geography Trivia Quiz # 92
This is Geography Quiz # 92, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Geography Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Geography Question 1
India for Foreigners - Which is the longest river of India? [I am talking about the length of the river in India itself]
The correct answer is 'The Ganges'
There's been some controversy on this question. Actually, the Indus and the Brahmaputra are both longer than the Ganges. But the length they travel through India is shorter than the Ganges.
Geography Question 2
The Princes Highway - from NSW to SA - At one end of the Princes Highway is Sydney, but there are many opinions about where it finishes. Where does it actually finish?
The correct answer is 'Port Augusta'
Many people believe it finishes at Melbourne, but it keeps on going until Port Augusta, 308km from Adelaide.
Geography Question 3
Sightseeing in Belgium - In which city stands the 'Romboutstoren'?
The correct answer is 'Mechelen'
Geography Question 4
American Tourist Traps - Of the following, which has never been found in Cherokee, North Carolina?
The correct answer is 'Barney the War Bear Monument'
Barney the War Bear is actually in Fort Bragg, NC. He was a pet of Sgt. Jerald Hilleson who smuggled him into the country from Vietnam by getting him drunk, putting him in a duffel bag and carrying him home in the overhead compartment of a 727. Chief Henry is the world's most photographed Indian, posing for five bucks a picture outside the Tepee Village Mall, behind Chief Saunooke's Bear Park, which keeps bears in pits so tourists can feed them and take pictures. The World's Largest Bingo Game is no more, having been dumped for a casino, but was in Cherokee.
Geography Question 5
Manchester-"Everything but a beach." - Which critically acclaimed BBC TV series, named after a David Bowie song, followed the adventures of a Manchester policeman transported back in time to 1973?
The correct answer is 'Life on Mars'
Life on Mars has been such a success that there is to be a follow up series set in London in the 1980's to be called Ashes to Ashes.
Geography Question 6
Weird and Unusual Portland - There is an actual organization with the moniker "Keep Portland Weird!" What does this group want us to do?
The correct answer is 'Support local businesses'
Don MacLeod, owner of "Music Millennium", one of the oldest record stores in the Northwest, founded "Keep Portland Weird" to help keep one of the main sources of PDX weirdness- its unique local businesses- alive.
Geography Question 7
The Deserts of the World - Which of these best describe a desert?
The correct answer is 'Usually less than 250mm of rain per year, vegetation is less than 50%'
A desert is an area in which rainfall is usually less than 250mm per year and vegetation covers less than 50 percent of the ground. It can be described as an arid area.
Geography Question 8
Regional Capitals in the Americas - Peru, Ancash.
The correct answer is 'Huaraz'
Situated on Santa River.
Geography Question 9
Name the Japanese City II - This is the largest city on Shikoku and is on the northwestern side of the island. This city is also near where one of Japan's oldest spas, Dogo Spa, is located.
The correct answer is 'Matsuyama'
Matsuyama is also where Matsuyama Castle is, which is one of Japan's best-preserved. All incorrect answers are all cities located on Shikoku.
Geography Question 10
Engulfed! - "Golfo Dulce" is the Spanish name for the gulf that is located in extreme south Costa Rica. "Costa Rica" means "Rich Coast" in English. Of the following choices, which is the closest English translation of "Golfo Dulce?"
The correct answer is 'Sweet Gulf'
Santo Domingo, a city that shares its name with the capital of the Dominican Republic, is one of the cities that lies on this gulf's shores.