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'N'ywhere You Know? Trivia Quiz

Around the world are many countries, rivers, towns, and other places that start with the letter N. What do you know about a few of them?

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

Author
minch

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
22,263

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
7877

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these is not a Canadian province? Hint

Nova Scotia

New Brunswick

Prince Edward Island

Nunavut

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Question 2 of 10

2. Sydney is in NSW, Australia. What does NSW stand for?

Answer: (Three Words)

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the Norwegian name for Norway? Hint

Viklund

Norland

Norge

Norlund

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which volcano is near the Italian city of Naples? Hint

Etna

Pinatubo

Stromboli

Vesuvius

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the name of the strait between the North and South Islands of New Zealand? Hint

Dunedin Strait

Wellington Strait

Cook Strait

Magellan Strait

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many US states begin with the letter N? Hint

six

eight

seven

nine

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these is not the name of part of the Nile or a tributary of the Nile? Hint

Kagera

Blue Nile

Brown Nile

White Nile

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Question 8 of 10

8. Norfolk is a county in which part of the UK? Hint

England

Northern Ireland

Scotland

Wales

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the name of the area of France where the D Day landings occurred in 1944?

Answer: (One Word Begins with N of course!)

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Question 10 of 10

10. The Nullarbor Plain stretches across southern Australia. What does Nullarbor mean? Hint

No trees

No work

No ports

Nothing

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these is not a Canadian province?

Answer: Nunavut

Nunavut is Canada's newest territory. It is one of the three territories along with Yukon and North West.

2. Sydney is in NSW, Australia. What does NSW stand for?

Answer: New South Wales

3. What is the Norwegian name for Norway?

Answer: Norge

4. Which volcano is near the Italian city of Naples?

Answer: Vesuvius

Etna is in Sicily. Stromboli on an island near Sicily. Pinatubo is in the Philippines.

5. What is the name of the strait between the North and South Islands of New Zealand?

Answer: Cook Strait

6. How many US states begin with the letter N?

Answer: eight

New York, New Jersey, New Mexico, New Hampshire, North Dakota, North Carolina, Nevada and Nebraska

7. Which of these is not the name of part of the Nile or a tributary of the Nile?

Answer: Brown Nile

The Kagera flows into Lake Victoria out of which the Victoria Nile flows, this later becomes the White Nile. Near Karthoum the White Nile is joined by the Blue Nile and becomes the Nile proper.

8. Norfolk is a county in which part of the UK?

Answer: England

It is in East Anglia, which is northeast of London. The bulge on the right as you look at a map!

9. What is the name of the area of France where the D Day landings occurred in 1944?

Answer: Normandy

10. The Nullarbor Plain stretches across southern Australia. What does Nullarbor mean?

Answer: No trees

Source: Author minch

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