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GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 23
Posted:
Tue Jul 15, 2008 3:45 pmby magpie in the 80's
1. What is the world's largest river?
THE AMAZON
2. What colour does the bride wear in China?
RED
3. What does a Sinophobis Russian fear?
CHINA
4. What country's capital is Lagos?
NIGERIA
5. What is the capital of Majorca?
PALMA
6. What country would you visit to see the ruins of Troy?
TURKEY
7. What country is Angel Falls in?
VENEZUELA
8. What country is 'klutz' an insult in?
GERMANY
9. Who dicovered the Zambezi River?
DAVID LIVINGSTONE
10. What European city is known as 'The Bride of the Sea'?
VENICE
11. What country lies 45 miles from th U.S mainland?
RUSSIA
12. Where's the bar on a river?
AT THE MOUTH
13. How many points are there on the Statue ofLiberty's crown?
SEVEN
14. What U.S city was named after St.Francis of Assisi?
SAN FRANCISCO
15. What is Africa's second longest river?
THE ZAIRE
16. What two oceans meet at the Cape of good Hope?
ATLANTIC AND INDIAN
17.What two countries are the antipodes of Britain?
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
18. What is the most photographed, painted and climbed mountain in the world?
MT. FUJI
19. Where is the Wailing Wall?
JERUSALEM
20 What two countries are linked by the Simplon Pass?
SWITZERLAND AND ITALY
Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 23
Posted:
Tue Jul 15, 2008 4:28 pmby Turkeywizz
1 nile
2 red
7 africa
8 israel
11 greenland?
13 5?
14 San Francisco
19 Mecca
Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 23
Posted:
Tue Jul 15, 2008 4:49 pmby Brock Landers
1 Amazon
2 Yellow
6 Turkey
11 Cuba?
19 Jerusalum
Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 23
Posted:
Tue Jul 15, 2008 6:45 pmby magpie in the 80's
Turkeywizz wrote:1 nile
2 red
7 africa
8 israel
11 greenland?
13 5?
14 San Francisco
19 Mecca
other 2 correct tw
Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 23
Posted:
Tue Jul 15, 2008 6:46 pmby magpie in the 80's
Brock Landers wrote:1 Amazon
2 Yellow
6 Turkey
11 Cuba?
19 Jerusalum
other 3 correct BL
Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 23
Posted:
Tue Jul 15, 2008 7:28 pmby Kahuna
3/ China/Chinese
4/ Nigeria
9/ Livingstone
11/ Cuba
12/ On the inside of a bend
16/ Indian & Sth Atlantic
17/ NZ & OZ
20/ Austria & Switzerland
Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 23
Posted:
Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:59 pmby redandblack
5 Palma
7 Venezuela
18 Matterhorn?
20 Switzerland and Italy
Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 23
Posted:
Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:00 pmby magpie in the 80's
Kahuna wrote:3/ China/Chinese
4/ Nigeria
9/ Livingstone
11/ Cuba...........INCORRECT
12/ On the inside of a bend.........INCORRECT
16/ Indian & Sth Atlantic
17/ NZ & OZ
20/ Austria
& Switzerland
ALL OTHERS CORRECT K
Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 23
Posted:
Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:05 pmby redandblack
11 I thought it would be Cuba too, but if it's not, I'll go for a 'roughie' and say
Russia.
It's possible that the Aleutian Islands off Alaska get pretty close to the Russian island outskirts.
If it's not that, it would be one of the Caribbean islands?
Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 23
Posted:
Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:08 pmby magpie in the 80's
redandblack wrote:5 Palma
7 Venezuela
18 Matterhorn?.........INCORRECT
20 Switzerland and Italy
ALL OTHERS CORRECT RAB
Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 23
Posted:
Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:09 pmby magpie in the 80's
redandblack wrote:11 I thought it would be Cuba too, but if it's not, I'll go for a 'roughie' and say
Russia.
It's possible that the Aleutian Islands off Alaska get pretty close to the Russian island outskirts.
If it's not that, it would be one of the Caribbean islands?
RUSSIA IS CORRECT RAB
Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 23
Posted:
Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:14 pmby redandblack
magpie in the 80's wrote:redandblack wrote:11 I thought it would be Cuba too, but if it's not, I'll go for a 'roughie' and say
Russia.
It's possible that the Aleutian Islands off Alaska get pretty close to the Russian island outskirts.
If it's not that, it would be one of the Caribbean islands?
RUSSIA IS CORRECT RAB
Thanks maggie, I'm happy with that one
Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 23
Posted:
Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:28 pmby JAS
Q6 Turkey
Q8 Germany
Q12 On the estuary...a kind of sandbank
Q18 Eiger
Regards
JAS
Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 23
Posted:
Wed Jul 16, 2008 2:20 pmby magpie in the 80's
JAS wrote:Q6 Turkey
Q8 Germany.
Q12 On the estuary...a kind of sandbank..CLOSE ENOUGH ............AT THE MOUTH
Q18 Eiger..INCORRECT
Regards
JAS
OTHERS CORECT JAS
Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 23
Posted:
Thu Jul 17, 2008 1:43 pmby magpie in the 80's
magpie in the 80's wrote:1. What is the world's largest river?
THE AMAZON
2. What colour does the bride wear in China?
RED
3. What does a Sinophobis Russian fear?
CHINA
4. What country's capital is Lagos?
NIGERIA
5. What is the capital of Majorca?
PALMA
6. What country would you visit to see the ruins of Troy?
TURKEY
7. What country is Angel Falls in?
VENEZUELA
8. What country is 'klutz' an insult in?
GERMANY
9. Who dicovered the Zambezi River?
DAVID LIVINGSTONE
10. What European city is known as 'The Bride of the Sea'?
VENICE
11. What country lies 45 miles from th U.S mainland?
RUSSIA
12. Where's the bar on a river?
AT THE MOUTH
13. How many points are there on the Statue ofLiberty's crown?
SEVEN
14. What U.S city was named after St.Francis of Assisi?
SAN FRANCISCO
15. What is Africa's second longest river?
THE ZAIRE
16. What two oceans meet at the Cape of good Hope?
ATLANTIC AND INDIAN
17.What two countries are the antipodes of Britain?
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
18. What is the most photographed, painted and climbed mountain in the world?
MT. FUJI
19. Where is the Wailing Wall?
JERUSALEM
20 What two countries are linked by the Simplon Pass?
SWITZERLAND AND ITALY
QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.
END OF QUIZ
