GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 63
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 6:42 pm1. What is the smallest city in Scotland?
STIRLING
2. In which direction does the River Nile flow?
TO THE NORTH
3. Before the Indonesian annexation, of which country was East Timor a colony?
PORTUGAL
4. The name of which New York thoroughfare takes its name from a barrier aimed at keeping the native Americans out?
WALL STREET
5. What is the southern most country of South America?
CHILE
6. Which two countries make up the Iberian peninsula?
SPAIN AND PORTUGAL
7. Of which small country is Vaduz the capital?
LIECHITENSTEIN
8. What is the only country in the world to be ruled by an Emperor?
JAPAN
9. What is the world’s largest monolith?
AYRES ROCK
10. Name two of the four Irish provinces?
ULSTER AND MUNSTER
11. Which tropical Indonesian island, east of Java is a popular holiday destination with over 1 million tourists annually?
BALI
12. On which island is the holiday resort of Montego Bay?
JAMAICA
13. Which is the largest of the Canary Islands?
TENERIFE
14. Which ancient kingdom of southern Portugal is now a popular holiday resort in the modern district of Faro?
ALGARVE
15. Name the area of Spanish coast which includes the holiday resort of Benidorm?
COSTA BLANCA
16. What is the name of the Mediterranean coast extending from menton to St Tropez in France, renowned for its beaches?
COTE D'AZUR
17. What is the name of the upper valley of the River Inn in Switzerland, a winter sports resort?
ENGADINE
18. Acapulco is a holiday resort in which country?
MEXICO
19. What is the name of the exclusive holiday island in the Caribbean frequented by Britain’s Princess Margaret?
MUSTIQUE
20. In which city is the world famous Copacabana beach?
RIO DE JANERIO
STIRLING
2. In which direction does the River Nile flow?
TO THE NORTH
3. Before the Indonesian annexation, of which country was East Timor a colony?
PORTUGAL
4. The name of which New York thoroughfare takes its name from a barrier aimed at keeping the native Americans out?
WALL STREET
5. What is the southern most country of South America?
CHILE
6. Which two countries make up the Iberian peninsula?
SPAIN AND PORTUGAL
7. Of which small country is Vaduz the capital?
LIECHITENSTEIN
8. What is the only country in the world to be ruled by an Emperor?
JAPAN
9. What is the world’s largest monolith?
AYRES ROCK
10. Name two of the four Irish provinces?
ULSTER AND MUNSTER
11. Which tropical Indonesian island, east of Java is a popular holiday destination with over 1 million tourists annually?
BALI
12. On which island is the holiday resort of Montego Bay?
JAMAICA
13. Which is the largest of the Canary Islands?
TENERIFE
14. Which ancient kingdom of southern Portugal is now a popular holiday resort in the modern district of Faro?
ALGARVE
15. Name the area of Spanish coast which includes the holiday resort of Benidorm?
COSTA BLANCA
16. What is the name of the Mediterranean coast extending from menton to St Tropez in France, renowned for its beaches?
COTE D'AZUR
17. What is the name of the upper valley of the River Inn in Switzerland, a winter sports resort?
ENGADINE
18. Acapulco is a holiday resort in which country?
MEXICO
19. What is the name of the exclusive holiday island in the Caribbean frequented by Britain’s Princess Margaret?
MUSTIQUE
20. In which city is the world famous Copacabana beach?
RIO DE JANERIO
