GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 73
Posted: Sat May 08, 2010 5:16 pm1. What did British Honduras change its name to?
BELIZE
2. What is the name of the square in front of the palace of Westminster?
PARLIAMENT SQUARE
3. The Hindu Kush is an extension of which mountain range?
THE HIMALAYANS
4. Which British City has railway stations called new street and international?
BIRMINGHAM
5. What is the state capital of New Hampshire?
CONCORD
6. The county town of Cornwall has a moor named after it, what is the name of the town?
BODMIN
7. Brisbane is the capital of which Australian State?
QUEENSLAND
8. Guadeloupe is a territory of which country?
FRANCE
9. What is the largest English speaking city in the world in terms of population?
NEW YORK
10. What is the longest river entirely within England?
THE THAMES
11. Which country consists of over 7000 islands, the largest of which are Luzon and Mindanao?
THE PHILIPPINES
12. Which is the largest of the Caribbean islands?
CUBA
13. Which European capital city was formerly known as Christiana?
OSLO
14. In which modern country is the region of Transylvania?
ROMANIA
15. Which island group does the Pentland Firth separate from the British mainland?
HEORKNEY ISLES
16. In terms of area, what became the largest country in the world after the break up of the USSR?
RUSSIA
17. Which city do Sugarloaf Mountain and the statue of Christ dominate?
RIO DE JANEIRO
18. By what name are the Sandwich Island in the pacific know better known?
HAWAII
19. What is the world?s longest mountain range?
THE ANDES
20. In which ocean is Mauritius?
THE INDIAN
BELIZE
2. What is the name of the square in front of the palace of Westminster?
PARLIAMENT SQUARE
3. The Hindu Kush is an extension of which mountain range?
THE HIMALAYANS
4. Which British City has railway stations called new street and international?
BIRMINGHAM
5. What is the state capital of New Hampshire?
CONCORD
6. The county town of Cornwall has a moor named after it, what is the name of the town?
BODMIN
7. Brisbane is the capital of which Australian State?
QUEENSLAND
8. Guadeloupe is a territory of which country?
FRANCE
9. What is the largest English speaking city in the world in terms of population?
NEW YORK
10. What is the longest river entirely within England?
THE THAMES
11. Which country consists of over 7000 islands, the largest of which are Luzon and Mindanao?
THE PHILIPPINES
12. Which is the largest of the Caribbean islands?
CUBA
13. Which European capital city was formerly known as Christiana?
OSLO
14. In which modern country is the region of Transylvania?
ROMANIA
15. Which island group does the Pentland Firth separate from the British mainland?
HEORKNEY ISLES
16. In terms of area, what became the largest country in the world after the break up of the USSR?
RUSSIA
17. Which city do Sugarloaf Mountain and the statue of Christ dominate?
RIO DE JANEIRO
18. By what name are the Sandwich Island in the pacific know better known?
HAWAII
19. What is the world?s longest mountain range?
THE ANDES
20. In which ocean is Mauritius?
THE INDIAN
