GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 78
Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 6:13 pm1 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
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
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