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Geography Bee III Trivia Quiz

More questions I've found laying around ... all of these are about the largest continent, Asia.

A multiple-choice quiz by TrailBlazer34. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
TrailBlazer34

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
70,354

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
3381

Last 3 plays: Guest 156 (9/10), Guest 37 (5/10), Linda_Arizona (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What island in the Japanese archipelago is the most important to the country of Japan? Hint

Hokkaido

Haikando

Luzon

Honshu

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Question 2 of 10

2. Lebanon, a Middle Eastern country on the Mediterranean Sea, has two main religious groups, one of which is Islam. What is the other major religion of Lebanon? Hint

Christianity

Zoroastrianism

Buddhism

Judaism

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Sabah and Sarawak regions provide a unique variety of plants and animals. What country do the Sabah and Sarawak regions belong to? Hint

Malaysia

China

Indonesia

Laos

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Question 4 of 10

4. What type of physical geography feature is Indonesia's Krakatoa? Hint

Dolomite

Mesa

Forest

Volcanic island

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Question 5 of 10

5. What country's Caspian sea coast is known as 'The Land of Fire' because of the numerous flames coming off the oil wells in the sea? Hint

Kazakhstan

Azerbaijan

Armenia

Turkey

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Question 6 of 10

6. What region in China is known as the 'Roof of the World'?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 7 of 10

7. What country on the Arabian Peninsula has coastlines on both the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea? Hint

Qatar

Oman

Yemen

Saudi Arabia

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Zagros and Alborz mountain ranges are in what country? Hint

Iran

Afghanistan

Iraq

Turkey

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Question 9 of 10

9. What Asian archipelago in the Indian Ocean is being threatened by the rise of ocean waters? Hint

Maldives

Christmas Islands

Ceylon

Indonesia

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Question 10 of 10

10. What oddball eastern Asian archipelago's most commonly used language is English and main religion is Christianity? Hint

Indonesia

Brunei

Malaysia

Philippines

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Dec 12 2024 : Guest 156: 9/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What island in the Japanese archipelago is the most important to the country of Japan?

Answer: Honshu

Tokyo, the center in Asia and the world of technology and also the cultural center of Japan, is on the central island of Honshu.

2. Lebanon, a Middle Eastern country on the Mediterranean Sea, has two main religious groups, one of which is Islam. What is the other major religion of Lebanon?

Answer: Christianity

Lebanon, the only Middle Eastern country without any region of desert land, was home to the ancient culture of the Phoenicians whose claim to fame was the alphabet and their purple dyes.

3. The Sabah and Sarawak regions provide a unique variety of plants and animals. What country do the Sabah and Sarawak regions belong to?

Answer: Malaysia

The Sabah and Sarawak are both on Malaysia's Borneo territory in the eastern region. Borneo has the record for the island with the most countries on it - Brunei, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

4. What type of physical geography feature is Indonesia's Krakatoa?

Answer: Volcanic island

The volcano Krakatoa, the world's biggest eruption, occurred in 1883. It spread ashes all the way across the world and darkened the sky in some places.

5. What country's Caspian sea coast is known as 'The Land of Fire' because of the numerous flames coming off the oil wells in the sea?

Answer: Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan, a country in the Caucasian mountain range, has discovered oil in the Caspian Sea off the coasts of its capital, Baku.

6. What region in China is known as the 'Roof of the World'?

Answer: Tibet

7. What country on the Arabian Peninsula has coastlines on both the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea?

Answer: Yemen

The Gulf of Aden separates the country of Somalia from the Arabian Peninsula while the Red Sea, named for its red seaweed, separates Africa from the Arabian Peninsula.

8. The Zagros and Alborz mountain ranges are in what country?

Answer: Iran

9. What Asian archipelago in the Indian Ocean is being threatened by the rise of ocean waters?

Answer: Maldives

The Maldives, whose average height is only six feet, are predicted to be submerged by the ocean in the next 50-200 years, depending on global warming and the melting of ice in Antarctica.

10. What oddball eastern Asian archipelago's most commonly used language is English and main religion is Christianity?

Answer: Philippines

These factors are due to the fact that the United States and Spain both owned Philippines for some time and apparently their effects have lasted longer than expected. The official language is Filipino.

Source: Author TrailBlazer34

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