GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 46

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GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 46

Postby magpie in the 80's » Fri Feb 20, 2009 3:33 pm

1. Which range of mountains separates France from Spain?
PYRENEES
2. In which country is the highest peak on the continent of Africa?
TANZANIA
3. Which river forms much of the boundary between Norfolk and Suffolk?
RIVER WAVERNEY
4. Off the coast of which country would you find the Gulf of Carpentaria?
AUSTRALIA
5. What is the longest river in Europe?
VOLGA
6. In which country is the source of the river Danube?
GERMANY
7. What country is home to Varig Airlines?
BRAZIL
8. Which of the Great Lakes in North America is the largest?
LAKE SUPERIOR
9. What is the name of the deepest part of the pacific Ocean?
MARIANA TRENCH
10. Which Irish county stretches the furthest North?
DONEGAL
11. Beneath which Paris monument is France's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier?
ARC DE TRIOMPHE
12. By area which is the smallest ocean?
ARCTIC
13. In which hills is Cheddar Gorge?
MENDIPS
14. Near which town is Riber Castle?
MATLOCK
15. The eastern Mediterranean is known by what name?
LEVANT
16. The first atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima - where was the second dropped?
NAGASAKI
17. In which country were Duesenberg cars manufactured?
U.S.A.
18. From which country do the Gurkhas come from?
NEPAL
19. What is mainland Europe's most heavily populated city?
PARIS
20. Which country's capital shares the name with a now obsolete British jet bomber?
CANBERRA
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Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 46

Postby Dirko » Fri Feb 20, 2009 3:46 pm

1. Pyrenees
2. Congo
4. Australia
6. Germany
7. Brazil
9. Mariana Trench
11.Arc De Triomphe
16. Nagasaki
17. USA
18. Nepal
19. Amsterdam or Paris ?
20. Canberra
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Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 46

Postby godoubleblues » Fri Feb 20, 2009 4:18 pm

Q8 - superior
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Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 46

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:14 am

SJABC wrote:1. Pyrenees
2. Congo INCORRECT
4. Australia
6. Germany
7. Brazil
9. Mariana Trench
11.Arc De Triomphe
16. Nagasaki
17. USA
18. Nepal
19. Amsterdam or Paris ?
20. Canberra

OTHERS CORRECT SJABC
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Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 46

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:14 am

godoubleblues wrote:Q8 - superior

CORRECT GDB
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Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 46

Postby johntheclaret » Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:21 am

2. In which country is the highest peak on the continent of Africa?
Kenya
3. Which river forms much of the boundary between Norfolk and Suffolk?
Yare
4. Off the coast of which country would you find the Gulf of Carpentaria?
Australia
9. What is the name of the deepest part of the pacific Ocean?
Mariana Trench (sp)
16. The first atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima - where was the second dropped?
Nagasaki
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Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 46

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:43 am

johntheclaret wrote:2. In which country is the highest peak on the continent of Africa?
Kenya...INCORRECT
3. Which river forms much of the boundary between Norfolk and Suffolk?
Yare....INCORRECT
4. Off the coast of which country would you find the Gulf of Carpentaria?
Australia
9. What is the name of the deepest part of the pacific Ocean?
Mariana Trench (sp)
16. The first atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima - where was the second dropped?
Nagasaki

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Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 46

Postby godoubleblues » Sat Feb 21, 2009 10:13 am

Q2 - Tanzania
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Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 46

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Feb 21, 2009 10:44 am

godoubleblues wrote:Q2 - Tanzania

CPORRECT GDB
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Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 46

Postby Jimmy_041 » Sat Feb 21, 2009 12:30 pm

12 - Indian?
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Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 46

Postby Jimmy_041 » Sat Feb 21, 2009 12:31 pm

13 - Mendip - been there
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Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 46

Postby Jimmy_041 » Sat Feb 21, 2009 12:33 pm

5. Combined Europe - the The Vluddy Volga
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Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 46

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:45 pm

Jimmy_041 wrote:12 - Indian?

INCORRECT JIMMY
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Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 46

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:45 pm

Jimmy_041 wrote:13 - Mendip - been there

CORRECT JIMMY
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Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 46

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:45 pm

Jimmy_041 wrote:5. Combined Europe - the The Vluddy Volga

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Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 46

Postby Jimmy_041 » Sat Feb 21, 2009 3:12 pm

12 Arctic
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Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 46

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Feb 21, 2009 3:16 pm

Jimmy_041 wrote:12 Arctic

CORRECT JIMMY
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Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 46

Postby Jimmy_041 » Sat Feb 21, 2009 3:23 pm

Red Sea?
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Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 46

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Feb 21, 2009 3:26 pm

Jimmy_041 wrote:Red Sea?

DONT KNOW WHAT THIS IS FOR JIMMY 8)
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Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 46

Postby Jimmy_041 » Sat Feb 21, 2009 3:29 pm

15

Jimmy_041 wrote:Red Sea?
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