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Geography and politics: Sample quiz questions
The first answer is the correct one in each case.
In which capital city is the Tivoli amusement park?
- Copenhagen
- Vienna
- Paris
- Rome
Near which city is the Taj Mahal?
- Agra
- Kolkata (formerly Calcutta)
- Mumbai (formerly Bombay)
- Mecca
In which US state is Yellowstone National Park?
- Wyoming
- Montana
- Idaho
- Utah
The Norfolk Broads are man-made. How were they created?
- By peat-digging
- By draining the marshes
- By excavating archaeological sites
- By flooding
Of which country is Ouagadougou the capital?
- Burkina Faso
- Ghana
- Mali
- Senegal
In which country is Mount Aarat?
- Turkey
- Iran
- Greece
- Jordan
What is the former name of Tuvalu, a group of islands in the western Pacific Ocean?
- Ellice Islands
- Solomon Islands
- Caroline Islands
- Duff Islands
What term describes the frozen treeless plains of the Arctic?
- Tundra
- Permafrost
- Steppes
- Mesa
In which part of the world are the Ross and Weddell seas?
- Antarctica
- The Arctic
- The Pacific
- The Caribbean
Of which island nation is Andros the largest island?
- Bahamas
- Fiji Islands
- Seychelles
- Mauritius
Callao is the port for which South American city?
- Lima, Peru
- Caracas, Venezuela
- São Paulo, Brazil
- Montevideo, Uruguay
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