D-lightful Places Trivia Quiz

Answer: Dover

Obviously, the English Dover is much older; a settlement has existed in the spot since Roman times. The town sits on the Strait of Dover in the county of Kent in southeastern England. Dover, Delaware, has been the state capital of Delaware since 1777; it was incorporated as a city in 1929.

Answer: Denmark

Denmark is one of the few countries that begins with the letter D. The southernmost of the Scandinavian countries, this delightful country consists of the Jutland Peninsula and a number of islands in the North and Baltic seas. Denmark is considered highly advanced in environmental activism, and was the first industrialized nation to establish a ministry of the environment.

Answer: Denali

Denali is the highest peak in North America, at 6,194 m (20,320 ft). The surrounding area was established as Mt. McKinley National Park in 1917, and redesignated as Denali in 1980. The mountain, known to Native Americans as Denali ("High One"), was named for President William McKinley in 1896.

Answer: False

Although they are both republics, Dominica and the Dominican Republic are NOT the same place. The Dominican Republic is a republic of the West Indies, comprising two thirds of the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean. Santo Domingo is its capital and largest city. Dominica is an island republic, also in the West Indies, but much smaller; one of the Windward Islands, it's only 29 miles (47 km) long.

It became fully independent from Britain in 1978.

Answer: Ethiopia

The Danakil Desert, part of the Great Rift Valley system, is located in the African country of Ethiopia, extending into Eritrea and Djibouti. One of the hottest places on earth, its annual rainfall is only 200 mm (8 inches).

Answer: Suriname

Suriname is a republic in northern South America bordered by Brazil, French Guiana and Guyana. It was a dependency of the Netherlands ruled by a Dutch governor until 1975. Paramaribo (population 289,000) is the capital, largest city, and chief seaport.

Answer: Mexico

Durango is both a city and state in Mexico. The state of Durango, in northwestern Mexico, is the third largest of 31 states. The city of Durango is its capital and commercial center. The state of Durango is famous for being the birthplace of the infamous outlaw Pancho Villa, as well as for its silver production.

The Colorado city was named after the Mexican city- the name Durango comes from a Basque word meaning "meeting or watering place". Durango, Colorado, founded in 1880, is also an important mining center.

Answer: Dakar

Senegal is an African nation situated on the Atlantic on the west coast. Dakar, founded by the French in 1857, is one of Africa's most important ports. It is home to the University of Dakar, as well as the Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire, a center for the study of African culture.

Answer: Antarctica

Deception Island is one of the South Shetland Islands, located between Cape Horn in South America and the Antarctic Peninsula. The snow-covered, uninhabited islands were spotted by a British mariner in 1819 and claimed by Britain; in 1962 the archipelago was made a part of the British Antarctic Territory, which has been protested by both Chile and Argentina.

Answer: Latvia

The Dnieper River, the third longest in Europe, rises near Moscow and empties into the Black Sea. Draining a 518,000 sq km (about 200,000 sq mi) area, it's been an important waterway since ancient times.