FunTrivia Geography Mix: Vol 3 Quiz

Answer: Tanzania

I would buy tickets to the diverse county of Tanzania. The Serengeti Ecosystem is located in south-western Kenya and north-western Tanzania. This unique area of Africa is home to the largest mammal migrations in the world. The word itself is derived from Maasai word "serengeti" which means endless plains.
Question by player dcpddc478

Answer: The Ozarks

The Ozarks are a mountain range found in the plateaus of Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Part of the interior highlands, they are smack-dab between the Rockies to the far west and the Appalachians to the far east.

The Pyrenees are a European mountain range found on the France-Spain border, the Drakensbergs are on the Great Escarpment of South Africa and Lesotho, and the Great Sandy Desert is in Australia.

Question by player kyleisalive

Answer: The Netherlands

The Hague is the site of the International Court of Justice and the seat of the Dutch government, but not the capital, which is Amsterdam. Leiden had the first university in the country. Volendam is a small town by the sea, near Amsterdam. Maastricht is close to the border with Belgium. Utrecht is the fourth largest city in the country.

Question by player Babilonia

Answer: Jordan Rift Valley, Middle East

The Dead Sea is one of the saltiest areas of water in the world. Its shores are at the lowest point on land at 422 metres below sea level. Its high salinity means that little life is supported, other than some bacteria and fungi.

Question by player suomy

Answer: Palk Strait

Palk Strait is about 33 to 50 miles (53 to 80 km) wide and is named after Robert Palk (1717 - 1798), an English politician and cleric who served as President of the British East India Company and governor of Madras in British India. Cook Strait lies between New Zealand's North and South Island, La Manche is the French name for the English Channel and Bering Strait is the natural boundary between Alaska and Russia.

Question by player Debarrio

Answer: Sinai Desert

About 6% of the land area of Egypt lies on the Sinai Peninsula which is the only part of Egypt located in Asia. Much of the inland portion of the peninsula is the Sinai Desert. In 1980 the Belgian artist Jean Verame received permission from Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and a grant from the United Nations to paint an area of rocks of the Sinai blue and this area became known as the Blue Desert.

Question by player Triviaballer

Answer: cardinal directions

If you know you are facing north, east is to your right and west is to your left. If the sun is out and you are lost in the northern hemisphere and you have an analog watch, point the hour hand toward the sun and south is halfway between the hour hand and 12 o'clock.

Question by player BlueMNguy

Answer: Montana

The "Treasure State" was one of four states admitted in November 1889. The other three were North Dakota, South Dakota, and Washington.

Question by player rustymutt

Answer: Lesotho

Such geographic entities completely surrounded by another one are known as enclaves. There are three enclave independent countries in the world: Lesotho, surrounded by South Africa, and San Marino and Vatican City, both enclosed by Italy.

Question by player MAK13

Answer: Luxembourg

Luxembourg borders France, the Netherlands and Belgium. German, French and Luxembourgish are the three official languages of this country, with Luxembourgish designated the "national language". In 1795, Luxembourg was annexed by France and eventually became independent in 1815 as a result of the Treaty of Vienna.

Question by player Katy_sh