Geography Quiz #33
Geography Quiz for 30 August 2009
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Q1.
In 1946, what did the USA offer to buy for $100,000,000?
Note: This question was updated in August 2014
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Part of Ontario between Detroit and Toronto
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Q2.
The Rock of Gibraltar and Mt Abyla on the African coast were known as what?
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The Pillars of Hercules
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Q3.
Which of these islands are the furthest south?
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The Prince Edward Islands
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Q4.
The Göta Canal connects Göteborg, Sweden, with which body of water?
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Q5.
In which New York borough is the district of Harlem?
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Q6.
Which previously independent country, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, 25-50 km (15-30 miles) off the coast of Africa, united with Tanganyika to form Tanzania in 1964?
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Q7.
On which island are 16 of Japan's 20 largest cities and Mount Fuji?
Note: This question was updated in February 2017
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