Sites for Sore Eyes ( A-O) Trivia Quiz

Answer: Adelaide

Adelaide is the fifth most populous city in Australia. It is located in the state of South Australia, and is the capital city of the state. One of Australia's six states and two territories, South Australia is located, as you might expect, in the southern central part of the country, and contains some of the most arid parts of Australia. Adelaide has a thriving arts scene and is often known as the "Festival State", with more than 500 festivals each year.
Australia's capital is Canberra; it is the only continent governed as a single country.

Answer: Antwerp

Antwerp is an international port city in Belgium which has a history dating back to medieval times. It houses the centuries old Diamond District and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts founded in 1663. There is also a famous Roman Catholic Church, The Cathedral of Our Lady, which was started in 1352; while its first stage of construction ended in 1521, it has never been 'completed'.
Belgium is a country in Western Europe with Brussels as its bilingual capital.

Answer: Calgary

Calgary is a cosmopolitan city in the province of Alberta, Canada. While it is the center of Canada's oil industry, it is also nicknamed "Cowtown" because of the massive July rodeo and festival called the Calgary Stampede. The city also won the vote to become the first Canadian host city of the Winter Olympics, held there in 1988; this was also the first Winter Olympics where Jamaica sent a bobsled team! Canada, with Ottawa as its capital, is the northern neighbor of the United States and stretches to the Arctic Circle.

Answer: Ali Sabieh

Ali Sabieh is located in southern Djbouti, and is the second largest city in the country. It is six miles north of the border of Ethiopia. The region of Ali Sabieh is several centuries old and was originally governed by sultanates, and became part of the Republic of Djibouti in 1977.
Djibouti is a French and Arabic speaking country on the Horn of Africa. The capital is Djibouti (making it easy to remember), and the country's neighbors are Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia.

Answer: Guayaquil

Guayaquil or as it is officially known, Santiago de Guayaquil, is the largest city in Ecuador. It is located near the equator, on the western bank of the Guayas River which flows into the Pacific Ocean. The city has a long history including the date of July 26, 1822, when leaders Jose de San Martin and Simon Bolivar held a famous conference in Guayaquil to plan for the independence of Spanish South America.

The Republic of Ecuador is a democratic republic in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia, Peru and the Pacific Ocean.

Its capital is Quito and it includes the Galapagos Islands.

Answer: Espoo

Espoo is the second largest city and municipality in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, in the region of Uusimaa, and shares its eastern border with the cities of Helsinki and Vantaa. Espoo includes a thriving science community, Aalto University, VTT (the Technical Research Center of Finland), and several major companies like Nokia Solutions and Networks, Microsoft Mobile and Orion Corporation.

The city is bilingual with over 83% of the population speaking Finnish, and over 8% speaking Swedish. Finland is in Northern Europe bordering Sweden and Russia; the capital is Helsinki.

Answer: Villa Nueva

Villa Nueva is a large southern city located in Guatemala, and one of the most populated municipalities. It is the second largest city in Guatemala, having been founded in 1763, i.e., before Guatemala declared independence from the Spanish Empire. The city has many factories which manufacture textiles and plastics; there is also an agrarian section which produces rice, dairy, fruit and vegetables. Guatemala is a country about the size of Tennessee.

It is south of Mexico in Central America and the capital is Guatemala City.

Answer: Leogane

Leogane, formerly Yaguana, is a city and port on the Gulf of Gonave in southwestern Haiti. It is a coastal commune or arrondissement, located approximately twenty miles from Haiti's capital. In addition to a rich and unique culture, Leogane also houses ancient, archaeological sites like Fort Campan, one of the oldest windmills in the western hemisphere.

Unfortunately, it was also at the epicenter of the earthquake which decimated the country in January 2010. Haiti is a Caribbean country that shares the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antilles, with the Dominican Republic to the east. Haiti's capital is Port-au-Prince.

Answer: Surabaya

Surabaya is a port city on the northeastern Indonesian island of Java. Surabaya has a Dutch colonial past and was once the largest city in the Dutch East Indies. It is called "the city of heroes" because of the importance of the Battle of Surabaya in helping to gain support for Indonesian independence.
Surabaya is the third largest metropolitan area in the country after Greater Jakarta and Greater Bandung. Indonesia is a Southeast Asian nation made up of thousands of islands, hundreds of ethnic groups and many different languages. Jakarta is the capital of Indonesia.

Answer: Aqaba

Aqaba is a port city on the Gulf of Aqaba in the Red Sea, situated in southernmost Jordan. It is the only coastal city in Jordan. Because of its location, it has many beach resorts and offers windsurfing and scuba diving. Aqaba is a very ancient city, having been inhabited since 4000 BC, and it houses the Aqaba Archaeological Museum. Jordan is an Arab country on the east bank of the Jordan River and, as the song ("Michael, Row The Boat Ashore") goes, "The River Jordan is deep and wide/Milk and honey on the other side/ Hallelujah". Jordan's capital is Amman.

Answer: Busan

Busan (formerly Pusan) is a port city, and the second largest city in South Korea. The city is filled with beaches and surrounded by mountains. It is known for its night life, sea food, hot springs and Buddhist temples like Beomeosa built in 678 C.E. which offers challenging hiking. Busan even provides events like the Busan International Film Festival. South Korea is an East Asian nation with fishing villages, tropical islands and high-tech cities like Seoul, the capital. Located on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula, it has one of the most heavily militarized borders with North Korea.

Answer: Kakata

Kakata is a city in western Liberia, between the capital of Monrovia and Gbarnga. Kakata District is one of four districts located in Margibi County. It houses the Booker T. Washington Institute which was Liberia's first vocational and agricultural school founded in 1929, as well as the Kakata Rural Teacher Training Institute.

The city's economy is based upon rubber production, diamond prospecting and rice farming. Liberia is on the West African coast and is Latin for 'Land of the Free'. It is Africa's oldest republic and Monrovia was named after US President James Monroe.

Answer: Erdenet

Erdenet, located in Asia in the Orkhon Province, is one of the youngest settlements in Mongolia, and the third largest city; it is officially known as Bayan-Ondor sum. Erdenet is in the northwest part of the country and northwest of the capital of Ulaanbaatar.

The city houses The Erdenet Mining Corporation, the fourth largest copper mine in the world. The company is a joint Russian-Mongolian enterprise, and the mine accounts for a majority of Mongolia's 'hard currency' income. Mongolia is a country which is bordered by China and Russia.

The terrain is rugged, and many of the people are nomads. Genghis Khan was the founder of the Mongol Empire in the 13th century.

Answer: Masaya

Based on population, Masaya is the third largest city in Nicaragua, right after the capital of Managua and the city of Leon. Masaya is located between Managua and Granada. Some of the sites to see include the Laguna de Apoyo Natural Reserve, Masaya Volcano National Park, the Masaya Crafts Market and Museo del Parque Volcan de Masaya.

The Republic of Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American isthmus. It lies between the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, and its terrain features lakes, volcanoes and beaches.

Answer: Salalah

Salalah is a city in southern Oman's Dhofar province, known for its banana and papaya plantations and coconut-fringed beaches bordering the Arabian Sea. Salalah is a subtropical city with a yearly Khareef or monsoon which transforms the desert into a lush landscape with seasonal waterfalls.

The Frankincense Land Museum describes the maritime history of the city and its role in the spice trade. Oman is a country on the Arabian Peninsula featuring desert, riverbed oases and coastlines on the Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman. Muscat is the port capital of Oman.