GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 88
Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 6:08 pm1 Which is the only state in the USA beginning with the letter L?
LOUISIANNA
2 What is the most populous Portuguese speaking city in the world?
SAO PAULO
3 Which song opens with the line, “Start spreadin’ the news, I’m leavin’ today”?
NEW YORK NEW YORK
4 ZAZ is the airport code for which city?
ZARAGOZA
5 Which African country was formerly called Tripolitania?
LIBYA
6 Which city is served by Lester B Pearson International Airport?
TORONTO
7 Which state of the USA is nicknamed the Wolverine State?
MICHIGAN
8 Which English city is home to the National Museum of Photography?
BRADFORD
9 Which three states of the USA have five letter names?
IDAHO - MAINE - TEXAS
10 Which desert extends into south west Africa from Botswana?
KALAHARI DESERT
11 Which state of the USA is sometimes referred to as the Valentine State as it was admitted to the Union of February 14, 1912?
ARIZONA
12 The flags of which two islands sport a symbol known as a triskellion?
SICILY AND ISLE OF MAN
13 Which fabric was named after the capital of Syria?
DAMASK
14 Which English resort became known as the Pine City by the Sea due to the large number of trees planted there during the reign of Queen Victoria?
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15 Which was the first city in the world to have a population in excess of one million?
LONDON
16 In which city does the White Nile converge with the Blue Nile?
KHARTOUM
17 Which country marked its 50th anniversary as a communist state in 1999?
CHINA
18 Which US city is home to the Country and Western Music Hall of Fame?
NASHVILLE
19 Which city is bounded by Jaffa Gate, Zion Gate, Herod’s Gate and Golden Gate?
JERUSALEM
20 Which river forms most of the boundary between Cornwall and Devon?
TAMAR RIVER
LOUISIANNA
2 What is the most populous Portuguese speaking city in the world?
SAO PAULO
3 Which song opens with the line, “Start spreadin’ the news, I’m leavin’ today”?
NEW YORK NEW YORK
4 ZAZ is the airport code for which city?
ZARAGOZA
5 Which African country was formerly called Tripolitania?
LIBYA
6 Which city is served by Lester B Pearson International Airport?
TORONTO
7 Which state of the USA is nicknamed the Wolverine State?
MICHIGAN
8 Which English city is home to the National Museum of Photography?
BRADFORD
9 Which three states of the USA have five letter names?
IDAHO - MAINE - TEXAS
10 Which desert extends into south west Africa from Botswana?
KALAHARI DESERT
11 Which state of the USA is sometimes referred to as the Valentine State as it was admitted to the Union of February 14, 1912?
ARIZONA
12 The flags of which two islands sport a symbol known as a triskellion?
SICILY AND ISLE OF MAN
13 Which fabric was named after the capital of Syria?
DAMASK
14 Which English resort became known as the Pine City by the Sea due to the large number of trees planted there during the reign of Queen Victoria?
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15 Which was the first city in the world to have a population in excess of one million?
LONDON
16 In which city does the White Nile converge with the Blue Nile?
KHARTOUM
17 Which country marked its 50th anniversary as a communist state in 1999?
CHINA
18 Which US city is home to the Country and Western Music Hall of Fame?
NASHVILLE
19 Which city is bounded by Jaffa Gate, Zion Gate, Herod’s Gate and Golden Gate?
JERUSALEM
20 Which river forms most of the boundary between Cornwall and Devon?
TAMAR RIVER
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