Geography Quiz #751
Geography Quiz for 4 June 2023
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Q1.
The word "Scandinavian" refers to which part of the world?
A
Nepal, Tibet and southern China
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2
Q2.
The highest peak in Russia is in what mountain range?
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3
Q3.
Its name means "red hero" and it is the largest, and capital, city of which country?
A
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea
B
The Republic of Kazakhstan
D
The People's Republic of Mongolia
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4
Q4.
Sacré-Cœur Basilica is in which European city?
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Q5.
What links Samarkand, Tashkent, and Bukhara (or Bokhara)?
A
Their names all mean "big city"
B
They are major exporters of natural gas
C
They are cities on the old central Asian silk route
D
They all now exist only as archaeological excavations
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6
Q6.
The Sultanate of Brunei is divided into two parts by what?
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Q7.
Which mountain in the Sierra Nevada just over 13,000 feet high was climbed in 1890 by Joseph N. Le Conte, Hubert P. Dyer, Fred S. Pheby, and C. B. Lakeman, who initially called it University Peak?
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