GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 78

[magpie in the 80's]

1 What is the modern-day name for Mesopotamia?
IRAQ
2 Into which sea does the River Jordan flow?
DEAD SEA
3 What is the capital of Turkey?
ANKARA
4 Until 1954 Vietnam was under the control of which country?
FRANCE
5 What country is nearest to the site of the sinking of the Titanic?
CANADA
6 Vectis was the Roman name for which island?
ISLE OF WIGHT
7 Which English town has waterways called The Backs?
CAMBRIDGE
8 What P is the word used for the grassy plains of Argentina?
PAMPAS
9 Which is the smallest of the 50 states in the US?
RHODE ISLAND
10 The Clifton Suspension bridge spans which river?
THE AVON
11 By area, after Russia, which is the largest country in Europe?
UKRAINE
12 In which city are the Spanish Steps located?
ROME
13 The Crimean Peninsular juts into which sea?
THE BLACK SEA
14 What do Australians call a dry stream bed that fills with water when it rains?
BILLABONG
15 Which stretch of water separates Alaska from Russia?
THE BERING STRAIGHT
16 The Orinoco forms a 200 mile border between Venezuela and which other S. American country?
COLOMBIA
17 Muckle Flugga belongs to which group of islands?
THE SHETLAND ISLES
18 In which country is the Aswan Dam?
EGYPT
19 After which chemical element is Argentina named?
SILVER
20 What is the only US state which borders one other state only?
MAINE

[stampy]

20. alaska?

[Footy Chick]

9. Either Maine or New Jersey

20. Florida?

[Moe]

3.Cyprus
9.Rhode Island
20.Rhode Island

[Moe]

1.Egypt???

[magpie in the 80's]

20. alaska?

stampy

[magpie in the 80's]

9. Either Maine or New Jersey

20. Florida?

all incorrect FC

[magpie in the 80's]

3.Cyprus
9.Rhode Island
20.Rhode Island

other 2 incorrect Moe

[magpie in the 80's]

1.Egypt???

Moe

[sherminator]

1. iraq
2 Mediterranean
3 Ankara
4 France
5 USA?
8 Pampas
11 Spain?
12 Rome
18 Egypt?
20 District of Columbia (DC) ??

[magpie in the 80's]

1. iraq
2 Mediterranean
3 Ankara
4 France
5 USA?
8 Pampas
11 Spain?
12 Rome
18 Egypt?
20 District of Columbia (DC) ??

all others correct sherm

[FattyLumpkin]

20 Maine
15, Bering/Boering Straight (or is it a sea?)

[magpie in the 80's]

20 Maine
15, Bering/Boering Straight (or is it a sea?)

FL

[magpie in the 80's]

last days for this quiz

[Peterxtc]

11. Germany

[Moe]

19.Argyle

[Il Duce]

5 - Canada or Greenland
6 - malta
13 - black sea
16 - brazil

[magpie in the 80's]

11. Germany

pete

[magpie in the 80's]

19.Argyle

moe

[magpie in the 80's]

5 - Canada or Greenland
6 - malta
13 - black sea
16 - brazil

others incorrect ID