geography Trivia Quiz # 30
This is Geography Quiz # 30, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Geography Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Geography Question 1
Where in Delaware am I? - South College Avenue and Christina Parkway
The correct answer is 'Bob Carpenter Center'
The Bob Carpenter Center hosts University of Delaware Blue Hens' Basketball games as well as Convocation, Graduation, and major entertainment events.
Geography Question 2
Tourist Attractions in Kansas - Where is "The Big Well"?
The correct answer is 'Greensburg, Kansas, USA'
The well was dug to provide a needed water supply for the citizens of Greenburg, and to supply the new, incoming railroads.
The well is 32 feet in diameter and is 109 feet in depth.
The well is 32 feet in diameter and is 109 feet in depth.
Geography Question 3
Samara - Camapa - On Kyibushev Square there is a bust to Marshall Ustinoff. What did he do?
The correct answer is 'Planned the war in Afghanistan.'
He was born in a township near Samara.
Geography Question 4
Oregon--The Beaver State - What is the state fish?
The correct answer is 'Chinook salmon'
The chinook is the largest of the Pacific salmon and it fed the Native Americans for centuries. It was adopted as the state fish in 1961.
Geography Question 5
Rivers of North America - Rising in the Adirondack mountains, this river flows generally south for 315 miles, before emptying into the Atlantic ocean.
The correct answer is 'Hudson'
Navigable all year up to Albany, NY, and except for winter months, barge traffic can reach the Great Lakes via Erie Canal.
Geography Question 6
"Criss-cross" around the Globe - You are so impressed by what you have just seen that you decide to follow the same parallel hoping to find other marvelous sights. Your hopes are not in vain because the country in which you arrive is home to two of the seven wonders of Antiquity. Do you know what river flows through this country?
The correct answer is 'Nile'
The Nile gives life to Egypt, where one of the oldest civilisations in the world developed. The two wonders mentioned are the Pyramids and the Lighthouse of Alexandria (which doesn't exist anymore).
Geography Question 7
Detroit - What is the name of Detroit's professional baseball team?
The correct answer is 'Tigers'
The Tigers are the only baseball team listed here, the Lions play football, the Pistons play basketball and the Red Wings play hockey.
Geography Question 8
Remote Islands 2 - We go to the Arabic Sea now. These islands were ceded by the sultan of Masqat to Great Britain 1854 for a cable station, and ceded back to Oman 1967.
The correct answer is 'Kuria Muria'
The Kuria Muria Islands are now called Juzur al Halaniyat.
Geography Question 9
Where am I in the South Island? - Which of the following cities does the soccer team 'HHH United' play in?
The correct answer is 'Dunedin'
There is apparently an HHH team in Wellington also, playing in the minor leagues - but the legend of HHH originated in Dunedin in 1999 where a bunch of Varsity students were most famous for making the 3rd round of the Chatham Cup in 2001 in only their second year of competitive play.
Geography Question 10
Castles in Bohemia - In the late 1600s a large-visioned count built an elaborate spa in the foothills of the Krkonose mountains that he thought would rival Carlsbad (Karlovy Vary). Four years after his death a flash flood washed away many of the buildings and the racecourse. Today only the great infirmary remains, a huge, haunted terrace lined with statues, and a sweeping stone staircase leading nowhere. Where is this?
The correct answer is 'Kuks'
Kuks is the real thing - no plastic, no ice cream, no stupid T-shirts, no tour buses. The tour of the infirmary is a must, and includes a beautiful apothecary's dispensary. The statues represent the 12 vices and 12 virtues and are by Matias Bernard Braun. The tiny and very poor village of Kuks will be undergoing a development program soon, so see it now. On a trail in the woods above Kuks you can also find the Betlem, a series of great bibical statues hewn by Braun from the natural rock.