GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 71
Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 8:19 am1 Which city lies at the confluence of the river Sava and the Danube?
BELGRADE
2 Which European nation is divided into nine states two of which are called Burgenland and Tyrol?
AUSTRIA
3 In the 1950s which English city acquired the nickname of Britain’s Detroit, due to the large concentration of car production plants in the area?
COVENTRY
4 Which country’s flag depicts a wheel known as the Ashoka Chakra?
INDIA
5 Manchester’s coat of arms depicts three diagonal stripes. The stripes in question are representative of which three rivers?
IRWELL - MEDLOCK - IRK
6 Which two cities are home to the world’s greatest number of ethnic Poles?
WARSAW AND CHICAGO
7 What item of clothing is also a language spoken in the Western Pyrenees?
BASQUE
8 In Moscow what is the shorter name of the Cathedral of Intercession of the Virgin on the Mound?
ST. BASILS
9 Which area in New York derives its name from the Dutch for broken valley?
BROOKLYN
10 Which British building celebrated its 900th anniversary in December 1965?
WESTMINSTER ABBEY
11 What is the entrance to the Tower of London from the River Thames known as?
TRAITORS GATE
12 Which area in Italy is sometimes referred to as Chiantishire?
TUSCANY
13 Which Alaskan mountain was first climbed in 1913?
MT. MCKINLEY
14 What name is shared by an American state and a European country that forms a border with the Black Sea?
GEORGIA
15 Which was the first country to mass produce cars in France?
CITROEN
16 The confluence of which two major rivers is located in the New South Wales town on Wentworth?
MURRAY AND DARKING RIVERS
17 Which group of Greek islands do Zante and Corfu belong to?
IONIAN
18 Which four US state capitals include a Presidents surname in their name?
LINCOLN - JEFFERSON CITY - JACKSON - MADISON
19 Which British TV company shares its name with a city in Spain?
GRANADA
20 Which city is home to the Italian stock exchange?
MILAN
21 Which river, the world’s lowest river empties into the Dead Sea?
JORDAN
22 Which country’s national basketball team are known as the Tall Blacks?
NEW ZEALAND
23 Which lake in Hyde Park is so named because of its winding shape?
SERPINTINE
24 In September 1976 which world leader’s funeral took place in Beijing?
MAO TSE TUNG
25 The Japanese company Bridgestone specialise in the manufacture of what?
TYRES
26 Which newspaper based in Paris has a name that translates into English as, The World?
LE MONDE
27 If one flew directly from Paris in France to Milan in Italy which other country would one fly over?
SWITZERLAND
28 Which island did armed forces led by General Hudson Austin take control of in October 1983?
GRENADA
29 What was the name of King’s Lynn prior to the dissolution of the monasteries?
BISHOPS LYNN
30 Which English county shares its name with districts in California and New Zealand?
DERBYSHIRE
BELGRADE
2 Which European nation is divided into nine states two of which are called Burgenland and Tyrol?
AUSTRIA
3 In the 1950s which English city acquired the nickname of Britain’s Detroit, due to the large concentration of car production plants in the area?
COVENTRY
4 Which country’s flag depicts a wheel known as the Ashoka Chakra?
INDIA
5 Manchester’s coat of arms depicts three diagonal stripes. The stripes in question are representative of which three rivers?
IRWELL - MEDLOCK - IRK
6 Which two cities are home to the world’s greatest number of ethnic Poles?
WARSAW AND CHICAGO
7 What item of clothing is also a language spoken in the Western Pyrenees?
BASQUE
8 In Moscow what is the shorter name of the Cathedral of Intercession of the Virgin on the Mound?
ST. BASILS
9 Which area in New York derives its name from the Dutch for broken valley?
BROOKLYN
10 Which British building celebrated its 900th anniversary in December 1965?
WESTMINSTER ABBEY
11 What is the entrance to the Tower of London from the River Thames known as?
TRAITORS GATE
12 Which area in Italy is sometimes referred to as Chiantishire?
TUSCANY
13 Which Alaskan mountain was first climbed in 1913?
MT. MCKINLEY
14 What name is shared by an American state and a European country that forms a border with the Black Sea?
GEORGIA
15 Which was the first country to mass produce cars in France?
CITROEN
16 The confluence of which two major rivers is located in the New South Wales town on Wentworth?
MURRAY AND DARKING RIVERS
17 Which group of Greek islands do Zante and Corfu belong to?
IONIAN
18 Which four US state capitals include a Presidents surname in their name?
LINCOLN - JEFFERSON CITY - JACKSON - MADISON
19 Which British TV company shares its name with a city in Spain?
GRANADA
20 Which city is home to the Italian stock exchange?
MILAN
21 Which river, the world’s lowest river empties into the Dead Sea?
JORDAN
22 Which country’s national basketball team are known as the Tall Blacks?
NEW ZEALAND
23 Which lake in Hyde Park is so named because of its winding shape?
SERPINTINE
24 In September 1976 which world leader’s funeral took place in Beijing?
MAO TSE TUNG
25 The Japanese company Bridgestone specialise in the manufacture of what?
TYRES
26 Which newspaper based in Paris has a name that translates into English as, The World?
LE MONDE
27 If one flew directly from Paris in France to Milan in Italy which other country would one fly over?
SWITZERLAND
28 Which island did armed forces led by General Hudson Austin take control of in October 1983?
GRENADA
29 What was the name of King’s Lynn prior to the dissolution of the monasteries?
BISHOPS LYNN
30 Which English county shares its name with districts in California and New Zealand?
DERBYSHIRE
