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GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 77

PostPosted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 8:28 pm
by magpie in the 80's
1: What is the currency of Turkey?
LIRA
2: Excluding India name 2 other countries that use the rupee as currency.
NEPAL AND SRI LANKA
3: Which was the first city to open a length of underground railway?
LONDON
4: Which country lies between Tunisia and Egypt?
LIBYIA
5: How many square miles is the City of London?
ONE
6: In which country can you find 8 of the Worlds top 10 highest mountains?
NEPAL
7: What was the capital of England before London?
WINCHESTER
8: What seven letter word is the name given to a territory surrounded by a foreign dominion?
ENCLAVE
9: The Colorado River flows through which mountain range?
THE ROCKIES
10: What is the capital of Belarus?
MINSK
11: What is the national airline of Spain?
IBERIA
12: Which is the largest city in Switzerland?
ZURICH
13: Who first settled on Pitcairn Island?
THE MUTINEERS OF THE BOUNTY
14: Which river runs through Cologne in Germany?
RHINE
15: What is the national airline of Ireland?
AER LINGUS
16: What mountain is known as The Tiger of the Alps?
THE MATTERHORN
17: Of which US state is Columbus the capital?
OHIO
18: Which country's national symbol is the Shamrock?
IRELAND
19: Vienna is the capital of which country?
AUSTRIA
20: What is latitude 66°32'N otherwise known as?
THE ARCTIC CIRCLE

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 77

PostPosted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 8:51 pm
by Dirko
1: Lira
2: Nepal & Sri Lanka

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 77

PostPosted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 11:48 pm
by godoubleblues
Q11 - iberian airlines

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 77

PostPosted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 11:51 pm
by Dogwatcher
8 - enclave
9 - rockies
13 - fletcher christian
15 - aire lingus
18 - Northern Ireland

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 77

PostPosted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 11:55 pm
by fish
4 - Lybia
6 - Nepal
9 - Rockies
12 - Berne
14 - Ruhr
15 - Aer Lingus
18 - Republic of Ireland
19 - Austria
20 - Tropic of Cancer

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 77

PostPosted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 11:06 am
by magpie in the 80's
SJABC wrote:1: Lira
2: Nepal & Sri Lanka

:-bd sjabc

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 77

PostPosted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 11:07 am
by magpie in the 80's
godoubleblues wrote:Q11 - iberian airlines

:-bd gdb

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 77

PostPosted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 11:08 am
by magpie in the 80's
Dogwatcher wrote:8 - enclave
9 - rockies
13 - fletcher christian not the 1st to settle there
15 - aire lingus
18 - Northern Ireland

all others correct dw

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 77

PostPosted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 11:08 am
by magpie in the 80's
fish wrote:4 - Lybia
6 - Nepal
9 - Rockies
12 - Berne [-(
14 - Ruhr [-(
15 - Aer Lingus
18 - Republic of Ireland
19 - Austria
20 - Tropic of Cancer [-(

all others correct fish

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 77

PostPosted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 2:33 pm
by sherminator
3. London?
5. 1 -a guess based on the 'City of London' rather than 'London, the City' ... if that makes sense!
10. Minsk
12. Zurich?
14. Rhine?
17. Ohio

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 77

PostPosted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 3:35 pm
by magpie in the 80's
sherminator wrote:3. London?
5. 1 -a guess based on the 'City of London' rather than 'London, the City' ... if that makes sense!
10. Minsk
12. Zurich?
14. Rhine?
17. Ohio

all corrrect sherm

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 77

PostPosted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 8:37 pm
by fish
7 - Londinium
13 - James Cook

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 77

PostPosted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 10:47 am
by magpie in the 80's
fish wrote:7 - Londinium
13 - James Cook

both incorrect fish

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 77

PostPosted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 9:22 pm
by good ol' red and white
7. Greenwich?
20. Tropic of Cancer?

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 77

PostPosted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 9:26 pm
by Mr Beefy
13 Presumably it is the original polynesian islanders your referring too, so is it the crew from the Bounty

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 77

PostPosted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 10:41 pm
by magpie in the 80's
good ol' red and white wrote:7. Greenwich?
20. Tropic of Cancer?

both incorrect goraw

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 77

PostPosted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 10:41 pm
by magpie in the 80's
Mr Beefy wrote:13 Presumably it is the original polynesian islanders your referring too, so is it the crew from the Bounty

close enough MB. it was the mutineers from the Bounty

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 77

PostPosted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 3:18 pm
by Baron Greenback
20. North Pole?

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 77

PostPosted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 3:23 pm
by Trader
Chuck Norris wrote:20. North Pole?


North pole should be 90 shouldn't it?
It's gotta be a tropic or something, but I think they are at 23.5 N and S (tilt of the earth's axis).
So im going with the Arctic Circle

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 77

PostPosted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 6:12 pm
by magpie in the 80's
Chuck Norris wrote:20. North Pole?

[-( CN