FunTrivia Geography Mix: Vol 24 Quiz

Answer: Canada

The Great Lakes are shared by the USA and Canada. The Rocky Mountains are a notable feature of Western Canada and are truly awesome. The sport of hockey and hockey superstar Wayne Gretzky (born in Brantford, Ontario) are both truly Canadian.

Question by player alucard9798

Answer: North America

The Island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador is the most easterly province in Canada. Its capital is St. John's which is the area's largest city. The Indigenous peoples of the Dorset culture are the early inhabitants and the area later was visited by Icelander Leif Eriksson in the 11th century. Newfoundland and Labrador are known for friendly people, and for cod.

Question by player Blukitty

Answer: Antarctica

Blue-ice areas occur in Antarctica where they make up about 1% of the ice area, although similar phenomena have been reported in Greenland. These areas, which may be more than two million years old, can be used as aircraft runways. In areas with high wind speeds and low precipitation, loss of mass from the ice leaves a smooth blue-coloured surface. One noteworthy aspect of blue-ice areas is that meteorites (which may have fallen elsewhere) accumulate in them.

Question by player psnz

Answer: San Francisco

The English translation of the motto is, "Gold in peace, iron in war". The meaning of San Francisco is "Saint Francis", named after St. Francis of Assisi. San Francisco is located in California.

Question by player Trufflesss

Answer: Bordeaux Mountain

Crown Mountain is the highest point in the USVI and is located on St. Thomas. Mount Eagle is the highest point on St. Croix. There is no Mount Magens.

Question by player Aiyetoro

Answer: Anchorage

In the 2000 Census the largest city in Alaska was Anchorage with a population of 260,283. The state capital Juneau had a population of 30,711; Fairbanks was 30,224 and Ketchican was 7,922. Alaska is very large and beautiful state, but has a very sparse population. A visit to Alaska can be a wonderful educational family experience.

Question by player JDavidM

Answer: Köln

The Germans know the city as Köln, although natives of the region who speak Colognian, or Kölsch, call the city Kölle. The city itself has more than one million inhabitants (2012 data), making it Germany's fourth-largest city after Berlin, Munich and Hamburg.

More than ten times that number live in the surrounding Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan area. Cologne is also one of Germany's oldest cities, dating back to 38 B.C.

Question by player EnglishJedi

Answer: Tibetan Plateau

The Tibetan Plateau measures about 1,000 Km. (620 Mi.) from north to south, and about 2,500 Km. (1,600 Mi.) from east to west. Its average elevation of more than 4,500 meters (14,800 feet) gave rise to its nickname, 'Roof of the World'. It is also known as the Himalayan Plateau, and sometimes, the 'Third Pole'.

It contains tens of thousands of glaciers. The population is largely nomadic, raising animals where crops would be too hard to grow.

Question by player ELJ1

Answer: Ecuador

Panama hats are a type of straw hat made in Ecuador. They are called "Panama" because they were popular among workers on the Panama Canal.

Question by player geobeechamp

Answer: John Byron, an explorer

"Foul weather Jack" Byron survived a shipwreck (and subsequent strandings, years of starvation, a mutiny and imprisonment) as a teenager and published a memoir of his experiences. As it, and he, were rather impressive, he was sent out to discover new lands and during his expedition he posited the existence of Australia. So Captain Cook named Byron Bay after Lord Byron the poet's grandfather.

Question by player Impolitic