Geography Trivia Questions XIII

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What Arab nation has the highest percentage of Christians?

       a. Iraq
       b. Lebanon
       c. Egypt
       d. Syria


Named by explorer John Walter Gregory, the Great Rift Valley is found at the juncture of two tectonic plates tearing apart what continent?

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


What country's flag is also known as the Tiranga, from the Sanskrit for "tricolor"?

       a. India
       b. China
       c. France
       d. Egypt


The Dutch monarch lives at Huis Ten Bosch Palace (literally, "The House in the Forest") in what city?

       a. The Hague
       b. Amsterdam
       c. Brussels
       d. Bern


Czech it out! Named for Charles IV, Charles Bridge crosses the Vltava River in what city?

       a. Vienna
       b. Budapest
       c. Prague
       d. Bucharest


The Portuguese seemed to have named "Los Barbados" for the island's fig trees. What does "Barbados" mean?

       a. Bearded
       b. Tall
       c. Leafy
       d. Green


In terms of fatalities, history's three worst earthquakes were in 1556, 1976 and 1920. Where?

       a. China
       b. India
       c. Japan
       d. Italy


Named for the silver coin foundry built there in 1612, the Ginza is now an entertainment and shopping district in what city?

       a. Beijing
       b. Tokyo
       c. Bangkok
       d. Kuala Lumpur


What is the only country with coasts on both the Ionian and Tyrrhenian seas, which meet at the Strait of Messina?

       a. Turkey
       b. Greece
       c. Italy
       d. Spain


Puerto Rico is a commonwealth, but not a state. However, four states are both commonwealths and states! Which of these states is not one of them?

       a. New Hampshire
       b. Virginia
       c. Kentucky
       d. Pennsylvania


What country was once known as Lan Zang, which literally means "Kingdom of a Million Elephants"?

       a. Laos
       b. Bhutan
       c. Taiwan
       d. Nepal


St Stephen was this country's first Christian king, and in this city's Cathedral of St Stephen, you can visit his mummified right hand. Where are we?

       a. Vienna, Austria
       b. Prague, Czech Republic
       c. Budapest, Hungary
       d. Frankfurt, Germany


Formally known as the Castaic-Tejon Route, where was the Ridge Route?

       a. Texas
       b. Mexico
       c. California
       d. Florida


From the title of a 1972 novel by Austin Mitchell, what country sometimes calls itself "The Half Gallon Quarter Acre Pavlova Paradise"?

       a. Wales
       b. New Zealand
       c. Ireland
       d. Hong Kong


In this country, they call themselves Kartvelebi and their country Sakartvelo, for Kartlos, the local pagan god. Our name for them is based on a Persian word. What country is this?

       a. Georgia
       b. Armenia
       c. Ukraine
       d. Lithuania




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