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A General Geography World Tour Quiz

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A multiple-choice quiz by kiwilad. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
kiwilad

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
6,979

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
12 / 25

Plays
22058

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 25

1. Which British overseas territory is known as 'Las Malvinas' in Argentina? Hint

Canary Islands

Straits of Gibraltar

The Azores

Falkland Islands

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Question 2 of 25

2. Which island nation bordering Malaysia held its first F1 Grand Prix race in 2008?

Answer: (One word - equatorial)

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Question 3 of 25

3. Which of these islands are closest to the large island of Madagascar? Hint

Seychelles

Reunion

Mauritius

Comoros

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Question 4 of 25

4. This city is at the eastern end of the Trans-Siberian Railroad. Hint

Moscow

Chelyabinsk

Vladivostok

Mockba

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Question 5 of 25

5. Lake Ladoga is closest to which of these cities? Hint

St. Petersburg

Hiroshima

Kyoto

Nagoya

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Question 6 of 25

6. 'In Xanadu did Kublai Khan a stately pleasure dome decree...' according to Coleridge, but where was the Mongol Emperor's winter retreat? Hint

Kirghiz

Samarkand

Constantinople

Ulan Bataar

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Question 7 of 25

7. Which of these are all real places in or near London? Hint

Battersea, Shepherdton, Millton and Belton

Dorking, Wapping, Tooting and Epping

Tooting, Essing, Sonning and Battersea

Frisking, Belting, Sonning and Manning

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Question 8 of 25

8. What is the southernmost capital city of any country in the world? Hint

Santiago, Chile

Canberra, Australia

Port Stanley, Falklands

Wellington, New Zealand

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Question 9 of 25

9. Which island nation has the sweetly named Kandy as one of its major cities? Hint

Madagascar

Indonesia

Philippines

Sri Lanka

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Question 10 of 25

10. Tanzania was formed when what two African states combined and achieved independence? Hint

Zambia and Tangiers

Zambia and Tanganyika

Zambia and Zanzibar

Zanzibar and Tanganyika

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Question 11 of 25

11. What name does a vacuum cleaner have in common with the Colorado River?

Answer: (One word - think appliance)

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Question 12 of 25

12. Enough typing, just choose which of the following explorers hailed from the coastal English town of Whitby. Hint

Sir Walter Raleigh

James Cook

John Cabot

Sir Francis Drake

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Question 13 of 25

13. Journeying eastward, what is the next sea or big lake you would reach after the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea? Hint

Lake Baikal

Aral Sea

Sea of Azov

Sea of Japan

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Question 14 of 25

14. Put the continents in matching order with these mountains: Kosciusko, Atlas, Erebus, Ben Nevis, Denali Hint

South America, Australia, Antarctica, Europe, North America

South America, Africa, Europe, Australia, North America

Australia, Africa, Antarctica, Europe, North America

Europe, Africa, Asia, Antarctica, North America

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Question 15 of 25

15. What river runs through the city of Vienna? Hint

Rhone

Rhine

Danube

Volga

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Question 16 of 25

16. On a world map, which of these rivers flows most 'horizontally'? Hint

Mississippi

Nile

Amazon

Mackenzie

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Question 17 of 25

17. The small, hairy fruit 'Zespri' was also known as the 'Kiwifruit', what country did its even older name relate it to? Hint

Syria

Japan

China

Prussia

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Question 18 of 25

18. The capital city of the Incan Civilization, which once thrived high in the South American Andes, was called... Hint

Titicaca

Machu Picchu

Cuzco

Huascar

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Question 19 of 25

19. There are two oceanic (ie. not coastal) 'Christmas Island's in the world, what two oceans can they be found in? Hint

Arctic and Indian

Atlantic and Pacific

Indian and Pacific

Atlantic and Arctic

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Question 20 of 25

20. What is the name of the cold current which runs up the western South American coast? Hint

Humboldt Current

del Fuegan Current

La Nina Current

Gulf Stream

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Question 21 of 25

21. Where would you find the Baranof Islands? Hint

Laptev Sea

White Sea

Norway

Alaska

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Question 22 of 25

22. Germany handed control of South West Africa to South Africa who in turn granted independence to the nation which is now known as... Hint

Namibia

Angola

Mozambique

Zimbabwe

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Question 23 of 25

23. On the subject of getting things done, which of these statements holds the most truth? Hint

The Panama Canal was completed first.

The Suez Canal was completed before the Panama Canal.

The Suez Canal was completed, but not freely opened before the Panama Canal.

They were completed within a year of each other.

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Question 24 of 25

24. Which answer has these countries or territories correctly listed from north to south? Hint

Latvia, North Korea, Pakistan, Singapore, New Caledonia

Latvia, Pakistan, Singapore, North Korea, Fiji

North Korea, Pakistan, Latvia, New Caledonia, Fiji

New Caledonia, Latvia, Pakistan, North Korea, Fiji

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Question 25 of 25

25. What country would you be in, if you took a bus from Dumfries to (the) Gorbals? Hint

Scotland

The Netherlands

Belgium

Canada

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which British overseas territory is known as 'Las Malvinas' in Argentina?

