Geography Quiz No. 8

[Carl]

• 1. Which bird is the national bird of Denmark ?

• 2. What European country's highest mountain is Ben Nevis ?

• 3. What city created a new beachfront when it hosted the Olympics ?

• 4. What name is given to the mainland peninsula that's part of Hong Kong ?

• 5. What two countries share world's longest land border ?

• 6. What two colors are on the flag of Israel ?

• 7. Which country has the largest rhino population ?

• 8. Kiev is the capital of which country ?

• 9. What name is given to 23.5 degrees north latitude ?

• 10. Which country has Budapest as its capital ?

• 11. Andorra la Vella is the capital of which country ?

• 12. Where is the only airport to serve four countries within an hour's drive ?

• 13. Where would you find Olympus Mons ?

• 14. Where did Oktoberfest originate ?

• 15. What is the official language of Egypt ?

Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.

[elcarretero]

2 Scotland
6 Blue and White

[LucindaC]

3 Barcelona
5 US and Canada

[elcarretero]

8 Ukraine

[gail]

11. Andorra

[elcarretero]

15 Arabic

[LucindaC]

9 Tropic of capricorn

[elcarretero]

9 Tropic of Cancer

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. Which bird is the national bird of Denmark ? Mute swan

• 2. What European country's highest mountain is Ben Nevis ? Scotland

• 3. What city created a new beachfront when it hosted the Olympics ? Barcelona

• 4. What name is given to the mainland peninsula that's part of Hong Kong ? Kowloon

• 5. What two countries share world's longest land border ? Canada and USA

• 6. What two colors are on the flag of Israel ? Blue and white

• 7. Which country has the largest rhino population ? South Africa

• 8. Kiev is the capital of which country ? Ukraine

• 9. What name is given to 23.5 degrees north latitude ? Tropic of Cancer

• 10. Which country has Budapest as its capital ? Hungary

• 11. Andorra la Vella is the capital of which country ? Andorra

• 12. Where is the only airport to serve four countries within an hour's drive ? Bratislava, Slovakia

• 13. Where would you find Olympus Mons ? Mars

• 14. Where did Oktoberfest originate ? Munich, Germany

• 15. What is the official language of Egypt ? Arabic