GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 23

[magpie in the 80's]

1. What is the world's largest river?
THE AMAZON
2. What colour does the bride wear in China?
RED
3. What does a Sinophobis Russian fear?
CHINA
4. What country's capital is Lagos?
NIGERIA
5. What is the capital of Majorca?
PALMA
6. What country would you visit to see the ruins of Troy?
TURKEY
7. What country is Angel Falls in?
VENEZUELA
8. What country is 'klutz' an insult in?
GERMANY
9. Who dicovered the Zambezi River?
DAVID LIVINGSTONE
10. What European city is known as 'The Bride of the Sea'?
VENICE
11. What country lies 45 miles from th U.S mainland?
RUSSIA
12. Where's the bar on a river?
AT THE MOUTH
13. How many points are there on the Statue ofLiberty's crown?
SEVEN
14. What U.S city was named after St.Francis of Assisi?
SAN FRANCISCO
15. What is Africa's second longest river?
THE ZAIRE
16. What two oceans meet at the Cape of good Hope?
ATLANTIC AND INDIAN
17.What two countries are the antipodes of Britain?
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
18. What is the most photographed, painted and climbed mountain in the world?
MT. FUJI
19. Where is the Wailing Wall?
JERUSALEM
20 What two countries are linked by the Simplon Pass?
SWITZERLAND AND ITALY

[Turkeywizz]

1 nile
2 red
7 africa
8 israel
11 greenland?
13 5?
14 San Francisco
19 Mecca

[Brock Landers]

1 Amazon

2 Yellow

6 Turkey

11 Cuba?

19 Jerusalum

[magpie in the 80's]

1 nile
2 red
7 africa
8 israel
11 greenland?
13 5?
14 San Francisco
19 Mecca

other 2 correct tw

[magpie in the 80's]

1 Amazon

2 Yellow

6 Turkey

11 Cuba?

19 Jerusalum

other 3 correct BL

[Kahuna]

3/ China/Chinese
4/ Nigeria
9/ Livingstone
11/ Cuba
12/ On the inside of a bend
16/ Indian & Sth Atlantic
17/ NZ & OZ
20/ Austria & Switzerland

[redandblack]

5 Palma

7 Venezuela

18 Matterhorn?

20 Switzerland and Italy

[magpie in the 80's]

3/ China/Chinese
4/ Nigeria
9/ Livingstone
11/ Cuba...........INCORRECT
12/ On the inside of a bend.........INCORRECT
16/ Indian & Sth Atlantic
17/ NZ & OZ
20/ Austria & Switzerland

ALL OTHERS CORRECT K

[redandblack]

11 I thought it would be Cuba too, but if it's not, I'll go for a 'roughie' and say

Russia.

It's possible that the Aleutian Islands off Alaska get pretty close to the Russian island outskirts.

If it's not that, it would be one of the Caribbean islands?

[magpie in the 80's]

5 Palma

7 Venezuela

18 Matterhorn?.........INCORRECT

20 Switzerland and Italy

ALL OTHERS CORRECT RAB

[magpie in the 80's]

11 I thought it would be Cuba too, but if it's not, I'll go for a 'roughie' and say

Russia.

It's possible that the Aleutian Islands off Alaska get pretty close to the Russian island outskirts.

If it's not that, it would be one of the Caribbean islands?

RUSSIA IS CORRECT RAB

[redandblack]

11 I thought it would be Cuba too, but if it's not, I'll go for a 'roughie' and say

Russia.

It's possible that the Aleutian Islands off Alaska get pretty close to the Russian island outskirts.

If it's not that, it would be one of the Caribbean islands?

RUSSIA IS CORRECT RAB

Thanks maggie, I'm happy with that one

[JAS]

Q6 Turkey
Q8 Germany
Q12 On the estuary...a kind of sandbank
Q18 Eiger

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Q6 Turkey
Q8 Germany.
Q12 On the estuary...a kind of sandbank..CLOSE ENOUGH ............AT THE MOUTH
Q18 Eiger..INCORRECT

Regards
JAS

OTHERS CORECT JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

1. What is the world's largest river?
THE AMAZON
2. What colour does the bride wear in China?
RED
3. What does a Sinophobis Russian fear?
CHINA
4. What country's capital is Lagos?
NIGERIA
5. What is the capital of Majorca?
PALMA
6. What country would you visit to see the ruins of Troy?
TURKEY
7. What country is Angel Falls in?
VENEZUELA
8. What country is 'klutz' an insult in?
GERMANY
9. Who dicovered the Zambezi River?
DAVID LIVINGSTONE
10. What European city is known as 'The Bride of the Sea'?
VENICE
11. What country lies 45 miles from th U.S mainland?
RUSSIA
12. Where's the bar on a river?
AT THE MOUTH
13. How many points are there on the Statue ofLiberty's crown?
SEVEN
14. What U.S city was named after St.Francis of Assisi?
SAN FRANCISCO
15. What is Africa's second longest river?
THE ZAIRE
16. What two oceans meet at the Cape of good Hope?
ATLANTIC AND INDIAN
17.What two countries are the antipodes of Britain?
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
18. What is the most photographed, painted and climbed mountain in the world?
MT. FUJI
19. Where is the Wailing Wall?
JERUSALEM
20 What two countries are linked by the Simplon Pass?
SWITZERLAND AND ITALY

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

END OF QUIZ