GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 41
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 6:22 pm1. 'Las Malvinas' are better known by what name?
FALKLAND ISLANDS
2. Two of the world's most famous Formula 1 motor racing Grand Prix are each named for the tiny nation near which they have been held. Monaco and...
SAN MARINO
3. Which of these islands are closest to the large island of Madagascar?
A Reunion B Seychelles C Comoros D Mauritius
C) COMOROS
4. This city is at the eastern end of the Trans-Siberian Railroad.
A Chelyabinsk B Moscow C Mockba D Vladivostok
D) VLADIVOSTOK
5. Lake Ladoga is closest to which of these cities?
A St. Petersburg B Hiroshima C Kyoto D Nagoya
A)ST. PETERSBURG
6. 'In Xanadu did Kublai Khan a stately pleasure dome decree...' according to Coleridge, but where was the Mongol Emperor's winter retreat?
A Samarkand B Constantinople C Kirghiz D Ulan Bataar
A) SAMARKAND
7. Which of these are all real places in or near London?
A Frisking, Belting, Sonning and Manning B Battersea, Shepherdton, Millton and Belton
C Dorking, Wapping, Tooting and Epping D Tooting, Essing, Sonning and Battersea
C) DORKING - WAPPING - TOOTING - EPPING
8. What is the southernmost capital city of any country in the world?
WELLINGTON N.Z.
9. Which island nation has the sweetly named Kandy as one of its major cities?
SRI LANKA
10. Tanzania was formed when what two African states combined and achieved independence?
ZANZIBAR AND TANGANYIKA
11. What name does a vacuum cleaner have in common with the Colorado River?
HOOVER
12. Choose which of the following explorers hailed from the coastal English town of Whitby.
A Sir Walter Raleigh B James Cook C John Cabot D Sir Francis Drake
C) JAMES COOK
13. Journeying eastward, what is the next major expanse of water you would reach after the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea?
ARAL SEA
14. Put the continents in matching order with these mountains: Kosciusko, Atlas, Erebus, Ben Nevis, Denali
AUSTRALIA, AFRICA, ANTARCTICA, EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA
15. What river runs through the city of Vienna?
DANUBE
16. On a world map, which of these rivers flows most 'horizontally'?
A Nile B Amazon C Mackenzie D Mississippi
B) AMAZON
17. The small, hairy fruit 'Zespri' was also known as the 'Kiwifruit', what country did its even older name relate it to?
CHINA
18. The capital city of the Incan Civilization, which once thrived high in the South American Andes, was called...
CUZCO
19. There are two oceanic (ie. not coastal) 'Christmas Island's in the world, what two oceans can they be found in?
INDIAN AND PACIFIC
20. What is the name of the cold current which runs up the western South American coast?
HUMBOLOT CURRENT
21. Where would you find the Baranof Islands?
ALASKA
22. Germany handed control of South West Africa to South Africa who in turn granted independence to the nation which is now known as...
NAMIBIA
23. On the subject of getting things done, which of these statements holds the most truth?
A The Panama Canal was completed first. B They were completed within a year of each other.
C The Suez Canal was completed, but not freely opened before the Panama Canal. D The Suez Canal was completed before the Panama Canal.
D) The Suez Canal was completed before the Panama Canal.
24. Which answer has these countries or territories correctly listed from north to south?
A North Korea, Pakistan, Latvia, New Caledonia, Fiji B New Caledonia, Latvia, Pakistan, North Korea, Fiji
C Latvia, Pakistan, Singapore, North Korea, Fiji D Latvia, North Korea, Pakistan, Singapore, New Caledonia
D) Latvia, North Korea, Pakistan, Singapore, New Caledonia
25. What country would you be in, if you took a bus from Dumfries to Gorbals?
SCOTLAND
FALKLAND ISLANDS
2. Two of the world's most famous Formula 1 motor racing Grand Prix are each named for the tiny nation near which they have been held. Monaco and...
SAN MARINO
3. Which of these islands are closest to the large island of Madagascar?
A Reunion B Seychelles C Comoros D Mauritius
C) COMOROS
4. This city is at the eastern end of the Trans-Siberian Railroad.
A Chelyabinsk B Moscow C Mockba D Vladivostok
D) VLADIVOSTOK
5. Lake Ladoga is closest to which of these cities?
A St. Petersburg B Hiroshima C Kyoto D Nagoya
A)ST. PETERSBURG
6. 'In Xanadu did Kublai Khan a stately pleasure dome decree...' according to Coleridge, but where was the Mongol Emperor's winter retreat?
A Samarkand B Constantinople C Kirghiz D Ulan Bataar
A) SAMARKAND
7. Which of these are all real places in or near London?
A Frisking, Belting, Sonning and Manning B Battersea, Shepherdton, Millton and Belton
C Dorking, Wapping, Tooting and Epping D Tooting, Essing, Sonning and Battersea
C) DORKING - WAPPING - TOOTING - EPPING
8. What is the southernmost capital city of any country in the world?
WELLINGTON N.Z.
9. Which island nation has the sweetly named Kandy as one of its major cities?
SRI LANKA
10. Tanzania was formed when what two African states combined and achieved independence?
ZANZIBAR AND TANGANYIKA
11. What name does a vacuum cleaner have in common with the Colorado River?
HOOVER
12. Choose which of the following explorers hailed from the coastal English town of Whitby.
A Sir Walter Raleigh B James Cook C John Cabot D Sir Francis Drake
C) JAMES COOK
13. Journeying eastward, what is the next major expanse of water you would reach after the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea?
ARAL SEA
14. Put the continents in matching order with these mountains: Kosciusko, Atlas, Erebus, Ben Nevis, Denali
AUSTRALIA, AFRICA, ANTARCTICA, EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA
15. What river runs through the city of Vienna?
DANUBE
16. On a world map, which of these rivers flows most 'horizontally'?
A Nile B Amazon C Mackenzie D Mississippi
B) AMAZON
17. The small, hairy fruit 'Zespri' was also known as the 'Kiwifruit', what country did its even older name relate it to?
CHINA
18. The capital city of the Incan Civilization, which once thrived high in the South American Andes, was called...
CUZCO
19. There are two oceanic (ie. not coastal) 'Christmas Island's in the world, what two oceans can they be found in?
INDIAN AND PACIFIC
20. What is the name of the cold current which runs up the western South American coast?
HUMBOLOT CURRENT
21. Where would you find the Baranof Islands?
ALASKA
22. Germany handed control of South West Africa to South Africa who in turn granted independence to the nation which is now known as...
NAMIBIA
23. On the subject of getting things done, which of these statements holds the most truth?
A The Panama Canal was completed first. B They were completed within a year of each other.
C The Suez Canal was completed, but not freely opened before the Panama Canal. D The Suez Canal was completed before the Panama Canal.
D) The Suez Canal was completed before the Panama Canal.
24. Which answer has these countries or territories correctly listed from north to south?
A North Korea, Pakistan, Latvia, New Caledonia, Fiji B New Caledonia, Latvia, Pakistan, North Korea, Fiji
C Latvia, Pakistan, Singapore, North Korea, Fiji D Latvia, North Korea, Pakistan, Singapore, New Caledonia
D) Latvia, North Korea, Pakistan, Singapore, New Caledonia
25. What country would you be in, if you took a bus from Dumfries to Gorbals?
SCOTLAND
