Geography Quiz for 30 August 2009
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1
In 1946, what did the USA offer to buy for $100,000,000?
A
Part of Ontario between Detroit an Toronto
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2
The Rock of Gibraltar and Mt Abyla on the African coast were known as what?
A
The Pillars of Hercules
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3
Which of these islands are the furthest south?
C
The Prince Edward Islands
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4
The Göta Canal connects Göteborg, Sweden, with which body of water?
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5
In which New York borough is the district of Harlem?
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6
Which previously independent country, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, 25–50 km (15–30 miles) off the coast of Africa, united with Tanganyika to form Tanzania in 1964?
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7
On which island are 16 of Japan's 20 largest cities and Mount Fujiyama?
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