Answer: Falkland Islands

Las Malvinas is the name Argentina gives to this British Dependency. Argentina still claims the islands as their own but the UK government is resolute on this issue.

2. Which island nation bordering Malaysia held its first F1 Grand Prix race in 2008?

Answer: Singapore

Singapore joined the F1 calendar in 2008, hosting a night race on its street track. The principality of San Marino previously hosted a Grand Prix at Imola, which is some distance from San Marino itself, in Italy, and was on the calendar from 1981 until 2006.

3. Which of these islands are closest to the large island of Madagascar?

Answer: Comoros

The Comoros Islands are north of Madagascar, near the Mozambique Channel. The other islands are all further out in the Indian Ocean.

4. This city is at the eastern end of the Trans-Siberian Railroad.

Answer: Vladivostok

Once the train reaches Vladivostok, there's nothing eastward but ocean to lay the tracks on.

5. Lake Ladoga is closest to which of these cities?

Answer: St. Petersburg

The lake's name may sound a little oriental, but it actually came from the Lapp language.

6. 'In Xanadu did Kublai Khan a stately pleasure dome decree...' according to Coleridge, but where was the Mongol Emperor's winter retreat?

Answer: Samarkand

The current capital of Mongolia might be Ulan Bataar, but the great Khans preferred this city astride the great silk trade routes of Asia.

7. Which of these are all real places in or near London?

Answer: Dorking, Wapping, Tooting and Epping

Don't blame me, I'm not English! For some really mind-boggling names, try tracing your finger down a map of the Cornish Coast in south-west England...

8. What is the southernmost capital city of any country in the world?

Answer: Wellington, New Zealand

While Port Stanley may be further south, the Falkland Islands are not a country at all, but a British Protectorate (as stated in Question One)

9. Which island nation has the sweetly named Kandy as one of its major cities?

Answer: Sri Lanka

10. Tanzania was formed when what two African states combined and achieved independence?

Answer: Zanzibar and Tanganyika

Zanzibar is an island, famous for its importance to the Euro-Asian trade route around Africa. Zambia is still a separate country.

11. What name does a vacuum cleaner have in common with the Colorado River?

Answer: Hoover

While Hoover is a brand of vacuum cleaner, the Dam itself was named after a past president of the U.S. (and no, the cleaning device was not named after the same man.)

12. Enough typing, just choose which of the following explorers hailed from the coastal English town of Whitby.

Answer: James Cook

Whitby, in the north of England, didn't hold him for long. Captain Cook clocked up more exploratory miles than any other mariner.

13. Journeying eastward, what is the next sea or big lake you would reach after the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea?

Answer: Aral Sea

14. Put the continents in matching order with these mountains: Kosciusko, Atlas, Erebus, Ben Nevis, Denali

Answer: Australia, Africa, Antarctica, Europe, North America

Denali is an indigenous name for Mt. McKinley. Atlas is a range of mountains as well as being a single peak. Erebus is a volcanic peak.

15. What river runs through the city of Vienna?

Answer: Danube

'The Blue Danube' was a waltz composed by Johann Strauss, one of Vienna's musical family in the mid-19th century.

16. On a world map, which of these rivers flows most 'horizontally'?

Answer: Amazon

The Amazon also has the greatest flow volume of any river in the world.

17. The small, hairy fruit 'Zespri' was also known as the 'Kiwifruit', what country did its even older name relate it to?

Answer: China

The Kiwi, or Kiwifruit was originally dubbed, the 'Chinese Gooseberry'.

18. The capital city of the Incan Civilization, which once thrived high in the South American Andes, was called...

Answer: Cuzco

There are Incan ruins at Machu Picchu, but the capital city was at Cuzco. Titicaca is a lake, and Huascar was the name of an emperor of the Incas.

19. There are two oceanic (ie. not coastal) 'Christmas Island's in the world, what two oceans can they be found in?

Answer: Indian and Pacific

One is off the coast of Australia in the Indian Ocean, the other was named by Captain James Cook while he explored the Pacific.

20. What is the name of the cold current which runs up the western South American coast?

Answer: Humboldt Current

The current was named after naturalist, Alexander Humboldt.

21. Where would you find the Baranof Islands?

Answer: Alaska

Baranof was a pioneer in the early 19th century, when Alaska still belonged to Russia.

22. Germany handed control of South West Africa to South Africa who in turn granted independence to the nation which is now known as...

Answer: Namibia

Zimbabwe was once known as Rhodesia, while Angola and Mozambique were historically Portuguese colonies.

23. On the subject of getting things done, which of these statements holds the most truth?

Answer: The Suez Canal was completed before the Panama Canal.

The Suez canal was completed over thirty years before the Panama Canal.

24. Which answer has these countries or territories correctly listed from north to south?

Answer: Latvia, North Korea, Pakistan, Singapore, New Caledonia

25. What country would you be in, if you took a bus from Dumfries to (the) Gorbals?

Answer: Scotland

Gorbals is a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland's largest city. Dumfries is nearer the English border. Gorbals can often be called the Gorbals.

Source: Author kiwilad

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