GEOGRAPHY QUIZ 2

[Mr66]

24/ Ferdinand Magellan

[magpie in the 80's]

24/ Ferdinand Magellan

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[magpie in the 80's]

1. Apart from water, what runs through the mouth of the River Amazon and Lake Victoria? THE EQUATOR
2. Which country had the world's tallest habitable building as at 2006? TAIWAN
3. Which country was previously called Abyssinia? ETHIOPIA
4. In which country is the Blarney Stone? IRELAND
5. What is the world's third largest sea? MEDITERRANEAN
6. The largest policeman's beat (territory) in Europe is in which country? SCOTLAND
7. The cities of Cairo in Egypt and Fez in Morroco are generally accepted to have the world's oldest of what type of institution? UNIVERSITY
8. Where would you find the Queen Alexandra, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Maud mountain ranges? ANTARCTICA
9. The tenge is the basic monetary unit of which country? KAZAKHSTAN
10. Which country at the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula was previously known as Aden? YEMEN
11. What language do the locals speak in Bogota? SPANISH
12. What's the most southerly city; Toronto, Seattle, Budapest or Bordeaux? TORONTO
13. LAR is the international vehicle registration of which country? LIBYA
14. Where are the North Yolla Bolly mountains? CALIFORNIA USA
15. In which South American country is the Atacama desert? CHILE
16. What is the capital of Qatar? DOHA
17. Where can you find the first iron bridge ever built? IRONBRIDGE SHROPSHIRE ENGLAND
18. Which is the least populated state in the USA? WYOMING
19. Agadir is a port in which North African country? MOROCCO
20. Which country has the internet domain .me? MONTENEGRO
21. What Central American country's name means 'many fish'? PANAMA
22. Which capital city has the highest population (as at 2006)? TOKYO
23. What is the largest country in the world? RUSSIA
24. Who renamed the South Sea as the Pacific Ocean in 1520? FERDINAND MAGELLAN
25. What notable geographical feature is shared by Oxford, Reading, Windsor and London? THE RIVER THAMES

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTION UNANSWERED IS IN BLUE.

END OF QUIZ

[Dirko]

6. Scotland....JAS...JAS...JAS