geography Trivia Quiz # 29
This is Geography Quiz # 29, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Geography Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Geography Question 1
Okinawa - If you are performing Eisa, what might you be banging on?
The correct answer is 'a taiko'
Eisa is a term used to refer to the Okinawan style of Taiko or drum dancing. This style is completely different than the Japanese style which uses mounted drums and two drumsticks or bachi. Okinawan taiko uses only one bachi, and the drums are carried by the performers. A taiko is a drum. A kuicha is a traditional dance. The Pantu is a local mythological creature from the island of Miyako. A Noro is a traditional shamanistic preistess - I wouldn't recommend hitting her with a stick.
Geography Question 2
World Islands - In what country is the island of Crete?
The correct answer is 'Greece'
Greece's largest island in the Mediterranean.
Geography Question 3
Maryland--The Old Line State - The shrimp boat is Maryland's state boat?
The correct answer is 'False'
It is actually the skipjack, which is a sailing ship native to Maryland and used by watermen who dredge for oysters. It was named for a kind of leaping fish, has one mast and a V-shaped bottom. It was named the state boat in 1985.
Geography Question 4
City Streets - Avenida Rio Branco and Boa Vista
The correct answer is 'Rio de Janeiro, Brazil'
The Alto Boa Vista is in the Tijuca National park. This park is all that remain of the forest that once surrounded the city.
Geography Question 5
Texas - In what town is Gladys Porter Zoo located?
The correct answer is 'Brownsville'
This is a unique zoological park with virtually all animals living in open exhibits surrounded by natural flowing waterways. It contains over 1,550 specimens representing some 420 species, 47 of which are listed as endangered.
Geography Question 6
10Q - Guam is known for its beautiful flora and fauna. It is also home to many species of wild birds and animals. One creature, however, not native to the island, has become an unwelcomed pest. What is it?
The correct answer is 'brown tree snakes'
Guam became inundated with the brown tree snake when it was introduced to the island by World War II cargo ships. At one time it was estimated that there were thousands of the snakes per one citizen!
Geography Question 7
New Brunswick - Fundy Park is a . . .
The correct answer is 'National Park'
Geography Question 8
I've Been To Bali Too - Back at the resort and sipping a cold Bintang at the pool bar, Wayan the waiter tells a story about the time an angry Gunung Agung killed 2000 Balinese and destroyed a thousand temples in 1963. I thought Gunung Agung was some lunatic Indonesian General but have since found out it was which of these natural phenomena?
The correct answer is 'Volcano'
Gunung Agung is the highest of six volcanoes on Bali. Through the years Gunung has woken up and caused havoc on the densely populated island. In 1963 it last erupted, displaced 100,000 Balinese and killed the islands crop leading to widespread starvation. Bali also lies on two tectonic plates. Earth tremors are not uncommon.
Geography Question 9
10Q - What did Nell Gwynne have in common with Michael Jackson?
The correct answer is 'She dangled her son out of a window'
When Charles ll refused to give their child a title she dangled the baby boy by his legs from the upstairs window of Lauderdale House. She threatened to drop the infant unless the king agreed, "so be it" said the king standing below "save the Earl of Burford". On hearing this Nell and baby retreated safe and satisfied into the house.
Geography Question 10
Alberta - Wild Rose Country - What is Alberta's motto?
The correct answer is 'Strong and free'
"Glorious and free" is the motto of Manitoba. "Je me souviens" or "I remember" is Quebec's motto. "One defends and the other conquers" is Nova Scotia's motto.