GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 95
Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2010 1:47 pm1 St Davids, St Thomas and St James Park are all railway stations in which English city?
EXETER
2 In which country is the Province of Lapland to be found?
FINLAND
3 What term is given to a territory which is part of a country but is surrounded by other countries so it is physically separate from the rest of the country?
EXCLAVE
4 Clearwell Caves and the viewpoint of Symonds Yat are located on the edge of which forest?
THE FOREST OF DEAN
5 Which Costa lies on the Spanish coast north of Barcelona?
THE COSTA BRAVO
6 Which island in the South Atlantic is named after the Portuguese navigator who first sighted it in 1506?
TRISTAN DA CUNHA
7 Tashkent is the capital of which one of the Asian “stans”?
UZBEKISTAN
8 In which British island group are Hoy, Westray, North Ronaldsay and South Ronaldsay to be found?
THE ORKNEY ISLANDS
9 On which island is Ronaldsway airport?
ISLE OF MAN
10 Which is the only lake in Scotland to be actually called a lake?
LAKE OF MENTEITH
11 On which river are the Victoria Falls to be found?
ZAMBEZI
12 Which landlocked sea is 422m (1385ft) below sea level?
THE DEAD SEA
13 In terms of population and actual city size, what is France’s second largest city?
MARSEILLES
14 Which country’s flag includes a cedar tree?
LEBANON
15 The Spanish Steps are found in which city?
ROME
16 Which river, which enters the Atlantic at Oporto, is the centre of the making of Port?
THE DOURO
17 The 886-metre (2,907ft) high Pen y Fan is the highest point in which range of hills?
THE BRECON BEACONS
18 O’Hare Airport is one of the busiest in the world. Which American city does it serve?
CHICAGO
19 The Storting is the parliament of which country?
NORWAY
20 Which island lies between the Kintyre peninsula and Ayrshire?
ARRAN
EXETER
2 In which country is the Province of Lapland to be found?
FINLAND
3 What term is given to a territory which is part of a country but is surrounded by other countries so it is physically separate from the rest of the country?
EXCLAVE
4 Clearwell Caves and the viewpoint of Symonds Yat are located on the edge of which forest?
THE FOREST OF DEAN
5 Which Costa lies on the Spanish coast north of Barcelona?
THE COSTA BRAVO
6 Which island in the South Atlantic is named after the Portuguese navigator who first sighted it in 1506?
TRISTAN DA CUNHA
7 Tashkent is the capital of which one of the Asian “stans”?
UZBEKISTAN
8 In which British island group are Hoy, Westray, North Ronaldsay and South Ronaldsay to be found?
THE ORKNEY ISLANDS
9 On which island is Ronaldsway airport?
ISLE OF MAN
10 Which is the only lake in Scotland to be actually called a lake?
LAKE OF MENTEITH
11 On which river are the Victoria Falls to be found?
ZAMBEZI
12 Which landlocked sea is 422m (1385ft) below sea level?
THE DEAD SEA
13 In terms of population and actual city size, what is France’s second largest city?
MARSEILLES
14 Which country’s flag includes a cedar tree?
LEBANON
15 The Spanish Steps are found in which city?
ROME
16 Which river, which enters the Atlantic at Oporto, is the centre of the making of Port?
THE DOURO
17 The 886-metre (2,907ft) high Pen y Fan is the highest point in which range of hills?
THE BRECON BEACONS
18 O’Hare Airport is one of the busiest in the world. Which American city does it serve?
CHICAGO
19 The Storting is the parliament of which country?
NORWAY
20 Which island lies between the Kintyre peninsula and Ayrshire?
ARRAN
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