Geography Quiz #326
Geography Quiz for 12 April 2015
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Q1.
A major fire in February and March 2015 threatened which Argentinean National Park in the Patagonia region, home to larch trees dating back more than 1,000 years?
A
Tongariro National Park
B
Torres del Paine National Park
D
Los Alerces National Park
Select from the options above.
2
Q2.
In which city did Rosa Parks refuse to obey a bus driver's order to give up her seat for a white passenger on December 1, 1955, becoming an important symbol of the modern Civil Rights Movement?
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3
Q3.
Which of these countries is closest to France?
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4
Q4.
Of all of the capitals of sovereign countries that are closest to each other, which two are the furthest apart?
A
Washington DC, USA and Ottawa, Canada
B
Wellington, New Zealand and Canberra, Australia
C
London, UK, and Paris, France
D
Helsinki, Finland, and Stockholm, Sweden
Select from the options above.
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Q5.
This city was a frequent target of pirates in the early years of its European founding, for a time was keen to secede from the country of which it is currently the second largest city, and is still staunchly independent; which city is it?
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Q6.
What are tectonic plates?
A
Flat parts of the earth's inner core
B
Plates sitting on the earth's crust
C
Plates into which the earth's lithosphere, i.e. the crust and upper mantle, is broken up
D
Flat areas of lava ejected by volcanic eruptions
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Q7.
Which is the nearest large high altitude lake to Lake Poopó in Bolivia?
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