Geography Quiz for 4 July 2010
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1
The capital of which French island in the West Indies between Dominica and Santa Lucia, St Pierre, was destroyed by an earthquake in 1902 and moved to Fort de France?
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2
Which country has been ruled by Dukes of Burgundy, Kings of Spain, then Austria, was united with Holland and became a separate kingdom in 1830?
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3
Which of these is a river in Guyana, 180 miles (346 kilometres) long, that flows into the Atlantic Ocean at Georgetown?
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4
Which of these is not an official language of Switzerland?
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5
Atlantic equatorial currents pushed westward by the Trade Winds unite in the Gulf of Mexico and then flow northward. What is the north-flowing current called?
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6
What is the capital of Peru?
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7
Which country is made up of 176 islands, 36 of them inhabited, in 3 groups (called Vava'u, Ha'apai, and Tongatapu) which stretch north-south for 800 kilometers (500 miles)?
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