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Quiz about The Place to B
Quiz about The Place to B

The Place to B Trivia Quiz


All of the places in this quiz begin with the beautiful letter B.

A multiple-choice quiz by bullymom. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
bullymom
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
116,888
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
9 / 15
Plays
6576
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 175 (3/15), Gupster17 (5/15), Luckycharm60 (15/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. Between which two countries would you find the Bay of Biscay? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. In this English city you can visit the Jane Austen Centre and watch the Avon flow under the Pulteney Bridge. Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. The modern nation of Iraq was known by this ancient B-name.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 4 of 15
4. To which nation do the Baleares (or Balearic) Islands belong? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. What Georgia (US) city is known as the Gateway to the Golden Isles? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. The cities of Bhopal, Bhatpara, and Bhagalpur are all located in what country?

Answer: (One Word- does not start with B)
Question 7 of 15
7. In what European city were the 1992 Summer Olympics held?

Answer: (One word)
Question 8 of 15
8. Bratislava is the capital of which European country? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. Porto-Novo is the capital of this B-country. Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. This island nation boasts a trident, the symbol of the sea, on its flag.

Answer: (One word- starts with B)
Question 11 of 15
11. In what Australian city can you visit the Queensland Cultural Center and climb Mt. Coot-tha?

Answer: (One word- starts with B)
Question 12 of 15
12. In what US city can you walk the Freedom Trail, which points out historic sites?

Answer: (one word- starts with B)
Question 13 of 15
13. In what country would you find the city of Baraawe? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. In what country could you bathe on the beach of Bahia Blanca? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. On which continent would you find the Benue River? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Between which two countries would you find the Bay of Biscay?

Answer: France and Spain

The Bay of Biscay, an inlet of the Atlantic known for its rough seas, occupies about 86,000 square miles between southwestern France and Northwestern Spain. Its ports include Brest, Nantes, and Bordeaux in France, and Bilbao, Santander, and Avilés in Spain.
2. In this English city you can visit the Jane Austen Centre and watch the Avon flow under the Pulteney Bridge.

Answer: Bath

The south England city of Bath, famous for its health spas, has the country's only hot springs. Today you can explore the ruins of the baths built by the Romans and rediscovered in 1755. Bath was also the one-time home of famous novelist Jane Austen, who is remembered at the Jane Austen Centre.
3. The modern nation of Iraq was known by this ancient B-name.

Answer: Babylon

Babylon, one of the major cities of the ancient world, was situated on the Euphrates River, 56 miles south of what is now Baghdad, Iraq. The area was settled in prehistoric times, and became an independent city-state in 1894 BC. It later became the Babylonian Empire, which it remained until it was captured by Alexander the Great in 330 BC.
4. To which nation do the Baleares (or Balearic) Islands belong?

Answer: Spain

These Mediterranean islands consist of eleven islets and four large islands: Ibiza, Mallorca, Minorca, and Formentera. The capital is Palma, located on Mallorca, the largest of the islands. They are popular resort islands, particularly Ibiza, which has recently become the party spot of the Mediterranean.
5. What Georgia (US) city is known as the Gateway to the Golden Isles?

Answer: Brunswick

The city of Brunswick is located on a landlocked harbor in Oglethorpe Bay in southern Georgia. It is known as the Gateway to the Golden Isles because of its proximity to the islands of St. Simons Island, Little St. Simons, Sea Island, and Jekyll Island.
6. The cities of Bhopal, Bhatpara, and Bhagalpur are all located in what country?

Answer: India

The city of Bhopal was in the news in 1984, when it was the site of the worst industrial accident in history; deadly methyl isocyanate gas leaked from the Union Carbide plant, killing nearly 4,000 people. It is also the site of the Taj-ul-Masjid, India's largest mosque. The cities of Bhagalpur and Bhatpara are both located in northern India.
7. In what European city were the 1992 Summer Olympics held?

Answer: Barcelona

The Mediterranean city of Barcelona is Spain's second largest in population and the capital of the autonomous region of Catalonia. The city was supposedly founded in about 230 BC by the Carthaginian general Hamilcar Barca. Its best-known feature may be the huge, unfinished Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia (Church of the Sacred Family), famous for its ornate spires.
8. Bratislava is the capital of which European country?

Answer: Slovakia

The Slovak Republic, or Slovakia, was established in January 1993 when Czechoslovakia split into Slovakia and the Czech Republic. There are over 200 castles in Slovakia!
9. Porto-Novo is the capital of this B-country.

Answer: Benin

The small African nation of Benin, originally called Dahomey, gained its independence from France in 1960. Benin is situated between Togo and Nigeria on the North Atlantic.
10. This island nation boasts a trident, the symbol of the sea, on its flag.

Answer: Barbados

This B-eautiful Caribbean island was uninhabited when British explorers happened upon it in 1627. Its capital is Bridgetown, and its major industries are tourism and sugar cane production.
11. In what Australian city can you visit the Queensland Cultural Center and climb Mt. Coot-tha?

Answer: Brisbane

Brisbane is Australia's third largest city and the capital of Queensland. It was settled in 1824 and established as the capital of Queensland in 1859, when Queensland split from New South Wales.
12. In what US city can you walk the Freedom Trail, which points out historic sites?

Answer: Boston

Boston, the capital of Massachusetts and one of America's most historic cities, is famous for the Freedom Trail, a series of painted footprints on the sidewalk that lead you to 16 different historic sites. Some of the things you'll see are Paul Revere's house, the Old State House, and Boston Common.
13. In what country would you find the city of Baraawe?

Answer: Somalia

Somalia, or the Somali Democratic Republic, is a republic in east Africa that juts out into the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city is Mogadishu. Baraawe, located 170 kilometers southwest of Mogadishu, is famous for its leather tannery.
14. In what country could you bathe on the beach of Bahia Blanca?

Answer: Argentina

The city of Bahia Blanca is a seaport at the head of the Bahia Blanca, an arm of the Atlantic. It's now the most important city in eastern Argentina following the construction of a railroad through the town in 1885.
15. On which continent would you find the Benue River?

Answer: Africa

The Benue, or Binue, River in central Africa is the main tributary of the Niger River. Rising in Cameroon, it flows for 870 miles into the Niger in Nigeria.
Source: Author bullymom

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