geography Trivia Quiz # 4
This is Geography Quiz # 4, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Geography Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Geography Question 1
All About Paris - The famous French actress Catherine Deneuve recorded a song called "Paris, Paris" together with whom?
The correct answer is 'Malcolm McLaren'
The song was recorded in 1994. Malcolm McLaren was the one time manager of the famous punk group "Sex Pistols".
Geography Question 2
Rivers and Cities - Hamburg
The correct answer is 'Elbe'
Geography Question 3
Florida - It's Not Just for Disneyphiles - This panhandle town is home to a large Naval Air Station.
The correct answer is 'Pensacola'
The NAS is in Pensacola, but all of these cities have awesome white-sand beaches on the Gulf of Mexico, and the best oysters in the world come from Apalachicola!
Geography Question 4
New Zealand Quiz - According to Maori legend, which of the following birds did Tane Mahuta NOT ask to come down to the forest floor to protect it from being destroyed by bugs?
The correct answer is 'Wood Pigeon'
According to the legend, the Kiwi was the only bird who answered Tane Mahuta's call, thus sacrificing his wings and beautiful colours, but also then becoming the most revered bird in NZ. The Pukeko, was too scared of getting his feet wet, so it was then banished to the swamp, while the Tui was scared of the dark, so then had the distinctive white feathers under his 'chin' to show him as a coward.
If you want a 're-cap' of this legend, you can read it at this link.
http://www.kiwinewz.com/html/losewing.htm
Amazing the things you remember from your childhood isn't it?
If you want a 're-cap' of this legend, you can read it at this link.
http://www.kiwinewz.com/html/losewing.htm
Amazing the things you remember from your childhood isn't it?
Geography Question 5
American States - What state's nickname is the 'Gem state'?
The correct answer is 'Idaho'
Geography Question 6
Former Names Of African Cities - The former Portuguese colony of Mozambique, and today's capital Maputo. What was Maputo called?
The correct answer is 'Lourenco Marques'
Geography Question 7
Mapping 101 - Which term describes the parts of earth that are divided by the equator or prime meridian?
The correct answer is 'Hemisphere'
Geography Question 8
Cleveland, Ohio - What river cuts right through the city of Cleveland?
The correct answer is 'Cuyahoga River'
The Cuyahoga River is 100 miles long and flows northward, out into Lake Erie.
Geography Question 9
Geographically Speaking - Thailand - Part of Thailand is in the Malay Peninsula. True or false?
The correct answer is 'True'
A small area of Thailand extends southwards down the Malay Peninsula. In one part it is only ten miles from the Myanmar border to the Gulf of Thailand.
Geography Question 10
A Scotland Quiz, Lass - It is proper to refer to the Scottish people as "Scotch"?
The correct answer is 'No'
Scotch is a type of whisky made in Scotland. Scottish people are properly referred to as Scots or even British, most of them prefering to be called Scots. They will forgive you if you make a mistake and call them Scotch, but NEVER call them English!