Geography Quiz #288
Geography Quiz for 20 July 2014
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Q1.
Which of these is not a monarchy?
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2
Q2.
Which of these is an Italian town or city on the coast?
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Q3.
In what mountain range are the four Presidential heads in Mt Rushmore National Memorial carved?
Note: This question was updated in January 2024
B
The White Hills, Connecticut
C
The Green Hills, Pennsylvania
D
The Black Hills, South Dakota
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Q4.
Which South American country stretches over 3,000 miles from north to south and less than 300 miles from east to west?
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Q5.
The Great Rift Valley runs through Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique and which of these countries?
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Q6.
Which of these cities has nicknames including the Granite City, the Grey City, the Silver City with the Golden Sands?
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Q7.
The hottest inhabited, and one of the lowest (at about 125 m (410 ft) below sea level), place on the Earth's surface is called what and found where?
Note: This question was updated in November 2023
A
Danakil Depression, Danakil Desert, Ethiopia
C
The Caspian Sea, Russia/Kazakhstan
D
Badwater, Death Valley, USA
Select from the options above.