GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 15
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 3:14 pm1. What country is second to South Africa in gold production?
U.S.A.
2. What river has the alternative name of Zaire?
CONGO RIVER
3. What two countries edge the Victoria Falls?
ZAMBABWE AND ZAMBIA
4. What South East Asian country’s name means “land of the free”?
THAILAND
5. What is the official language of Liechtenstein?
GERMAN
6. What is the capital of Turkey?
ANKARA
7. What nation did Niger, Algeria, the Congo and Tunisia all gain independence from?
FRANCE
8. What two countries border the highest mountain the Americas?
CHILE AND ARGENTINA
9. What African country’s name is from the Latin for free?
LIBERIA
10. What name comes from the Polynesian Owhyhii, meaning place of the gods?
HAWAII
11. Which Island nation, whose capital is Taipei, was formerly known as Formosa?
TAIWAN
12. Which US state is Chicago in?
ILLINOIS
13. Which desert covers part of China and Mongolia?
GOBI
14. Which other country apart from San Marino is completely surrounded by Italy?
VATICAN CITY
15. This Italian island shares it's name with a model of car, stands at the southern entrance to the Bay of Naples and is famous for its Blue Grotto.
CAPRI
16. What is the former name of Beijing?
PEKING
17. Where is the home of the Mormon religion?
SALT LAKE CITY - UTAH - USA
18. In which city is the Taj Mahal?
AGRA
19. Which is Australia's largest state?
WESTERN AUSRALIA
20. Which is Australia's highest mountain?
MOUNT KOSCIUSKO
U.S.A.
2. What river has the alternative name of Zaire?
CONGO RIVER
3. What two countries edge the Victoria Falls?
ZAMBABWE AND ZAMBIA
4. What South East Asian country’s name means “land of the free”?
THAILAND
5. What is the official language of Liechtenstein?
GERMAN
6. What is the capital of Turkey?
ANKARA
7. What nation did Niger, Algeria, the Congo and Tunisia all gain independence from?
FRANCE
8. What two countries border the highest mountain the Americas?
CHILE AND ARGENTINA
9. What African country’s name is from the Latin for free?
LIBERIA
10. What name comes from the Polynesian Owhyhii, meaning place of the gods?
HAWAII
11. Which Island nation, whose capital is Taipei, was formerly known as Formosa?
TAIWAN
12. Which US state is Chicago in?
ILLINOIS
13. Which desert covers part of China and Mongolia?
GOBI
14. Which other country apart from San Marino is completely surrounded by Italy?
VATICAN CITY
15. This Italian island shares it's name with a model of car, stands at the southern entrance to the Bay of Naples and is famous for its Blue Grotto.
CAPRI
16. What is the former name of Beijing?
PEKING
17. Where is the home of the Mormon religion?
SALT LAKE CITY - UTAH - USA
18. In which city is the Taj Mahal?
AGRA
19. Which is Australia's largest state?
WESTERN AUSRALIA
20. Which is Australia's highest mountain?
MOUNT KOSCIUSKO
