GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 75
Posted: Fri May 21, 2010 5:13 pm1: 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
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
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