Geography Quiz for 24 May 2009
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1
Which Tennessee city has the same name as the ancient Egyptian city named after King Menes?
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2
What is the capital of Mongolia, on the Tuul River?
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3
How many states are there in Australia?
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4
Which of these countries would you go to, to stand on a bank of the Danube River?
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5
Which canal operated along the banks of the Potomac in Maryland from 1850 to 1924 and connected Cumberland, Maryland, to Washington, D.C., allowing freight to be transported around the Great Falls of the Potomac River?
A
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
B
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
C
Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal
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6
Which of these best describes the location in Italy of Mt Vesuvius, which erupted and buried Pompeii in 79AD?
A
Near the headwaters of the Po River
B
On the west coast near Bari
C
Near the border with Austria
D
Above the bay of Naples
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7
Which country, whose chief port is La Guaira, became a republic after seceding from the Republic of Colombia in 1830?
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