Geography Trivia Questions XV

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The ABC islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao were found in which country's Antilles?

       a. Dutch
       b. French
       c. British
       d. American


Confining ourselves to city limits, France's second-largest city is what major port in its lowest southeastern corner, in the Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region?

       a. Nice
       b. Marseilles
       c. Lyon
       d. Toulouse


Walvis Bay is Namibia's only deepwater harbor. But until 1994, the enclave actually belonged to what country, which controlled the whole country until 1990?

       a. France
       b. South Africa
       c. Great Britain
       d. Portugal


Mt. Acha in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta was one of the Pillars of Hercules. What was the other?

       a. Mount Sinai
       b. Gibraltar
       c. Mount Olympus
       d. Matterhorn


What country makes up the western third of the island of Hispaniola?

       a. Haiti
       b. Dominican Republic
       c. Cuba
       d. Puerto Rico


In Rio De Janeiro, who or what are the favelas?

       a. Hillside slums
       b. Beach hustlers
       c. Samba musicians
       d. Renegade filmmakers


In 1914, the first ship to cross through this body of water was the Cristobal, but the first ship to make the trip officially was the Ancon. What body of water is this?

       a. Erie Canal
       b. Suez Canal
       c. Panama Canal
       d. St Lawrence Waterway


In 2000, this country's mayors elected model Laetitia Casta as the new Marianne, the cap-wearing symbol of what country?

       a. Switzerland
       b. France
       c. Italy
       d. Greece


Kazakhstan has begun to reverse the ecological damage to what lake, now reduced to two salty bodies a quarter of the former size and incapable of sustaining life?

       a. Lake Baikal
       b. Caspian Sea
       c. Aral Sea
       d. Lake Ural


The Prince of Wales is the heir apparent to the British throne. The Prince of Asturias is the heir to what country's throne?

       a. Sweden
       b. Netherlands
       c. Spain
       d. Denmark


Even though, it's just 230 miles long, it's the longest river in the British Isles. What is it?

       a. Liffey
       b. Shannon
       c. Thames
       d. Severn


What pigeon-infested London square holds a Fourth Plinth on which a statue of William IV was never built?

       a. Trafalgar Square
       b. Piccadilly Circus
       c. Trafalgar Square
       d. Charing Cross


Until the birth of Prince Hisahito in 2006, there hasn't been a boy born into this country's royal family since 1965, leading some to say that Princess Aiko could be the first female emperor in 1300 years of what country?

       a. Korea
       b. China
       c. Japan
       d. Thailand


Jayapura (formerly Hollandia) is the capital of Papua, formerly Irian Jaya, formerly Dutch New Guinea, in what country?

       a. Surinam
       b. Indonesia
       c. Angola
       d. Bahamas


For which prime minister is Toronto's international airport named?

       a. Lester Pearson
       b. Pierre Trudeau
       c. WLM King
       d. John A Macdonald




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