Geography Quiz for 2 August 2009
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1
The word for a territory under British rule that was not part of Great Britain itself was “colony” or “Crown colony”, until the British Nationality Act 1981 which called each one a “British-Dependent Territory”. What name are most of them known by since
A
British Overseas Colony
B
British Overseas Territory
C
British Overseas Dependency
D
British Territorial Dependency
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2
What is the capital of the state of North Dakota, USA?
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3
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4
Of all of the capitals of sovereign countries that are closest to each other, which two are the furthest apart?
A
Helsinki, Finland, and Stockholm, Sweden
B
Washington DC, USA and Ottawa, Canada
C
London, UK, and Paris, France
D
Wellington, New Zealand and Canberra, Australia
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5
The Great Lakes are called Superior, Erie, Ontario and which other?
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6
For administrative purposes, France is subdivided into 100 areas which are called … what?
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7
What is the capital of the province of Ontario, Canada?
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