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GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 61

PostPosted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 2:33 pm
by magpie in the 80's
1 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

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 61

PostPosted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 3:29 pm
by Hazbeen
1. Seattle
4. Eiffel Tower

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 61

PostPosted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 4:35 pm
by Baron Greenback
2. Edmonton
3. Texas, New Mexico
5. Algeria?
7. Austria
12. Illinois
16. Arizona
21. French Sudan
22. Munich

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 61

PostPosted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 7:51 pm
by magpie in the 80's
Hazbeen wrote:1. Seattle :-bd
4. Eiffel Tower [-(

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 61

PostPosted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 7:51 pm
by magpie in the 80's
Chuck Norris wrote:2. Edmonton
3. Texas, New Mexico
5. Algeria? [-(
7. Austria [-(
12. Illinois
16. Arizona [-(
21. French Sudan
22. Munich [-(

OTHERS CORRECT CN

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 61

PostPosted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 12:29 pm
by godoubleblues
Q24 - cyprus

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 61

PostPosted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 12:39 pm
by old moz
4---arc de triumphe

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 61

PostPosted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 2:17 pm
by magpie in the 80's
godoubleblues wrote:Q24 - cyprus

:-bd GDB

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 61

PostPosted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 2:17 pm
by magpie in the 80's
old moz wrote:4---arc de triumphe

:-bd OM

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 61

PostPosted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 12:06 pm
by magpie in the 80's
last days for this quiz

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 61

PostPosted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 3:28 pm
by Mr Beefy
13 Etna or Vesuvius
5 Cameroon

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 61

PostPosted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 3:47 pm
by magpie in the 80's
Mr Beefy wrote:13 Etna or Vesuvius [-(
5 Cameroon :-bd

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 61

PostPosted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 3:51 pm
by godoubleblues
Q15 - iwo jima

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 61

PostPosted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 3:52 pm
by magpie in the 80's
godoubleblues wrote:Q15 - iwo jima

:-bd

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 61

PostPosted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 7:18 pm
by the big bang
7. austria
16. texas or cali?
22. bonn

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 61

PostPosted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 7:23 pm
by magpie in the 80's
the_big_bang wrote:7. austria [-(
16. texas or cali?
22. bonn

OTHER 2 CORRECT TBB

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 61

PostPosted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 5:02 pm
by magpie in the 80's
magpie in the 80's wrote:1 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


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

END OF QUIZ :D