GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 50
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 9:00 am1 Which Spanish city is home to the Alhambra Palace?
GRANADA
2 Which US state is known as The Last Frontier?
ALASKA
3 Which country’s parliament is called The Althing?
ICELAND
4 Mount Cook is the highest peak in which country?
NEW ZEALAND
5 What is the largest country by area in Africa?
SUDAN
6 What is the most highly populated city that lies south of the equator?
SAO PAULO
7 Mojave, Simpson and Negev are all the names of what?
DESERTS
8 Which city is overlooked by the Blue Mountains and is served by Kingsford Smith International Airport?
SYDNEY
9 What is the main town on the Falkland Islands?
PORT STANLEY
10 What is the second largest Greek island?
RHODES
11 Which constituency does Tony Blair represent?
SEDGEFIELD
12 In which US state is Princeton University?
NEW JERSEY
13 In which country does the River Danube reach the sea?
ROMANIA
14 Which country is linked to Austria by the Brenner Pass?
ITALY
15 In which country did the lambada dance originate?
BRAZIL
16 Which New England city is known as The Athens of American?
BOSTON
17 Which Scandinavian city is known as The Daughter of the Baltic?
HELSINKI
18 What is the only country that represents a letter in the NATO phonetic alphabet?
INDIA
19 On which river does the Victoria Falls lie?
ZAMBEZI
20 Poldark Mine in a tourist attraction in which English county?
CORNWALL
21 In which month of the year is Groundhog Day celebrated in the USA?
FEBRUARY
22 What is the world’s longest mountain range?
THE ANDES
23 In an alphabetical list which state of the USA comes last?
WYOMING
24 Which African capital city has a name deriving from the Greek meaning, “three towns”?
TRIPOLI
25 Which cathedral features on the back of a £20 note?
WORCESTER CATHEDRAL
26 Which South American country was named after a line of latitude?
ECUADOR
27 The ski resort of Zermatt lies at the foot of which mountain?
MATTERHORN
28 The mazurka is the national dance of which European country?
POLAND
29 From which country did East Timor gain its independence in 2002?
INDONESIA
30 Which London street runs from Regent’s Park to Cavendish Square?
HARLEY STREET
GRANADA
2 Which US state is known as The Last Frontier?
ALASKA
3 Which country’s parliament is called The Althing?
ICELAND
4 Mount Cook is the highest peak in which country?
NEW ZEALAND
5 What is the largest country by area in Africa?
SUDAN
6 What is the most highly populated city that lies south of the equator?
SAO PAULO
7 Mojave, Simpson and Negev are all the names of what?
DESERTS
8 Which city is overlooked by the Blue Mountains and is served by Kingsford Smith International Airport?
SYDNEY
9 What is the main town on the Falkland Islands?
PORT STANLEY
10 What is the second largest Greek island?
RHODES
11 Which constituency does Tony Blair represent?
SEDGEFIELD
12 In which US state is Princeton University?
NEW JERSEY
13 In which country does the River Danube reach the sea?
ROMANIA
14 Which country is linked to Austria by the Brenner Pass?
ITALY
15 In which country did the lambada dance originate?
BRAZIL
16 Which New England city is known as The Athens of American?
BOSTON
17 Which Scandinavian city is known as The Daughter of the Baltic?
HELSINKI
18 What is the only country that represents a letter in the NATO phonetic alphabet?
INDIA
19 On which river does the Victoria Falls lie?
ZAMBEZI
20 Poldark Mine in a tourist attraction in which English county?
CORNWALL
21 In which month of the year is Groundhog Day celebrated in the USA?
FEBRUARY
22 What is the world’s longest mountain range?
THE ANDES
23 In an alphabetical list which state of the USA comes last?
WYOMING
24 Which African capital city has a name deriving from the Greek meaning, “three towns”?
TRIPOLI
25 Which cathedral features on the back of a £20 note?
WORCESTER CATHEDRAL
26 Which South American country was named after a line of latitude?
ECUADOR
27 The ski resort of Zermatt lies at the foot of which mountain?
MATTERHORN
28 The mazurka is the national dance of which European country?
POLAND
29 From which country did East Timor gain its independence in 2002?
INDONESIA
30 Which London street runs from Regent’s Park to Cavendish Square?
HARLEY STREET
