Geography Quiz #159
Geography Quiz for 29 January 2012
A new geography quiz is available each week. Try our daily general knowledge quiz or work through our archive of daily and themed quizzes.
1
Q1.
Which of these countries has the highest population?
Note: This question was updated in January 2021
Select from the options above.
2
Q2.
Pilgrims visit the city of Santiago de Compostela because it is supposedly the site of the bones of which saint?
Select from the options above.
3
Q3.
What is the name for the highly viscous layer of the earth that is about 2,890 km (1,800 miles) thick and makes up about 84 percent of Earth's volume?
Select from the options above.
4
Q4.
Where is the Abyssal Zone?
A
The dark side of the moon
D
Between North and South Korea
Select from the options above.
5
Q5.
How many members are there in the Italian upper house, the Senate?
Select from the options above.
6
Q6.
What is the next in this sequence: Palatine Hill, Capitoline Hill, Quirinal Hill, Viminal Hill, Esquiline Hill, Caelian Hill, ... ?
Select from the options above.
7
Q7.
What is the name of the cathedral in Krakow where Poland's kings and heroes are buried?
B
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
Select from the options above.