Geography Quiz No. 2

[Carl]

• 1. In which country would you be if you were Visiting the Taj Mahal ?

• 2. In which Scandinavian country would you find fjords ?

• 3. Which country’s name could be part of a Christmas dinner ?

• 4. Which stretch of water separates Anglesey and Wales ?

• 5. In which continent is the world’s longest river, the Nile ?

• 6. What colour is the spot in the middle of the Japanese flag ?

• 7. Is Australia in the northern or the southern hemisphere ?

• 8. What does each star on the flag of the United States stand for ?

• 9. Which bridge, one of the oldest roadway bridges in the United States, was completed in 1883 and spans the East River ?

• 10. On an Ordinance Survey Map with a scale of 1:25000, how many inches represent one mile ?

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

[LucindaC]

1. India
2. Norway

[elcarretero]

3. Turkey
6 Red

[gail]

4. Menai Strait

5. Africa

[freddo]

9 Brooklyn Bridge
10 2,5 inches

[elcarretero]

7 Southern hemisphere
8 a star represents a state

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. In which country would you be if you were Visiting the Taj Mahal ? India

• 2. In which Scandinavian country would you find fjords ? Norway

• 3. Which country’s name could be part of a Christmas dinner ? Turkey

• 4. Which stretch of water separates Anglesey and Wales ? Menai Strait

• 5. In which continent is the world’s longest river, the Nile ? Africa

• 6. What colour is the spot in the middle of the Japanese flag ? Red

• 7. Is Australia in the northern or the southern hemisphere ? Southern

• 8. What does each star on the flag of the United States stand for ? A state

• 9. Which bridge, one of the oldest roadway bridges in the United States, was completed in 1883 and spans the East River ? Brooklyn Bridge

• 10. On an Ordinance Survey Map with a scale of 1:25000, how many inches represent one mile ? Two and a half