GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 75

[magpie in the 80's]

1: Which river forms the boundary between Texas and Mexico?
RIO GRANDE
2: Which US state has the longest shoreline?
ALASKA
3: Which two European countries are connected by the Simplon Pass?
SWITZERLAND AND ITALY
4: In which ocean is Ascension Island?
ATLANTIC
5: What is the one place in all of Great Britain that the Queen cannot visit?
HOUSE OF COMMONS
6: What is the name of the sovereign principality located along the Mediterranean Sea in the midst of the resort area of the Côte d'Azur on the French Rivier?
MONACO
7: What does an 'Anemometer' measure ?
WIND SPEED
8: South Africa is the world's largest producer of 3 metals. Platinum and Gold are 2 of them, what’s the third?
CHROMITE
9: Which is the worlds largest lake?
THE CASPIAN SEA
10: What is the worlds Northern most capital?
REYKJAVIK (ICELAND)
11: What is the capital of Turkey ?
ANKARA
12: In geography, which term means the joining of two rivers?
CONFLUENCE
13: Where is Mount Pleasant airport?
FALKLANDS
14: In which European country is Salzburg?
AUSTRIA
15: What is the currency of Greece ?
DRACHMA
16: How many stars appear on the flag of New Zealand?
4
17: Which American state comes first alphabetically?
ALABAMA
18: What was the first city in the Southern hemisphere to host the Olympic Games?
MELBOURNE
19: In which American state is Cape Canaveral, a launching site for space travel?
FLORIDA
20: Which three countries make up the Benelux countries?
BELGIUM - LUXEMBOURG - THE NETHERLANDS

[godoubleblues]

Q19 - florida

[magpie in the 80's]

Q19 - florida

GDB

[FattyLumpkin]

1. Rio Granda?
2. Alaska?
4. Atlantic?
10. Rejaykivik (One day I'll learn to spell it!)
11. Ankara ?
15. drachma
17. Alabama ?
18. Melbourne

[magpie in the 80's]

1. Rio Granda?
2. Alaska?
4. Atlantic?
10. Rejaykivik (One day I'll learn to spell it!)
11. Ankara ?
15. drachma
17. Alabama ?
18. Melbourne

all correct FL

[good ol' red and white]

6. Monaco
14. Belgium
16. Five

[magpie in the 80's]

6. Monaco
14. Belgium
16. Five

other 2 incorrect but close goraw

[brod]

16 - Four

[magpie in the 80's]

16 - Four

brod

[Kahuna]

5/ House of Commons
7/ Wind speed
9/ Lake Superior
12/ Confluence
14/ Austria

[magpie in the 80's]

5/ House of Commons
7/ Wind speed
9/ Lake Superior
12/ Confluence
14/ Austria

others correct K

[Footy Chick]

9. Lake Eyre

[magpie in the 80's]

9. Lake Eyre

incorrect FC

[Dirko]

20. Belgium, Luxembourg & the Netherlands

[magpie in the 80's]

20. Belgium, Luxembourg & the Netherlands

sjabc

[Hazbeen]

8. Silver

[magpie in the 80's]

8. Silver

HB

[fish]

9 - Lake Victoria

[magpie in the 80's]

9 - Lake Victoria

fish

[The Ash Man]

9. Caspian Sea