GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 61
Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 2:33 pm1 Which city is nicknamed the Emerald City and the Birthplace of Grunge?
SEATTLE
2 What is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta?
EDMONTON
3 Which two states of the USA have an X in their name?
TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO
4 Which landmark is located at the western end of the Champs Elysees?
ARC DE TRIOMPHE
5 Which is the only African country that has French and English as official languages?
CAMEROON
6 In which city is the headquarters of Lamborghini?
BOLOGNA
7 In which country did the drink Red Bull originate?
THIALAND
8 Inhabitants of which English city are known locally as loiners?
LEEDS
9 What is the name of the bay near Glasgow that is home to Britain’s trident submarines?
FASLANE
10 Yomiuri Shimbun is the name of Japans largest selling what?
NEWSPAPER
11 What is the city of origin of the Armani fashion label?
MILAN
12 Which is the most populous state of the USA beginning with a vowel?
ILLINOIS
13 Which volcano is nicknamed The Lighthouse of the Mediterranean?
STROMBOLI
14 Robben Island off the coast of South Africa was named after a species of which creature?
SEAL
15 Which Pacific Island was captured by the USA in 1945 and returned to Japan in 1968?
IWO JIMA
16 Which US state contains the most counties, 254 in total?
TEXAS
17 In which country does the majority of the Atacama Desert lie?
CHILE
18 Which bridge was opened in Istanbul in 1964?
BOSPHORUS BRIDGE
19 Which American company has an advertising emblem known as, the Dough Boy?
PILLSBURY
20 Which renowned cave in Somerset was formed by the action of the River Axe?
WOOKEY HOLE
21 What is the former two word name of Mali?
FRENCH SUDAN
22 In which city was Beethoven born?
BONN
23 What is the eagle grasping in each set of its talons on the emblem of the USA?
OLIVE BRANCH AND ARROWS
24 Which island country’s capital city is divided by the Green Line?
CYPRUS
25 What are the three most highly populated cities in Belgium?
BRUSSELS - ANTWERP - GHENT
SEATTLE
2 What is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta?
EDMONTON
3 Which two states of the USA have an X in their name?
TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO
4 Which landmark is located at the western end of the Champs Elysees?
ARC DE TRIOMPHE
5 Which is the only African country that has French and English as official languages?
CAMEROON
6 In which city is the headquarters of Lamborghini?
BOLOGNA
7 In which country did the drink Red Bull originate?
THIALAND
8 Inhabitants of which English city are known locally as loiners?
LEEDS
9 What is the name of the bay near Glasgow that is home to Britain’s trident submarines?
FASLANE
10 Yomiuri Shimbun is the name of Japans largest selling what?
NEWSPAPER
11 What is the city of origin of the Armani fashion label?
MILAN
12 Which is the most populous state of the USA beginning with a vowel?
ILLINOIS
13 Which volcano is nicknamed The Lighthouse of the Mediterranean?
STROMBOLI
14 Robben Island off the coast of South Africa was named after a species of which creature?
SEAL
15 Which Pacific Island was captured by the USA in 1945 and returned to Japan in 1968?
IWO JIMA
16 Which US state contains the most counties, 254 in total?
TEXAS
17 In which country does the majority of the Atacama Desert lie?
CHILE
18 Which bridge was opened in Istanbul in 1964?
BOSPHORUS BRIDGE
19 Which American company has an advertising emblem known as, the Dough Boy?
PILLSBURY
20 Which renowned cave in Somerset was formed by the action of the River Axe?
WOOKEY HOLE
21 What is the former two word name of Mali?
FRENCH SUDAN
22 In which city was Beethoven born?
BONN
23 What is the eagle grasping in each set of its talons on the emblem of the USA?
OLIVE BRANCH AND ARROWS
24 Which island country’s capital city is divided by the Green Line?
CYPRUS
25 What are the three most highly populated cities in Belgium?
BRUSSELS - ANTWERP - GHENT
