geography Trivia Quiz # 35
This is Geography Quiz # 35, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Geography Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Geography Question 1
Built for the Job - In which year did Australia move its capital from Melbourne to the purpose-built Canberra?
The correct answer is '1927'
Canberra means "meeting place" in the Aboriginal language.
Geography Question 2
A Sightseeing Tour of Toronto - Leaving the bus terminal at Dundas and Bay, we travel east. We soon come to the longest street in the world. What street is it?
The correct answer is 'Yonge Street'
Established as a trade route by then Governor of Upper Canada, John Graves Simcoe, Yonge Street stretches from Lake Ontario all the way through the province to the U.S. border in Sault Ste Marie.
Geography Question 3
"T" Asian Cities - This resort town is an unofficial summer capital of Saudi Arabia.
The correct answer is 'Taif'
Taif was taken by the Arabs from the Turks in 1916 and captured by Ibn Saud in 1924.
Geography Question 4
Canadian Geography - What province was the first to allow women to vote?
The correct answer is 'Manitoba'
Geography Question 5
Israel's Desert The Negev - What ethnic minority of the peoples of Israel has a large presence in the Negev Desert?
The correct answer is 'Bedouins'
The Bedouins are actually Arabs, but they stand by themselves within the Arab people. At times they're looked down upon by their Arab brethren for their chosen way of life. While they still remain nomadic to some degree the majority of the 110,000 Bedouin in the Negev have been settled into villages by the Israeli government. The Bedouin people can be found throughout the nation of Israel with an additional 50,000 members living in the north of the country primarily in the Galilee.
Geography Question 6
France - Which Chateau in the department of Yvelines is the summer residence of the French President ?
The correct answer is 'Rambouillet'
Louis XVI bought the chateau from his cousin and built a dairy for his wife, Marie-Antoinette, in the gardens. He established an experimental sheep farm where the celebrated Rambouillet merinos are still bred.
Geography Question 7
Let's Go! Georgia (The Soviet Socialist Republic) - Georgia has borders with which four countries?
The correct answer is 'Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia'
Georgia does not have a border with Ukraine, although Ukraine does prove to be a bigger export and import partner with Georgia than Armenia does.
Geography Question 8
Across Ontario - Which northern town in Ontario is the home town of the hockey great and coffee king Tim Horton?
The correct answer is 'Cochrane'
Tim Horton's is a chain of coffee and donut (among other meals available)stores all across Canada. Tim Hortons is a great staple of Canadians!
Geography Question 9
US State Mottos - 'In God We Trust' is the motto of which state ?
The correct answer is 'Florida'
The State Song is 'Swanee River'
Geography Question 10
Manitoba Quiz - What is the biggest lake in Manitoba?
The correct answer is 'Lake Winnipeg'
Covering 9460 sq. miles, it drains into Hudson Bay.