T255 ANOTHER A TO Z QUIZ PLACES
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 12:14 pmA What is nicknamed the Herring Pond?
ATLANTIC OCEAN
B Which is the only country in the world that has a name in English ending in H?
BANGLADESH
C Poldark Mine is a tourist attraction in which county?
CORNWELL
D Mile High Airport serves which American city?
DENVER
E In which country was the operatic character Aida born?
ETHIOPIA
F What is the capital and main town of Madeira?
FUNCHAL
G What was ceded to Britain under the terms of the Treaty of Utrecht?
GIBRALTER
H What do London cabbies refer to as the Gasworks?
HOUSE OF PARLIMENT
I Which country has the highest Muslim population in the world?
INDONESIA
J Kingston is the capital of which Commonwealth country?
JAMACIA
K Which Yorkshire town is home to the Timothy Taylor Brewery?
KEIGHLEY
L What is the capital of Zambia?
LUSAKA
M An image of which mountain is depicted on the outer packaging of Toblerone bars?
MATTERHORN
N Waikato is the longest river in which country?
NEW ZEALAND
O Which city is served by Uplands International Airport?
OTTAWA
P Which US city is known as the City of Brotherly Love?
PHILADELPHIA
Q Wills Neck is the highest point in which range of hills?
QUANTOCKS
R Which country’s flag depicts a large letter R at its centre?
RWANDA
S Which Cornish town is home to a branch of the Tate Gallery?
ST IVES
T The name of which African city derives from the Greek for three towns?
TRIPOLI
U What is the second largest lake in England?
ULLSWATER
V In which city is Romeo and Juliet set?
VERONA
W What did London replace as the capital of England?
WINCHESTER
X Which Brazilian river is a major tributary of the Amazon?
XINGU
Y In 1872 what was designated as the first national park in the USA?
YELLOWSTONE
Z On which island was Freddie Mercury born?
ZANZIBAR
ATLANTIC OCEAN
B Which is the only country in the world that has a name in English ending in H?
BANGLADESH
C Poldark Mine is a tourist attraction in which county?
CORNWELL
D Mile High Airport serves which American city?
DENVER
E In which country was the operatic character Aida born?
ETHIOPIA
F What is the capital and main town of Madeira?
FUNCHAL
G What was ceded to Britain under the terms of the Treaty of Utrecht?
GIBRALTER
H What do London cabbies refer to as the Gasworks?
HOUSE OF PARLIMENT
I Which country has the highest Muslim population in the world?
INDONESIA
J Kingston is the capital of which Commonwealth country?
JAMACIA
K Which Yorkshire town is home to the Timothy Taylor Brewery?
KEIGHLEY
L What is the capital of Zambia?
LUSAKA
M An image of which mountain is depicted on the outer packaging of Toblerone bars?
MATTERHORN
N Waikato is the longest river in which country?
NEW ZEALAND
O Which city is served by Uplands International Airport?
OTTAWA
P Which US city is known as the City of Brotherly Love?
PHILADELPHIA
Q Wills Neck is the highest point in which range of hills?
QUANTOCKS
R Which country’s flag depicts a large letter R at its centre?
RWANDA
S Which Cornish town is home to a branch of the Tate Gallery?
ST IVES
T The name of which African city derives from the Greek for three towns?
TRIPOLI
U What is the second largest lake in England?
ULLSWATER
V In which city is Romeo and Juliet set?
VERONA
W What did London replace as the capital of England?
WINCHESTER
X Which Brazilian river is a major tributary of the Amazon?
XINGU
Y In 1872 what was designated as the first national park in the USA?
YELLOWSTONE
Z On which island was Freddie Mercury born?
ZANZIBAR
FH
MB