Geography Quiz #197
Geography Quiz for 21 October 2012
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Q1.
The head of state of Jersey and Guernsey, which are both Crown dependencies and not part of the United Kingdom, is the monarch of Great Britain. They rule there because they hold what title?
Note: This question was updated in September 2022
B
Duke or Duchess of Malfi
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Q2.
The mountains called the Grampians are in which of these countries?
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Q3.
The language known as Putonghua, Guoyu, Gwok Yu and Huayu, is spoken in Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore and where else that it is the official language?
A
People's Republic of China
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Q4.
London Bridge, bought for US$2.5 million from the City of London when the bridge was replaced in 1968, crosses a 930ft (280m) long man-made canal in Lake Havasu City in which US state?
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Q5.
Denmark has a land border with which of these countries?
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Q6.
What is the Hindu Kush?
C
Personification of nature
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Q7.
Since 14 November 2007, from where do "Eurostar" trains leave London for Paris? on Eurostar services in London transferred from Waterloo to the brand new St Pancras International
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