Geography Quiz #559
Geography Quiz for 29 September 2019
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Q1.
The island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao are in what country?
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2
Q2.
Why did the International Telecommunication Union abbreviate "Coordinated Universal Time" to "UTC"?
A
It is the initials when translated into French
B
"CUT" was already in use
C
"UTC" made for a better logo design
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3
Q3.
The Sabine River forms the border of Texas with what other area?
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Q4.
Which small member of the mongoose family would you most expect to find in parts of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana, in much of the Namib Desert in Namibia and southwestern Angola, and in South Africa?
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Q5.
What is the colloquial name for people from Wiltshire, a county of South West England, that arose from a folk tale?
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Q6.
Where are the pyramids which include that of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty pharaoh Taharqa, the oldest and the largest of these?
C
Saqqara, northwest of Memphis, Egypt
D
Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt
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Q7.
What is the present and original, name of the Cuban bay briefly called Puerto Grande, and then Cumberland Bay?
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