Geography Trivia

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If you visit this very old city in Britain, you can find the "mathematical bridge," so named because it was supposedly constructed without using nails, but entirely using geometrical principles. Which city?

2

This barren plateau region of southern Spain is famous as the setting for Cervantes's Don Quixote. What's the name of this region?

11

What countries make up the Benelux nations?

12

The oldest street in San Francisco was originally called Dupont Street, but was later re-named after a President. Which street is this?

13

Which two states form the entire western border of Minnesota?

10

This very old city on the Ganges River in northeastern India is a sacred Hindu pilgrimage site, with over fifteen hundred temples, shrines, and palaces. In the river Ganges, people bathe, wash their clothes, wash their animals, brush their teeth, and bury

5

What do the cities of Atlanta in the United States and Tbilisi in the former Soviet Union have in common?

15

The longest river of European Russia is the Volga, but the longest river in Asian Russia has a two letter name. What is it?

4

Canada is composed of ten provinces and three territories, the last of which was created in 1999 and given to the native Inuit peoples to govern. Can you name the three territories of Canada?

9

What resort town of southern Florida, just north of Miami, has the same name as a district of Los Angeles?

17

Name the states with the following nicknames: a. The Beaver state b. The Show Me state c. The Palmetto state

3

In which country would you find the Bay of Pigs?

13

Whish US state calls itself, "The breadbasket of America"?

4

If you were to list all the countries in the United Nations in alphabetical order, which country would be first on the list, and which would be last?

13

The city of Budapest, Hungary, was formed in 1873 when two cities on opposite banks of the Danube merged. What were the names of these cities?