geography Trivia Quiz # 62
This is Geography Quiz # 62, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Geography Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Geography Question 1
Florida Fun Facts - In Ft. Myers, you can visit this inventor's winter home.
The correct answer is 'Thomas Edison'
At the Edison-Ford Winter Estates, you can see many fascinating exhibits pertaining to the two inventors, including a 1914 Model T with hand crank and Edison's chemical laboratory found just as he left it.
Geography Question 2
States Alphabetically - What two letters do the most states start with?
The correct answer is 'M and N'
They are: Minnesota, Maryland, Montana, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, and North Carolina.
Geography Question 3
Survey of Guam's History - Which of the following names did Magellan give to these islands?
The correct answer is 'Ladrone Islands'
Ladrone = thieves
Geography Question 4
English Counties - Truro is the capital of?
The correct answer is 'Cornwall'
1st recorded name was Cornwalam in 891
Geography Question 5
Do You Know Denmark? - What company isn't Danish?
The correct answer is 'Ikea'
Lego make plastic bricks, Carlsberg is a brewery and B&O, or Bang og Olufsen, make radios and TVs. Ikea is Swedish.
Geography Question 6
Samara - Camapa - Where is Samara, in relation to Moscow?
The correct answer is 'Approximately 700 miles to the south east of Moscow'
About an hour's flight ... or an overnight train ride away.
Geography Question 7
Maryland--The Old Line State - What is the average temperature in January?
The correct answer is '33 degrees F'
Snowfall along the bay averages at around 10 inches per year and in the mountains, about 80 inches.
Geography Question 8
Latin Names of European Cities - Lindum Colonia?
The correct answer is 'Lincoln, UK'
The city of Lincoln, England, is most noted for its cathedral and the castle, founded in 1068 by William the Conqueror.
Geography Question 9
Samara - Camapa - In what year was Samara founded by enactment of Russian Czar Feodor Ioannovich?
The correct answer is '1586'
It was founded as an "ostrogue" (the fortress for the guarding of river ways).
Geography Question 10
Guadeloupe - Which of these is not included in the archipelago of Guadeloupe
The correct answer is 'St. Lucia'
Guadeloupe is an archipelago of nine islands which include Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre (which make up mainland Guadeloupe) Marie-Galante, La Desirade, Iles des Saintes (2), Saint-Barthelemy, Iles de la Petite Terre, and Saint-Martin (French part of the island of Saint Martin)