FunTrivia Geography Mix: Vol 11 Quiz

Answer: Spain

These cities are all located in Spain's southernmost region Andalusia. Seville is the capital of the region and is famous for its Alcazar fortress, as well as its Gothic Cathedral where Christopher Columbus is buried. Granada is located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountain range and is where the Alhambra palace and gardens can be found. Cordoba is home to the Mezquita, which is now a Catholic cathedral although it was previously a mosque and prior to that a Visigoth church.

Question by player CardoQ

Answer: Greenland

In addition to Greenland, the Arctic is made up of the Arctic Ocean and parts of Canada, Russia, the USA, Norway, Finland, Sweden and Iceland.

Greenland, while not a sovereign nation, is a country. It is an autonomous Danish territory.

Question by player Shadowmyst2004

Answer: Norway

The midnight sun can only be seen in polar regions, beyond the Arctic or Antarctic Circle. Of the four countries listed, only Norway is far enough north or south.

Question by player WesleyCrusher

Answer: California

New York had been the most populous state since 1810. The exact year in which California usurped that title remains a matter of some debate; California declared a state holiday in 1962 to celebrate the occasion, but the Census Bureau's figures indicate that California didn't take the lead until 1964.

Question by player portgleep

Answer: Burkina Faso

Siwi is located in the Kouka Department, and is one of the multiple towns that can be found in the Banwa Province of Burkina Faso. On August 4, 1984, President Thomas Sankara renamed the Republic of Upper Volta as Burkina Faso, exactly a year after he took power through a coup.

The name, which comes from the Volta River, was originally used for the French self-governed community of the place.

Question by player Lpez

Answer: Athos

The Athos mountain lies in the Halkidiki peninsula in Greece. It is an autonomous state consisting of twenty Greek Orthodox monasteries under the direct jurisdiction of the patriarch of Constantinople. Visiting is forbidden to women.

Question by player nerzack

Answer: Austria

The former imperial palace is located in the heart of Vienna and part of it is designated as the official residence of the Austrian President. The famous 'Hofreitschule' (the Spanish Riding School) and the Imperial Horse Stables are also located within the palace confines.


Question by player EnglishJedi

Answer: Rome

Rome is very old - over two and a half thousand years. Today it is the capital of the Italian Republic. In the old days, it was the capital of the Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic, the Roman Empire, the Papal States and the Kingdom of Italy.

Question by player Annaid

Answer: Tanzania

Zanzibar is an island in the Indian Ocean, just off the coast of Tanzania. Its capital is Zanzibar City.

Question by player Thriker

Answer: Sea of Cortez

The Sea of Cortez is one of the smallest by surface area in the world. It is also called the Vermilion Sea and the Gulf of California. The Sea of Cortez separates Baja California (the second-longest peninsula in the world) from mainland Mexico. The sea is one of the most biologically diverse seas on the Earth.

Question by player imphic