GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 30

[magpie in the 80's]

1. In which country is the volcano Vesuvius?
ITALY
2. What is the name of the main international airport at Rome?
LEONARDO DA VINCI - FIUMICINO
3. In which country are the Keukenhof Gardens located?
NETHERLANDS
4. Which country is called the 'Land of the Midnight Sun'?
NORWAY
5. On which river is the city of Rome situated?
TIBER
6. Which is the highest mountain peak in Europe?
ELBRUS
7. Which is the mountain that separates Europe from Asia?
URAL MOUNTAINS
8. How high is the Eiffel Tower in Paris?
300 METERS
9. Which city is sometimes referred to as the 'Queen of the Adriatic'?
VIENNA
10. In which city in Italy is the Leaning Tower located?
PISA
11. On which river are the towns of Bonn and Cologne located?
RHINE
12. In which hills does the River Thames have its source?
COTSWOLD HILLS
13. Which great river links Austria to the sea?
DANUBE
14. Name the gulf which lies between Sweden and Finland.
BOTHNIA
15. Which tiny country is sandwiched between Switzerland and Austria?
LIECHITENSTEIN
16. On which river is Paris located?
SEINE
17. Which is the water body that separates Europe from Africa in the West?
STRAITS OF GILBRALTAR
18. Name the capital of Macedonia where there was a devastating earthquake in 1963.
SKOPJE
19. Belgrade lies at the junction of two rivers. Name them.
DANUBE AND SAVA
20. Name the famous cathedral that stands on the Ile de la Cite island in Paris.
NOTRE DAME

[Interceptor]

1. Italy

[JAS]

Q3 I'd think it was any that reaches above the Arctic Circle...so Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland
Q6 Mont Blanc
Q10 Pisa
Q11 Rhone
Q15 Lichtenstein
Q16 Seine
Q20 Notre Dame

Regards
JAS

[redandblack]

2 Fuimicino?

4 Norway

5 Tiber

6 Erebrus

7 Caucasus?

9 Venice

13 Danube

14 Bothnia

17 Mediterannean

18 Skopje (never want to go back there)

[magpie in the 80's]

2 Fuimicino?...........INCORRECT

4 Norway

5 Tiber

6 Erebrus.........INCORRECT

7 Caucasus?............INCORRECT

9 Venice

13 Danube

14 Bothnia

17 Mediterannean............INCORRECT

18 Skopje (never want to go back there)

OTHERS CORRECT RAB

[magpie in the 80's]

Q3 I'd think it was any that reaches above the Arctic Circle...so Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland......INCORECT
Q6 Mont Blanc
Q10 Pisa
Q11 Rhone.....CLOSE ENOUGH.....RHINE
Q15 Lichtenstein
Q16 Seine
Q20 Notre Dame

Regards
JAS

ALL OTHERS CORRECT JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

1. Italy

CORRECT

[redandblack]

Magpie, your answer to the question about the highest mountain in Europe is wrong. (IMHO)

I said Erebrus, but it's Elbrus.

It's definitely not Mt Blanc.

[redandblack]

2 Leonardo Da Vinci-Fuimicino


7 Ural

17 Straits of Gibraltar (I still it's the Mediterranean

[magpie in the 80's]

Magpie, your answer to the question about the highest mountain in Europe is wrong. (IMHO)

I said Erebrus, but it's Elbrus.

It's definitely not Mt Blanc.

that is the answer that was given and after re-reading the Q on the web i left out the WEST of europe

[magpie in the 80's]

2 Leonardo Da Vinci-Fuimicino


7 Ural

17 Straits of Gibraltar (I still it's the Mediterranean

all correct rab

[magpie in the 80's]

1. In which country is the volcano Vesuvius?
ITALY
2. What is the name of the main international airport at Rome?
LEONARDO DA VINCI - FIUMICINO
3. In which country are the Keukenhof Gardens located?
NETHERLANDS
4. Which country is called the 'Land of the Midnight Sun'?
NORWAY
5. On which river is the city of Rome situated?
TIBER
6. Which is the highest mountain peak in Europe?
ELBRUS
7. Which is the mountain that separates Europe from Asia?
URAL MOUNTAINS
8. How high is the Eiffel Tower in Paris?
300 METERS
9. Which city is sometimes referred to as the 'Queen of the Adriatic'?
VIENNA
10. In which city in Italy is the Leaning Tower located?
PISA
11. On which river are the towns of Bonn and Cologne located?
RHINE
12. In which hills does the River Thames have its source?
COTSWOLD HILLS
13. Which great river links Austria to the sea?
DANUBE
14. Name the gulf which lies between Sweden and Finland.
BOTHNIA
15. Which tiny country is sandwiched between Switzerland and Austria?
LIECHITENSTEIN
16. On which river is Paris located?
SEINE
17. Which is the water body that separates Europe from Africa in the West?
STRAITS OF GILBRALTAR
18. Name the capital of Macedonia where there was a devastating earthquake in 1963.
SKOPJE
19. Belgrade lies at the junction of two rivers. Name them.
DANUBE AND SAVA
20. Name the famous cathedral that stands on the Ile de la Cite island in Paris.
NOTRE DAME

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.

END OF QUIZ