geography Trivia Quiz # 13
This is Geography Quiz # 13, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Geography Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Geography Question 1
Borderlines - Which one of these countries borders all the other three?
The correct answer is 'Saudi Arabia'
Geography Question 2
English Villages - In which English county, also known as "The Jurassic Coast" because of the many fossils to be found there, will you find the village of Beer Hackett?
The correct answer is 'Dorset'
The village of Beer Hackett is mentioned in the Doomsday Book. Archeological finds indicate that the site of the village was inhabited in the Bronze Age or even earlier.
Geography Question 3
Republic of Ireland - Essentials - The Republic of Ireland is among the poorest countries in Western Europe.
The correct answer is 'False'
Its Gross Domestic Product divided by the total population is very broadly comparable to the figures for Britain, France, Germany and the Netherlands. (Information taken from table published in the 'Financial Times', 12.12.2000. The 1990s saw a period of very rapid economic growth.
Geography Question 4
10Q - Which city can claim these Texas firsts: first post office, first naval base, first bakery, first grocery store, first electric lights, and first medical college? (Read the list of "firsts" carefully.)
The correct answer is 'Galveston'
The hint was "first naval base". Galveston is the only city of the four located on the Gulf of Mexico. The base was opened in 1836 when the Texas Navy headquartered four ships in Galveston to protect Texas from the Mexican Navy.
Geography Question 5
The Show-Me State--Missouri - What is Missouri's state rock?
The correct answer is 'Mozarkite'
Mozarkite is mostly found in Benton County. It is purple, red, or green, and is often used for jewelry. It was made the state rock on July 21, 1967.
Geography Question 6
10Q - What are the two official languages of Guam?
The correct answer is 'English and Chamorro'
Guam's native people are also called Chamorro. The Chamorro make up about 45 percent of Guam's population. The other 55 percent would include Caucasians, Filipinos, Japanese, Koreans, and Chinese with a sprinkling of other Micronesians.
Geography Question 7
Remote Locations: Main Settlement (1) - Now St.Helena itself.
The correct answer is 'Jamestown'
Population of St.Helena: 5600, included its dependencies Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Jamestown has 1500. Constitutes a British crown colony since 1938. Napoleon's place of exile 1815-21.
Geography Question 8
Shepherd's Bush - Two men were convicted for a March 2001 car-bomb attack on the BBC Television Centre in White City, Northern Shepherd's Bush. What organization did these men belong to?
The correct answer is 'The Real IRA'
Using a black cab they bought earlier that day, they parked the cab out front of the building before the bomb went off. Damage was caused to the facade of the building but no injuries or deaths were caused.
Geography Question 9
Canada, by Category - Entertainment: Cirque de Soleil is of course the well known circus that originated in Quebec. One of Cirque de Soleil's shows, "O", plays at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas. Which Canadian gold-medal-winning Olympian was a driving force in developing the show?
The correct answer is 'Sylvie Frechette'
Sylvie Frechette won gold with the women's synchronized swim team in Barcelona, and silver in Atlanta.
"O" "...inspired by the concept of infinity and the elegance of its pure form...", is also, of course, the French word for water (eau) and the show is mostly water-based.
"O" "...inspired by the concept of infinity and the elegance of its pure form...", is also, of course, the French word for water (eau) and the show is mostly water-based.
Geography Question 10
Zimbabwean Geography - Beitbridge, on Zimbabwe's southern border, crosses what major river?
The correct answer is 'Limpopo River'
Bietbridge crosses the "great green greasy Limpopo" on the way to South Africa. It is a major "port of entry" into Zimbabwe.