10 Degrees of the World - Part II Online Quiz | Geography

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1. The first stop is one of the highest capitals in Europe, found at 650 meters above sea level. It is home to three art galleries, most notably the "Prado". What city is this?

Answer: Madrid

At 650 meters, Madrid is over 100 meters higher than Bern, Switzerland, but far behind Andorra la Vella, which is the highest at 1,023 meters. The official symbol of Madrid is a bear standing on its hind legs and eating berries from a madro�o tree. Madrid is home to soccer team Real Madrid, considered by FIFA to have been the world's most successful teams in the 20th century.

In that century they won 27 league titles (with the first one in 1932), 17 Copa Del Rays, and eight UEFA Champions League titles.

A rival to Disney World, Madrid also houses "Warner Brothers Movie Park". Open for six months every summer, the attraction holds five different theme parks: Old West Territory, Hollywood, DC Super Heroes, Cartoon Village, and Warner Bros. Studios. Madrid is also a sister city to New York City, Berlin, and Beijing.

2. Many FunTrivia questions has been written about this next city and its proximity to the equator. However, the city is actually south of 0 latitude, with the city center about 25 kilometers south. The city was also the one of the first cities (along with Krakow, Poland) to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978. What South American city is this?

Answer: Quito

Keeping with the altitude theme, Quito is found 9,350 feet above sea level, making it the second highest capital city behind La Paz, Bolivia. With mountains on each side, Quito is fifty kilometres long, and only eight km wide. Some of those mountains are volcanoes, including Pichinchas where Ecuador won its independence in 1822. Traffic congestion is such a major problem in Quito that the city introduced "Pico y Placa".

The system forbids certain licenses to drive in peak hours on city streets. If you drive your car on your prohibited day, you can get a ticket and your car impounded. Quito is also twinned with Bogota, Buenos Aires, and Louisville, among others.

3. Yonge Street, the longest street in the world, starts (or ends) in this major Canadian city. In it, you can take the underground PATH walkway system to places such as the Hockey Hall of Fame, and the Air Canada Centre, home to one of hockey's most historic franchises. Which city is it?

Answer: Toronto

Around one quarter of Canada's 2011 population of 35 million live within a 160 kilometer radius of Toronto. Toronto is a very diverse city, with over 100 different languages being spoken on any given day. Under the downtown core lies the PATH system, a chain of tunnels and pathways that connect many office towers, a mall, many sporting venues, and the train station. Found in the Air Canada Centre is the Toronto Maple Leafs, one of the founding teams of the National Hockey League in 1917. Yonge Street, the longest street in the world has its southern terminus at the shore of Lake Ontario.

The street goes into northern Ontario before ending in Rainy River (near the Ontario/Minnesota border) after nearly 1900 kilometers. Toronto is also a "friendship city" with Ho Chi Minh City, Kiev and Warsaw and a "partnership city" with Chicago and others.

4. Our next city is the second largest in Italy, and known for the semi-annual "Fashion Week" every spring and fall. What city is this?

Answer: Milan

Since the Second World War, Milan has become an immigration center, and the 2010 census reported that almost 34,000 Milanese were originally born in the Philippines, followed by Egypt, China, Peru, and Ecuador. Milan is the business hub of Italy, and is the home of companies such as Altavista, Pirelli, Google, and Alfa Romeo.

The Milan Stock Exchange is the largest in Italy. On the pitch, both AC Milan and Inter Milan made Milan the first city to have two UEFA Champions League teams. Milan is also close to the historic Formula 1 track of Monza. Milan is twinned with many cities, including Osaka, Birmingham, and Chicago.

5. We're off to Australia now, to a city that has the world's largest tramway and can be found near Port Phillip and the Yarra River. What city are we off to?

