FunTrivia Geography Mix: Vol 4 Quiz

Answer: None of these

Australia is located in the southern hemisphere. Not only is it a continent in its own right, it is also considered the world's largest island. No wonder we Australians get confused. Other people, however, are even more confused as to where Australia is actually located, and invariably mix it up with Austria. We Australians tend to sigh and say, "No mate, it's a long walk to Vienna from here".

Question by player Creedy

Answer: London, England

London is the capital city of Great Britain. It is famous for the Big Ben clock tower and the London Bridge (about which the children's song is written)!

Question by player pbaum7

Answer: Ruhr

The river Ruhr gave power and transportation for the mighty steel industry of the 19th and 20th century. Major towns like Essen- known for Krupp steel works- are found there.
In later decades, it is becoming more a place of recreation and culture.


Question by player heidi66

Answer: Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg

These three countries form an economic union in Western Europe. Benelux takes the be, ne, and lux (that is the beginning of each country's name) from Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg.

Question by player BlueMNguy

Answer: It does not have a tunnel

Tunnel Mountain, also known as Sleeping Buffalo because its shape resembles that snoozing animal, is located in the Bow River Valley of Banff National Park in Canada. It received its misnomer in the 1880s when the builders of the Canadian Pacific Railway had considered blasting a tunnel through it - but then changed their minds and selected another route instead, saving the company millions of dollars in the process.

Question by player Creedy

Answer: Salton Sea

The Salton Sea was created when the water rushed over the headgates and breached a dike. Two new rivers were created as the water flowed from Colorado River into the Salton Sink for almost two years before it was stopped properly. The Salton Sea is 225 feet below sea level and is California's largest lake covering about 375 square miles.

Question by player serpa

Answer: Andorra

Vatican City, Monaco, and San Marino are the three smallest European microstates.

Question by player Indonesia129

Answer: It transported limestone and coal

The lovely Lancaster Canal carried (white) limestone from Kendal to Preston and (black) coal from Preston to Kendal. Sadly the top end of the Canal from Tewitfield to Kendal was cut off when the M6 Motorway was built, but a 42-mile stretch is still left - without a single lock! The Canal crosses the River Lune on a wonderful 62-foot high aqueduct built in 1797.

The Canal is not connected to the rest of the system in the UK but it's very popular with tourists and canal boaters.

Question by player Southendboy

Answer: Maryland

Annapolis became the state capital of Maryland in 1694, at which time it was also renamed after the future Queen Anne of Great Britain. The former name of Annapolis was 'Anne Arundel's Towne' - after an English aristocrat who was a distant cousin of Queen Elizabeth I. Queen Anne was the last reigning monarch of the House of Stuart as only one of her children from a total of 17 pregnancies survived infancy - and that child only survived to the age of 11.

The crown passed to her second cousin, King George I of the House of Hanover.

Question by player Fifiona81

Answer: Brazil and Bolivia

Brazil and Bolivia are the only countries in the western hemisphere that begin with the same letter and border each other. Brazil and Belize are not in the same continent, nor are Panama and Paraguay. Peru and Paraguay are both in South America but do not border each other.

Question by player chupacabra4