Geography Trivia

1

Name three Spanish speaking countries beginning with the letter "P."

17

Bordering Afghanistan are four other "stans" Name them.

12

There are three bridges which connect Manhattan with Brooklyn, across the East River. One of them is, of course, the Brooklyn Bridge. Cahn you name the other two?

18

The ecosystem of many rivers of south-east Asia, including the Mekong, have been damaged by what large-scale local industry?

12

The highest mountain in the Western Hemisphere is located in which country?

8

Which US state has the most farmland, in square miles?

5

Which walled city has been called the Cradle of New France, and the Gibraltar of (North) America ?

10

The division of the United Nations that settles legal disputes, the International Court of Justice, is located in what city?

4

The country of Italy includes two major islands. What are they?

8

Which two neighboring nations were the first two officially Islamic countries of the world?

8

Which of the world's oceans is named after a country?

11

There are eight states with two-word capital cities. Can you name the three which begin with the letters B, C, & D?

3

What state is this? It was named for the King of England, in 1629. Many important battles of the US Revolutionary War were fought there, and the first shots in the Civil war were fired there in 1860.

13

At an elevation of 7,300 feet, Mount Kosciusko is the tallest mountain peak in which continent?

1

In the world's largest tobacco-producing and tobacco-consuming nation, a public no-smoking law in its capital city was just announced. Which country?