Geography Quiz #355
Geography Quiz for 1 November 2015
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Q1.
Where is the village of Chibok?
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Q2.
In 1497 one of the world's best known explorers rounded Cape Agulhas. Who was he, and what was he looking for?
A
Christopher Columbus from Genoa, a sea route to south and east Asia
B
Marco Polo from Venice, a sea route to China
C
Ferdinand Magellan from Portugal, route for the first circumnavigation of the Earth
D
Vasco da Gama from Portugal, sea route from Europe to India
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Q3.
Where is the giant copper statue of a man, woman and child, known as the African Renaissance monument, that was unveiled in April 2010?
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Q4.
How many countries border Brazil?
Note: This question was updated in July 2016
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Q5.
What is the capital of Peru?
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Q6.
Which of these has the smallest area?
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Q7.
Which country, after 500 years of Ottoman domination, became independent in 1912, adopted a republican form of government in 1920, became a kingdom in 1928, came under Italian control in 1939, became a Communist state after World War II, and is now a parliamentary democracy established under a constitution renewed in 1998?
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