Geography Quiz for 2 May 2010
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1
Which of these was an early name for Jakarta?
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2
What is the highest point in Wales?
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3
What is the name of the strait between New Guinea and the Australian mainland?
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4
Where were the Cinque Ports?
D
On the coasts of Kent and Sussex, England
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5
Where would you go in all of U.S. territory to see the first sunrise of a new day?
A
Point Udall, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
B
Pochnoi Point, Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska
C
Peacock Point, Wake Island
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6
Which capital city is at the confluence of the White Nile and the Blue Nile?
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7
What is the official latin name for Switzerland, which translates as the "Swiss Confederation"?
D
Confoederatio Helvetica
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