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P Is for Places Trivia Quiz

P is for places, which includes rivers, mountains, etc, as well as cities and countries. See how well you know your world!

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

Author
minch

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
18,728

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
7485

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Name one of the two countries in which Patagonia is situated.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the last English port the Mayflower stopped at before setting sail for America? Hint

Plymouth

Port Talbot

Portsmouth

Pontypool

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Australian Perth is on the river Swan. What river is the Scottish Perth on? Hint

Tay

Forth

Dee

Clyde

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Pillars of Hercules are on each side of which strait? Hint

Dover

Malacca

Messina

Gibraltar

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Question 5 of 10

5. Where are the Nazca lines found? Hint

Poland

Paraguay

Philippines

Peru

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Question 6 of 10

6. The longest river in Italy also has the shortest name for a river in Italy. What is it?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which Mexican volcano was dormant for many years before erupting in 1994 and several times since. What is its name? Hint

Pinatubo

Popocatepetl

Pavlov

Poas

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Question 8 of 10

8. The mountains of the Pyrenees separate two countries. Which two? Hint

France and Spain

Italy and Switzerland

France and Italy

France and Switzerland

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the country of Persia known as today?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which South American country starting with P is landlocked?

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Name one of the two countries in which Patagonia is situated.

Answer: Argentina

Patagonia's chief economic activity is sheep rearing.

2. What was the last English port the Mayflower stopped at before setting sail for America?

Answer: Plymouth

Plymouth is in the county of Devon in south-west England.

3. The Australian Perth is on the river Swan. What river is the Scottish Perth on?

Answer: Tay

4. The Pillars of Hercules are on each side of which strait?

Answer: Gibraltar

To get to the Mediterranean from the Atlantic you must pass through this strait.

5. Where are the Nazca lines found?

Answer: Peru

Some of these mysterious lines, whose origin nobody knows, form pictures that can only be seen from the air.

6. The longest river in Italy also has the shortest name for a river in Italy. What is it?

Answer: Po

The river Po is 405 miles long. It flows across northern Italy to the Adriatic.

7. Which Mexican volcano was dormant for many years before erupting in 1994 and several times since. What is its name?

Answer: Popocatepetl

Pinatubo, Philippines, {1992;} Pavlov, Aleutian Islands, {1988;} Poas, Cost Rica, 1994. Popocatepetl erupted again in October 2000.

8. The mountains of the Pyrenees separate two countries. Which two?

Answer: France and Spain

9. What is the country of Persia known as today?

Answer: Iran

Persia was an ancient empire established by Cyrus the Great. Until recently the West called Iran Persia.

10. Which South American country starting with P is landlocked?

Answer: Paraguay

Source: Author minch

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