Geography Quiz #503
Geography Quiz for 2 September 2018
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Q1.
Where is the world's lowest area of land, i.e. the land which lies at the deepest "elevation" below sea level?
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2
Q2.
Which of these places is furthest from Chicago, Illinois, USA?
B
San Francisco, California, USA
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3
Q3.
What is the only state flag in the USA that incorporates the Battle Flag of the Confederacy (also called the "rebel", "Southern Cross, or "Dixie" flag)?
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Q4.
How many feet (metres) above sea level is the great saline lake known as Salton Sea in California, USA?
A
None, it is 234 ft (71.3 m) below sea level
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5
Q5.
Which of these is a hot dry wind that affects North Africa, Sicily and the northern Mediterranean?
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6
Q6.
Where is Mount Ararat?
D
In the far east of Turkey
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Q7.
Where was the Chacaltaya glacier, one of the highest in South America, which was 0.22 km2 (0.085 sq mi) in 1940 and effectively gone in 2009?
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