Geography Quiz #362
Geography Quiz for 20 December 2015
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Q1.
Where is the submarine Agulhas Plateau?
A
Off the south coast of South Africa
B
Off the west coast of Portugal
C
Off the Atlantic coast of Venezuela
D
Off the coast of Uruguay
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2
Q2.
Where is the world's widest street?
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3
Q3.
The Houston Ship Channel connects the city of Houston, Texas, to what body of water?
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4
Q4.
A road system running down the west coast of the Americas, apart from a short gap across the south part of Central America, from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, to Ushuaia, Argentina, is called what?
B
The Pan-American Highway
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5
Q5.
Which of these best describes the location in Italy of Mt Vesuvius, which erupted and buried Pompeii in 79AD?
A
Near the border with Austria
B
On the west coast near Bari
C
Above the bay of Naples
D
Near the headwaters of the Po River
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Q6.
The worst three natural disasters in recorded history (excluding disease and famine) in terms of the number of people killed, have occurred in which country?
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Q7.
William Randolph Hearst, Turk Murphy, Wyatt Earp and Joe DiMaggio are buried in cemeteries at Colma, where the dead outnumber the living by thousands to one. Where is Colma?
B
Cimmaron County, Oklahoma
C
San Mateo County, California
D
Cheyenne County, Kansas
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