geography Trivia Quiz # 84
This is Geography Quiz # 84, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Geography Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Geography Question 1
NJ Place names - Some towns in New Jersey are totally surrounded by other communities. Which of the following does not fit that description?
The correct answer is 'Jamesburg is totally surrounded by Monroe Township'
Atlantic City, (of course) is sided by the Atlantic Ocean on the east. Absecon is next to Atlantic City, but, of course, doesn't surround it.
Geography Question 2
Milwaukee: History - How many Indian tribes lived in the area of Milwaukee before its settlement?
The correct answer is '4'
They were the Fox, Mascouten, Potawatomi, and Winnebago Indian tribes. The name was taken from the Indian word Millioke.
Geography Question 3
Mountains - Missing Links - Rockies - Andes - Pyrenees - Alps - Carpathians - Caucasus - Taurus -Karakorum - Himalayas - ?
The correct answer is 'Pamir'
The Alpine system began to form 200 million years ago (in the early Mesozoic), whilst its mountain shaped raisings appeared more recently (60 million years ago). The highest mountain ranges today belong to the Alpine Orogeny: the Himalayas in Asia, the Alps in Europe and the Cordilleras in America.
Geography Question 4
Iowa A to Z - Keokuk is a Mississippi river town in southeast Iowa.
The correct answer is 'true'
Keokuk is close to the Missouri border. It is home to Lock and Dam number 19.
Geography Question 5
Take a trip to Brittany! - The highest point of the province, le Roc'h Trédudon, is how many metres high?
The correct answer is '387 metres'
The 387 metre mountain could only be explored, by car (if nothing else), up a bumpy dirt road, good thing for the environment, bad thing if you are the kind of person that likes everything fancy and/or technological. (fortunately, not me!)
Geography Question 6
"Heart of Dixie" Alabama - Helen Keller was born in Alabama.
The correct answer is 'True'
Helen Adams Keller was born on June 27, 1880 in Tuscumbia. She passed away on June 1, 1968.
Geography Question 7
Washington--The Evergreen State - Where is Washington's geographic center?
The correct answer is 'Chelan County'
It is in Chelan County, 10 miles southwest of Wentachee.
Geography Question 8
Wisconsin - What county in Wisconsin contains five state parks, and over 250 miles of shoreline along Lake Michigan?
The correct answer is 'Door County'
The five state parks are: Potowatami S.P., Whitefish Dunes S.P., Peninsula S.P., Rock Island S.P., and Newport S.P.
Geography Question 9
New York Knowledge - The A Train starts at the northern tip of Manhattan and ends in which borough?
The correct answer is 'Queens'
The A train has the longest line, going through every borough except Staten Island and the Bronx. Although many people think that the train starts in the Bronx, that is a common misconception.
Geography Question 10
From Pittsburgh, Where Are We? - Take I-79 North for about 120 miles. Take I-90 East for another 90 miles or so. What city am I in?
The correct answer is 'Buffalo, New York'