the Lighthouse of Europe?
STROMBOLI
14 Which building was given to Henry VIII by Cardinal Thomas Wolsey?
HAMPTON'S COURT
15 In 1947, the Dead Sea scrolls were found in a cave close to which river?
RIVER JORDAN
16 What is made up of around 700 islands, the largest of which is called Andros?
BAHAMAS
17 Which city was built on and around the slopes of Mount Royal?
MONTREAL
18 In which stately home was Winston Churchill born?
BLENHEIM PALACE
19 Which garden village was founded by Richard and George Cadbury in 1879?
BOURNEVILLE
20 Which European capital city stands on the River Aare?
BERNE
21 In the USA, what is known as the Prairie State?
ILLINOIS
22 What does the suffix “sex” refer to with regard to place names such as Middlesex?
SAXONS
23 Which European nation was known as Lusitania in Roman times?
PORTUGAL
24 Which US state was officially known as the Indian Territory in the 19th century?
OKLAHOMA
25 What is the largest and best known of the Society Islands?
TAHITI
26 Turkey shares its longest land border with which country?
SYRIA
27 A Bejan is an inhabitant of which island?
BARBADOS
28 Which is the only state of the USA that lies south of the Tropic of Cancer?
HAWAII
29 What is Northern Ireland"s smallest county?
ARMAGH
30 Which three countries did George W Bush refer to in 2001 as the axis of evil?
IRAN, IRAQ AND NORTH KOREA
31 Benjamin Guinness was the first Lord Mayor of which city?
DUBLIN
32 Which city celebrated its first Mardi Gras in February 1827?
NEW ORLEANS
33 The location that lies furthest from the sea in the British Isles lies in which English county?
DERBYSHIRE
34 What is the most northerly capital city on mainland Europe?
HELSINKI
35 In which building can one view a work of art entitled The Creation of Man?
SISTINE CHAPEL
36 What is the most northerly of the Channel Isles?
ALDERNEY
37 The capital of which country lies on the island of Java?
INDONESIA
38 At which city do the Rivers Mississippi and Missouri meet?
ST. LOUIS
39 What does 100 paise equate to?
ONE RUPEE IN INDIA
40 Ben Nevis is part of which mountain range?
CAIRNGORMS
SEVENOAKS
2 Cape Matapan is the southern mainland tip of which country?
GREECE
3 In which country was the astronomer Copernicus born?
POLAND
4 Gotland is the name of the largest island in which sea?
BALTIC SEA
5 In an alphabetical list which state of Australia comes first?
NEW SOUTH WALES
6 Prospect, Central and Fort Washington are all the names of what in New York?
PARKS
7 Which country accounts for approximately 50% of the west coast of South America?
CHILE
8 What is the capital of Tenerife?
SANTA CRUZ
9 Which cave inspired the Felix Mendelssohn composition the Hebrides Overture?
FINGAL'S CAVE
10 In which country was Salman Rushdie born?
INDIA
11 Which town is associated with hydrated magnesium sulphate?
EPSOM
12 Which English county is home to a local government district called the Vale of White Horse?
OXFORDSHIRE
13 Which volcano has been referred to as the Lighthouse of Europe?
STROMBOLI
14 Which building was given to Henry VIII by Cardinal Thomas Wolsey?
HAMPTON'S COURT
15 In 1947, the Dead Sea scrolls were found in a cave close to which river?
RIVER JORDAN
16 What is made up of around 700 islands, the largest of which is called Andros?
BAHAMAS
17 Which city was built on and around the slopes of Mount Royal?
MONTREAL
18 In which stately home was Winston Churchill born?
BLENHEIM PALACE
19 Which garden village was founded by Richard and George Cadbury in 1879?
BOURNEVILLE
20 Which European capital city stands on the River Aare?
BERNE
21 In the USA, what is known as the Prairie State?
ILLINOIS
22 What does the suffix “sex” refer to with regard to place names such as Middlesex?
SAXONS
23 Which European nation was known as Lusitania in Roman times?
PORTUGAL
24 Which US state was officially known as the Indian Territory in the 19th century?
OKLAHOMA
25 What is the largest and best known of the Society Islands?
TAHITI
26 Turkey shares its longest land border with which country?
SYRIA
27 A Bejan is an inhabitant of which island?
BARBADOS
28 Which is the only state of the USA that lies south of the Tropic of Cancer?
HAWAII
29 What is Northern Ireland"s smallest county?
ARMAGH
30 Which three countries did George W Bush refer to in 2001 as the axis of evil?
IRAN, IRAQ AND NORTH KOREA
31 Benjamin Guinness was the first Lord Mayor of which city?
DUBLIN
32 Which city celebrated its first Mardi Gras in February 1827?
NEW ORLEANS
33 The location that lies furthest from the sea in the British Isles lies in which English county?
DERBYSHIRE
34 What is the most northerly capital city on mainland Europe?
HELSINKI
35 In which building can one view a work of art entitled The Creation of Man?
SISTINE CHAPEL
36 What is the most northerly of the Channel Isles?
ALDERNEY
37 The capital of which country lies on the island of Java?
INDONESIA
38 At which city do the Rivers Mississippi and Missouri meet?
ST. LOUIS
39 What does 100 paise equate to?
ONE RUPEE IN INDIA
40 Ben Nevis is part of which mountain range?
CAIRNGORMS
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