Geography Quiz #513
Geography Quiz for 11 November 2018
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Q1.
What large peninsula lies between Iran in Asia, and Egypt and Sudan in Africa?
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Q2.
Where is the native habitat of the bonobo, or "pygmy" chimpanzee?
B
Botswana and South Africa
D
South of the Congo River and north of the Kasai River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Q3.
Where does the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Grand Canal, the longest and oldest canal or artificial river in the world, flow from and to?
A
San Marco to Santa Lucia, Venice, Italy
B
Beijing to Hangzhou, China
C
The Grand Canal Dock at the River Liffey to Shannon Harbour on the River Shannon, Ireland
D
Taunton in Somerset to Tiverton in Devon, UK
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Q4.
Which land mass is nearest to the island of Madagascar?
B
The continent of Africa
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Q5.
The Pyrenees mountain range is on which continent?
Note: This question was updated in July 2023
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Q6.
What kind of weather is prevalent in the Guiana Highlands?
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Q7.
What is the only country in Central America which is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, and has English as its official language?
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