Geography Trivia Questions XI

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What state has a region in a separate time zone that is known pejoratively as "South Alabama" and "the Redneck Rivera"?

       a. Louisiana
       b. Texas
       c. Florida
       d. Arkansas


On "You Bet Your Life," Groucho Marx often asked losers "Who is buried in Grant's Tomb?" so that they could get $50. Which of these would be a wrong answer?

       a. Strictly speaking, nobody is "buried" in a tomb
       b. Lou Grant
       c. Ulysses Grant
       d. Julia Grant


It's just 33 miles to the east, and it's the closest state capital to the national capital. What is it?

       a. Richmond
       b. Annapolis
       c. Baltimore
       d. Dover


What US state has the longest land border with Canada?

       a. New York
       b. Alaska
       c. Montana
       d. Michigan


In 1821, American seal hunter John Davis became the first person known to have set foot on what territory?

       a. Antarctic
       b. Pitcairn Island
       c. Easter Island
       d. Greenland


Oman and Brunei are the only two countries in the world led by people with which title?

       a. Ayatollah
       b. Sultan
       c. Emir
       d. Duke


According to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, what "fiery" place would be your safest bet if the world were consumed in a thermonuclear holocaust?

       a. Tierra del Fuego
       b. Pitcairn Island
       c. Fire Island, New York
       d. Easter Island


In world geography, the "U" in both the UAR and the UAE was for "United". What was the "A" for?

       a. Arab
       b. Asian
       c. American
       d. African


Imagine the UN takes a vote to decide which continent rocks hardest. Based on the number of countries per continent, who will win?

       a. Africa
       b. South America
       c. Asia
       d. Europe


Victoria Falls is found on the Zambezi River, on the border of what two Z-countries?

       a. Zambia and Zaire
       b. Zimbabwe and Zaire
       c. Zimbabwe and Zambia
       d. Zambezi and Zaire


Excluding Macau, which is now part of China, what 2-sq-km country has the world's highest population density?

       a. Monaco
       b. Singapore
       c. Vatican City
       d. Malta


It seems Italy's flag was personally designed by somebody, who took France's flag and replaced the blue stripe with a green one. Who would this be?

       a. Charlemagne
       b. Napoleon
       c. Mussolini
       d. Michelangelo


What northernmost set of British islands is so far north that the inhabitants are the Scandinavians who ran the place until the 1400s?

       a. Orkneys
       b. Shetlands
       c. Hebrides
       d. Channel


Despite having no Indian reservations, what state has America's largest Indian population?

       a. Oklahoma
       b. California
       c. Alaska
       d. Arizona


In cartography, what is a bunny?

       a. A fake item on a map, used to protect copyright
       b. A feature with no established name
       c. The compass that indicates north
       d. That thing that indicates scale




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