Geography Quiz #268
Geography Quiz for 2 March 2014
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Q1.
The Republic of Biafra (1967 -70) took its name from what?
A
It was thought to be on a latitude which bisects Africa
B
The Bight of Biafra, which adjoined it
C
Its borders were drawn by Africans rather than colonial powers
D
It was an acronym for Brothers in Arms for Reclaiming Africa
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Q2.
What rock is where the "Pilgrim Fathers" are said to have landed in North America in 1620?
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Q3.
An island bearing the name Victoria Island is found in the Canadian Arctic archipelago, in Ottawa, near the Russian archipelago of Franz Josef Land, in Lagos in Nigeria, in the Chonos Archipelago in Chile, and where else?
A
The Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, California
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Q4.
What is the city where the White Nile flowing north from Lake Victoria meets the Blue Nile flowing west from Ethiopia?
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Q5.
Where are the Atlas Mountains?
B
Central and Eastern Europe
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Q6.
The Straits of Florida flow between the Gulf of Mexico and where?
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Q7.
Which of these has the northernmost capital city?
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