geography Trivia Quiz # 47
This is Geography Quiz # 47, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Geography Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Geography Question 1
Highest Mountains? - What is the highest peak of Antarctica?
The correct answer is 'Vinson Massif'
Vinson Massif is 16,864 ft. high, or 5,140 meters.
Geography Question 2
Aotearoa II - Te Ika a Maui - Where Wellington is now was not the original town on Port Nicholson. The first settlement was at what is now Petone. However, Britannia, as the township was called, was hastily abandoned after only a few months in favour of the current location. What was the reason?
The correct answer is 'Flooding'
Whenever the Hutt River flooded, which was frequently, the township would find itself flooded out. Petone still has to watch the river, despite the stopbanks that now control the worst of the river's excesses.
Geography Question 3
Alaska--The Last Frontier - What is the state fish?
The correct answer is 'King salmon'
A salmon's appearance is molded by the environment to an extraordinary degree; therefore, scientists do not know the exact number of species in the group. There are believed to be about 40 species native to North America.
Geography Question 4
Madeira - A Beautiful Island - When do the people on Madeira celebrate Freedom Day?
The correct answer is '25th April'
Freedom Day is on the 25th of April. On the 5th October they celebrate Republic Day, on the 1th of November it is All Saints Day and on the 10th of June they celebrate the Day of Camoes and Portugal.
Geography Question 5
Venice - On which sea is Venice?
The correct answer is 'The Adriatic'
Economically, Venice faced eastwards, as it were - to the Eastern Mediterranean and beyond.
Geography Question 6
Which is Your Favorite Isthmus? - The word isthmus has its earliest origins in which language?
The correct answer is 'Greek'
Isthmus comes from the ancient Greek isthmos, and found its way into English via Latin.
Geography Question 7
Flinders Ranges - I am a small town. Copper was discovered here by a man nicknamed "Pegleg". I am 60 km north of Wilpena Poundand I am a tourist attraction.
The correct answer is 'Blinman'
"Pegleg" Blinman discovered copper in 1959 and Blinman was named after him. Arkaroola is a major tourist resort founded by the Sprigg family in the 1960s. Nepabunna is former mission and now is the heartland of the Adnyamathanha community. Hawker is called the "Hub" of the Flinders Ranges as it is central to most tourist activities.
Geography Question 8
More about Cardiff - Cardiff has a team in European and Celtic countries rugby union competitions. It's named after the plural of which colour?
The correct answer is 'Blue'
Teams playing at the level of the Blues were meant to be amalgamations with other clubs but the Cardiff club, one of the top clubs in Wales for a long time, got away with remaining largely as it was although promising to consider players from the valleys outside Cardiff.
Geography Question 9
Sydney Geography - The Sydney Opera House is a large white building quite prominent in aerial photos. What is the name of the point on which it is built?
The correct answer is 'Bennelong Point'
Dawes Point is the next one to the west, Mrs Maquarie's Chair is the next one to the east, and there is no Cook Point
Geography Question 10
Identify the State by its State Bird - Brown Thrasher
The correct answer is 'Georgia'
The answer is Georgia