Answer: Melbourne

Melbourne is known as the cultural capital of Australia, and is the second largest city in the country. Melbourne hosts many major sports events, including the Australian Open, Australian Grand Prix, and the AFL Grand Final, among others. With around 250 km of track and almost 500 trams, Melbourne's tram system is the largest in the world, ahead of St. Petersburg, Berlin and Moscow. Over 182 million passenger trips are made each year. Sister cities of Melbourne include Osaka, Thessaloniki, and St. Petersburg.

6. This next US city is one of the country's oldest and is home to the world's oldest annual marathon. To top that off, the country's oldest university, can be found in one of the suburbs.

Answer: Boston

As one of the oldest cities in the United States, Boston can lay claim to many US firsts, like the first library (1630), the first university, Cambridge's Harvard University in (1636), first police department (1838), and the first subway (1897). The chocolate chip cookie was developed in 1930 at the Toll House Restaurant in Whitman, just south of Boston. Outside the old City Hall in Boston, sits the curious Benjamin Franklin statue, where he appears to be frowning on one side of his face, and smiling on the other. Every April, the city plays host to the Boston Marathon, the world's oldest marathon.

It is held on Patriots' Day, the third Monday of the month. Sister cities of Boston include Barcelona, Spain, Taipei, and Strasbourg, France.

7. This next city is an anagram of the capital city of its country. With a long history, the city is more recently known as the location of the signing of a famous international environment treaty. Which east Asian city is this?

Answer: Kyoto

Once home to the Japanese emperor, Kyoto's city centre is home to over 1,600 Buddhist temples, 400 Shinto shrines, and two large Imperial palaces. UNESCO has named 17 sities in Kyoto as World Heritage Sites. Famous video game company Nintendo is from the city. Trash and garbage have begun to fill the streets, so the government stepped in in 2007, banning flashing billboards, rooftop signs, and all buildings over 31 feet, in an attempt to cut down on clutter.

The 1997 Kyoto Protocol set goals to 37 industrialized countries to reduce greenhouse gas admissions. Cities twinned with Kyoto include European cities Kiev, Cologne, and Prague.

8. Our next stop is the found on the Sava River in northern Croatia, and an important transportation connection between the Adriatic Sea, and Western Europe. Which city is it?

Answer: Zagreb

Zagreb is the founding place of the ballpoint pen patented by Slavoljub Penkala, and the origins of the tie date back to the Zagreb area in the 1700s as well. Zagreb is also home to the world's largest Neanderthal Man remains collection, and an extensive mummy collection.

The name Zagreb was first used in 1134, and the Croatian word "zagrabiti" means "to scoop". Zagreb is twinned with many cities, including Pittsburgh, Lisbon, and Saint Petersburg.

9. This South American city is on the shores of the Rio de la Plata. The city is an autonomous city, declared so after decades of political fighting. What city is it?

Answer: Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is the birthplace of the tango, created in the brothels of the immigrant ghetto. The city is also home to the world's widest road, Avenida 9 de Julio, at 16 lanes. Trying to cross the road? It takes at least two redlights to walk across it, depending on your speed.

The 1994 constitutional amendment made the Argentine capital an autonomous district. The city now elects a Chief of Government instead of a mayor. Some twin towns of Buenos Aires include Cairo, Barcelona, and Ottawa.

10. This last city is home to the headquarters of many international organizations including the World Health Organization, the Red Cross, and the former home of the League of Nations. Found on the side of a lake with the same name, this city borders both the Alps and Jura Mountains. Which city is it?

Answer: Geneva

Behind Zurich, Geneva is the second largest city in Switzerland, and is found in west of the country, beside Lake Geneva. Geneva has the smallest commuting time of any city in the world, and annually dog droppings are the most common complaint among the residents. Geneva became the European base of the United Nations in 1946, and has the second-most UN agency headquarters behind New York City.

Source: Author George95

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10 Degrees of the World - Part II Quiz

Part Two of the tour, where we go from city to city based on international relations or more commonly "sister cities". Even though the chain continues from the previous quiz, you don't need to play the first one to play this one.

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