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Assorted Deserts Trivia Quiz

A quiz on deserts, large and small, around the world.

A multiple-choice quiz by yonglo32. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
yonglo32

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
302,346

Updated
Nov 03 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1781

Last 3 plays: Guest 1 (8/10), Guest 97 (6/10), Guest 172 (4/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Because this continent has very little precipitation, it is by definition a desert, though not often thought of as one. The last continent to be touched by humans, what is technically the largest desert in the world? Hint

Africa

Australia

Antarctica

South America

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Question 2 of 10

2. This desert in Africa is about 350,000 square miles, and is not completely arid. It has red sand and large amounts of game and minerals (uranium is one). What is this desert, inhabited by a tribe that speaks a language with clicks? Hint

Sahara

Kalahari

Gobi

Namib

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Question 3 of 10

3. A lot of people know that the Sahara is the world's largest hot desert. But not everyone knows the origins of the name of its desert. It comes from the word "sahra", a word from what language? Hint

Hebrew

Urdu

Arabic

Xhosa

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Question 4 of 10

4. Known by locals as the High Desert, this desert is located within California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona. It supports between 1,000 to 2,000 different species of plants, including the famed Joshua Tree. What desert is named after a Native American tribe? Hint

Pueblo

Mojave

Sonoran

Aztaca

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Question 5 of 10

5. This desert, west of the Andes mountains, receives pretty much no rain. This is due to a rain shadow caused by the Andes. Forty-eight times drier than Death Valley, what Chilean desert is the driest in the world? Hint

Atacama

San Miguel

Baracka

Chuquicamata

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Question 6 of 10

6. Besides China, what other country hosts the Gobi Desert? Hint

Mongolia

North Korea

Russia

Kazakhstan

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Question 7 of 10

7. The 4,700 square mile Negev is a desert in the southern part of a certain country. The name of the desert comes from the Hebrew word for "dry". What country is it located in?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Most of this desert is located within the Navajo Nation. Most beautiful at sunrise and sunset, what is this colorful desert in Arizona?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Included within the Western Desert are the Great Sandy and Gibson Deserts. About 30 Aboriginal tribes live in the Western Desert, in what continent?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 10 of 10

10. This desert takes up a large part of the Arabian Peninsula. A recent expedition showed that this desert had about 25 different plant species and 20 bird species. In English, this desert is called the Empty Quarter. A more appropriate name for this desert is its Arabic name, which is what? Hint

Rub al Thali

Rub al Baali

Rub al Shali

Rub al Khali

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Antarctica

Very few organisms live on Antarctica, some of which are the penguin and various lichens. The area of desert covers some 13,829,430 sq km.

Answer: Kalahari

Occupying much of Botswana and Namibia, the Kalahari is Africa's premier southern desert, and is occupied by the San Bushmen, who speak with clicks.

3. A lot of people know that the Sahara is the world's largest hot desert. But not everyone knows the origins of the name of its desert. It comes from the word "sahra", a word from what language?

Answer: Arabic

"Sahra" means "desert" in Arabic. The desert takes up a whopping 9 million square kilometers. The countries that the Sahara touches are Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Sudan, Tunisia and Western Sahara.

Answer: Mojave

The Mojave Desert contains the city of Las Vegas and the lowest point in America, Death Valley which consistently records very high temperatures in summer. On July 10, 1913, a record temperature of 56.7 �C (134F) was measured.

Answer: Atacama

The Atacama is 20 million years old and it is said that the average precipitation is 1 mm rain per year.

6. Besides China, what other country hosts the Gobi Desert?

Answer: Mongolia

Mongolia is the least densely populated country in the world with 4/100 square miles.

7. The 4,700 square mile Negev is a desert in the southern part of a certain country. The name of the desert comes from the Hebrew word for "dry". What country is it located in?

Answer: Israel

Israel, over history, has been one of the most contested areas for reasons of religion. Its capital Jerusalem is considered a holy site for Christians, Jews, and Muslims.

8. Most of this desert is located within the Navajo Nation. Most beautiful at sunrise and sunset, what is this colorful desert in Arizona?

Answer: Painted

The Painted Desert is really a large area of badlands and is located within the Petrified Forest National Park and runs roughly astride and just north of the Little Colorado and the Puerco Rivers.

9. Included within the Western Desert are the Great Sandy and Gibson Deserts. About 30 Aboriginal tribes live in the Western Desert, in what continent?

Answer: Australia

The Western Desert takes up 600,000 of Australia's approximately 7.7 million square kilometers.

Answer: Rub al Khali

The Rub al Khali is one of the most oil-rich places in the world with little in the way of vegetation however gazelles, oryx, sand cats, and spiny-tailed lizards have adapted to the harsh conditions.

Source: Author yonglo32

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