geography Trivia Quiz # 45
This is Geography Quiz # 45, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Geography Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Geography Question 1
Name That Country In North America! - This self-governing territory in the Lesser Antilles contains the islands of Curacao and Bonaire.
The correct answer is 'Netherlands Antilles'
This territory's capital is Willemstad, on Curacao.
Geography Question 2
Pakistan Basics - Pakistan is a Islamic country. True or false?
The correct answer is 'True'
Pakistan is known as the castle of Islam.
Geography Question 3
National Parks of Utah - Ebenezer Bryce, for whom Bryce Canyon is named, described the region as "a hell of a place to lose a ________."
The correct answer is 'cow.'
Ebenezer Bryce homesteaded on the land of Bryce Canyon National Park in the 1870s.
Geography Question 4
Fabulous Egypt - What is the name of the dam that was built, thereby creating Lake Nasser?
The correct answer is 'Aswan High Dam'
When the Aswan Dam was built in the 1950's Lake Nasser was created. It is in southern Egypt, located near the city of Aswan. The dam is 11,811 feet long, 3215 feet thick at the base and 364 feet tall. Nasser, president at the time of the dam's construction, paid for it by nationalizing the Suez Canal. When it was created, Lake Nasser was the largest man made lake in the world.
Geography Question 5
Wiltshire - There is a museum in Swindon associated with which invention of the industrial revolution?
The correct answer is 'Railways'
STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway is housed in a beautifully restored Grade II railway building in the heart of the former Swindon railway works. It tells of the people who worked there and there lives. It is very interesting as I have been myself.
Geography Question 6
Cities of Germany - City located in Bavaria and location of famous war trials after World War II?
The correct answer is 'Nuremberg'
Nuernberg (Nuremberg just doesn't sound right) has a population exceeding half a million and is among other things one of the world's largest producers of gingerbread men.
Geography Question 7
Canada, by Category - Television: What TV show are the characters Nick Adonidas, Constable Constable, and Jesse Jim from?
The correct answer is 'The Beachcombers'
Corny humour, unlikely plotlines, and magnificent scenery brought Canadians back to the Sunshine Coast every week for 19 years.
Geography Question 8
The English Coastline-And Your Point Is? - In Sussex there is a long stretch of chalk cliffs. the most famous point along this part of the coast is called what?
The correct answer is 'Beachy Head'
At its highest point, Beachy Head rises 530 feet above the sea below making it the highest chalk cliff in Britain. Although it is a beautiful spot, Beachy Head has an unenviable reputation of being a 'popular' destination for suicide attempts!
Geography Question 9
England - Which one of these areas is no longer a county?
The correct answer is 'Avon'
Geography Question 10
Port Aransas, Texas - What body of water is Port Aransas near?
The correct answer is 'Gulf of Mexico'
Port Aransas is part of Mustang Island and is near North Padre Island. Mustang Island and North Padre Island are barrier islands. Mustang Island is oriented generally northeast-southwest, with the Gulf of Mexico on the east and south.