GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 86

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1 Which island off the coast of Devon is named from the Norse word for puffin?
LUNDY
2 In China it is called the Huang Ho. The English translation is also the title of a number one hit. What is it?
YELLOW RIVER
3 Which Irish county is home to the Blarney Stone?
CORK
4 Which European capital city has a name that means, buildings on marsh?
BRUSSELS
5 Which African country is home to the Hausa tribe?
NIGERIA
6 In the USA what does the John Birch Society oppose?
COMMUNISUM
7 What was purchased for the USA in 1867 by the Secretary of State William Seward?
ALASKA
8 Which nation is known as the Switzerland of Africa?
SWAZILAND
9 Which of the world’s capital cities lies on the River Spree?
BERLIN
10 Which was the first European country to introduce the potato?
SPIAN
11 What is the capital of Tenerife
SANTA CRUZ
12 Yell and Unst are both part of which island group
SHETLAND ISLANDS
13 Which is the closest city to Gleneagles golf course?
PERTH
14 Which major river is spanned by the George Washington Bridge?
HUDSON
15 Winnipeg is located in which Canadian province?
MANITOBA
16 What is the closest capital city to the equator?
QUITO
17 In which area of London was the Salvation Army founded?
WHITECHAPEL
18 In which country is the source of the Amazon?
PERU
19 What did the Dutch East Indies change its name to?
INDONESIA
20 The Gulf of Riga lies off the coast of which country?
LATVIA

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14. Hudson

[Trader]

7. Alaska
9. Berlin
16. Quito, Ecuador

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14. Hudson

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7. Alaska
9. Berlin
16. Quito, Ecuador

[Kahuna]

2/ Yellow River

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2/ Yellow River

K

[FattyLumpkin]

11. I thought Tenerife was the capital of the Canary Islands????

[magpie in the 80's]

11. I thought Tenerife was the capital of the Canary Islands????

Las Palmas is the capital of the Canary Islands

Tenerife is a Spanish island, largest of the seven Canary Islands in the Atlantic and does have it's own capital

[Media Park]

15. "From Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada, Chris Jericho..."

[magpie in the 80's]

15. "From Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada, Chris Jericho..."

[Trader]

19 What did the Dutch East Indies change its name to?

Indonesia

[magpie in the 80's]

19 What did the Dutch East Indies change its name to?

Indonesia

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8 - Central African Republic

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8 - Central African Republic

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last days for this quiz

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3 Cork

20 Latvia

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3 Cork

20 Latvia

[magpie in the 80's]

1 Which island off the coast of Devon is named from the Norse word for puffin?
LUNDY
2 In China it is called the Huang Ho. The English translation is also the title of a number one hit. What is it?
YELLOW RIVER
3 Which Irish county is home to the Blarney Stone?
CORK
4 Which European capital city has a name that means, buildings on marsh?
BRUSSELS
5 Which African country is home to the Hausa tribe?
NIGERIA
6 In the USA what does the John Birch Society oppose?
COMMUNISUM
7 What was purchased for the USA in 1867 by the Secretary of State William Seward?
ALASKA
8 Which nation is known as the Switzerland of Africa?
SWAZILAND
9 Which of the world’s capital cities lies on the River Spree?
BERLIN
10 Which was the first European country to introduce the potato?
SPIAN
11 What is the capital of Tenerife
SANTA CRUZ
12 Yell and Unst are both part of which island group
SHETLAND ISLANDS
13 Which is the closest city to Gleneagles golf course?
PERTH
14 Which major river is spanned by the George Washington Bridge?
HUDSON
15 Winnipeg is located in which Canadian province?
MANITOBA
16 What is the closest capital city to the equator?
QUITO
17 In which area of London was the Salvation Army founded?
WHITECHAPEL
18 In which country is the source of the Amazon?
PERU
19 What did the Dutch East Indies change its name to?
INDONESIA
20 The Gulf of Riga lies off the coast of which country?
LATVIA

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE

END OF QUIZ