GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 97
Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 3:25 pm1. Dragon's Mouth is a strait that separates which two countries?
2. On an alphabetical list of the 15 independent countries that were once the Soviet Union, which comes last?
UZBEKISTAN
3. Lake Baikal in Russia/Siberia is the lake containing the largest volume of water in the world. Lake Tanganyika comes second on this list. In which four countries can one find Lake Tanganyika?
TANZANIA - BURUNDI - ZAMBIA - DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
4. The Amazon river flows through sevem countries. Name them.
BRAZIL - PERU - BOLIVIA - COLOMBIA - ECUADOR - VENEZUELA - GUYANA
5. The second highest mountain above sea level is K2. In which country does it reside?
PAKISTAN
6. Mount McKinley is the highest peak in the USA. In which state can one find it?
ALASKA
7. Is the tropic of cancer in the northern or southern hemisphere?
NORTHERN
8. The Yucatan Channel separates which two countries?
MEXICO AND CUBA
9. Which mountain range straddles Morocco and Algeria?
ATLAS
10. In a standard game of trivial pursuit, which colour represents a geography question?
BLUE
11. What can be metamorphic, sedimentary or igneous?
ROCKS
12. In which country is the Albert Canal?
BELGIUM
13. Who was the most famous occupant of Dove Cottage in Grassmere?
WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
14. In which city would you find the famous Phoenix Park?
DUBLIN - IRELAND
15. Which is the largest island in the Mediteranean?
SICILY
16. In which country would you find the Rangipo Desert?
NEW ZEALAND
17. Aberdeen stands between the mouths of two rivers. Name them.
DOE AND DON RIVERS
18. If you are standing in Paris, which is nearer, Edinburgh or Rome?
EDINBURGH
19. Situated in Italy, what is Stromboli?
AN ACTIVE VOLCANO
20. Which is further east, Portsmouth or Southampton?
PORTSMOUTH
2. On an alphabetical list of the 15 independent countries that were once the Soviet Union, which comes last?
UZBEKISTAN
3. Lake Baikal in Russia/Siberia is the lake containing the largest volume of water in the world. Lake Tanganyika comes second on this list. In which four countries can one find Lake Tanganyika?
TANZANIA - BURUNDI - ZAMBIA - DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
4. The Amazon river flows through sevem countries. Name them.
BRAZIL - PERU - BOLIVIA - COLOMBIA - ECUADOR - VENEZUELA - GUYANA
5. The second highest mountain above sea level is K2. In which country does it reside?
PAKISTAN
6. Mount McKinley is the highest peak in the USA. In which state can one find it?
ALASKA
7. Is the tropic of cancer in the northern or southern hemisphere?
NORTHERN
8. The Yucatan Channel separates which two countries?
MEXICO AND CUBA
9. Which mountain range straddles Morocco and Algeria?
ATLAS
10. In a standard game of trivial pursuit, which colour represents a geography question?
BLUE
11. What can be metamorphic, sedimentary or igneous?
ROCKS
12. In which country is the Albert Canal?
BELGIUM
13. Who was the most famous occupant of Dove Cottage in Grassmere?
WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
14. In which city would you find the famous Phoenix Park?
DUBLIN - IRELAND
15. Which is the largest island in the Mediteranean?
SICILY
16. In which country would you find the Rangipo Desert?
NEW ZEALAND
17. Aberdeen stands between the mouths of two rivers. Name them.
DOE AND DON RIVERS
18. If you are standing in Paris, which is nearer, Edinburgh or Rome?
EDINBURGH
19. Situated in Italy, what is Stromboli?
AN ACTIVE VOLCANO
20. Which is further east, Portsmouth or Southampton?
PORTSMOUTH
