GEO5 Flashcards
1
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What country’s flag features a White Dragon?
A
Bhutan
2
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What is the demonym for someone living in Wyoming? Capital?
A
Wyomingite; Cheyenne
3
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What European territory is located in whole on the African Plate?
A
Malta (Capital: Valletta)
4
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What African country has its flag modelled from that of the US and is named after the latin word for “free”? Capital?
A
Liberia
Monrovia after James Monroe (5th president of US)
5
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The Italian flag was actually designed by what French leader?
A
Napoleon Bonaparte
6
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What US state is home to a town named “Frostproof”?
A
Florida
7
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Which of the 48 contiguous US states has a capital that is furthest south?
A
Texas - Austin
8
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Which city was the capital of the Spanish Empire in the New World until the 1800s?
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Lima (old Incan empire, now the capital of Peru)
9
Q
Halifax is the capital of what Canadian province?
A
Nova Scotia
10
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What Arab nation has the highest proportion of followers of Christianity?
A
Lebanon ~33%
11
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What is the name of the city that sits at the mouth of China’s longest river- the Yangtze?
A
Shanghai
12
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What Italian city is credited for the invention of pizza?
A
Naples
13
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What is the capital of Nova Scotia?
A
Halifax
14
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Where does the Romanian language derive from
A
Romance language
15
Q
What Canadian city is the closest to US land?
A
Vancouver
16
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What feature appears on the national flag of Nordic countries?
A
Nordic Cross
e.g. attached is the Finnish flag
17
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What is the home stadium of FC Barcelona soccer team?
A
Camp Nou
18
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What is Germany’s main export product?
A
Motor Vehicles
19
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Whast is the IATA airport code for Istanbul airport?
A
IST
20
Q
What country hosted the 2002 FIFA world cup? How often is the FIFA world cup?
A
Japan; every 4 years
21
Q
What US state has the lowest population density?
A
Montana (Capital: Helena)
22
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What city is regarded as the birthplace of the Renaissance?
A
Florence
23
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What Japanese city preceded Tokyo as its capital?
A
Kyoto
24
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Milford Sound is one of the wettest places in the world, being how many times wetter than London?
A
10 times (604 mm rain in London, 6400 in Milford Sound)
Note: Milford Sound is an island in New Zealand
25
What is the capital of the territory of Greenland?
Nuuk. Recall Greenland is a territory of Denmark, 50x larger than Denmark proper
26
What motorway encircles most of the City of London?
M25 aka London Orbital Motorway encircles most of the city of London
27
Camp Nou is the home stadium of what European soccer team
FC Barcelona
28
Bonn was the capital of these European country during the 20th century
West Germany until German Reunification; East Germany was East Berlin
29
Which Central American country is the only one not to border the Atlantic Ocean? Capital?
El Salvador (capital: San Salvador)
30
What African country has the longest coastline? Capital?
Madagascar
Antananarivo
31
Mt. Ranier, a volcano calculated to erupt in the near future is located in what US state?
Washington
32
What P word is Beijing also known as?
Peking
33
What US State, if measured as an independent country would have the 8th largest GDP of all countries as of 2020?
California
34
Chad's capital N'Djamena sits close to the border with what other African country?
Cameroon
35
Infamous con-man Victor Lustig sold what landmark to a metal dealer for 50,000 dollars? What is con-man short for?
Eiffel Tower
Confidence Man
36
La Scala theater is located in what Italian city?
Milan
37
Bellagio, a famous Las Vegas Casino, is also the name of an Italian village situated on what lake?
Lake Como
38
The US-Mexican border follows in part, what river?
Rio Grande
39
Who was the designer of the Statue of Liberty?
Frederic Auguste Bartholdi
40
If one were to rent a "rakumi" in Africa, how would one be travelling?
By Camel
41
In what state did 7-11 stores first appear?
Texas
42
What two Hungarian towns facing each other on the River Danube merged in 1872 to form today's Hungarian capital?
Buda and Pest; current capital = Budapest
Note: Romanias capital is Bucharest
43
Which country is also known as White Russia in many European countries?
Belarus
44
What is the name of the Shade of orange used on the Indian national flag?
Saffron
45
New York's first subway system traveled from 145th street to what bridge?
Brooklyn Bridge
46
What US State contains at least part of the 10 largest native American reservations?
Arizona
47
Highway 401 and Autoroute 20 in Canada connects Windsor to what other Canadian city?
Quebec City
Recall: Quebec from Algonquin Kebec = where the river narrows
48
In what country can you find the Badakshan national park?
Tajikistan
49
What was the name of the palace that was home to the French Monarchy before their abdication?
Versailles Palace
50
Belarus is also known as ______ Russia (a color)
White Russia
51
What is the name of Japan's northernmost prefecture?
Hokkaido
52
What S word is the University of Paris more commonly known as?
Sorbonne i.e. The Sorbonne
53
To the nearest 1000 miles what is the distance from NY to LA?
3000 miles
54
Which City, known for its university does the Thames river also flow through (it flows through London)
Oxford
55
Saudi Aramco is a state-owned company, specializing in the sale of what?
Petroleum Oil
56
What city literally translates to "The City of Islam"?
Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan
57
What two cities does the historic Route 66 connect?
Santa Monica and Chicago
58
What is the mountain range that contains the highest point of Ethiopia? Capital of Ethiopia?
The Semien Mountains
Addis Ababa
59
The Hida Mountain range is found in what country?
Japan
60
Lake Balkhash, one of the largest in Asia is located in what country?
Kazakhstan (capital: Nur-Sultan)
61
The Ukranian flag consists of what two colors?
Blue and Yellow
62
What is the literal meaning of "Hong Kong"
Fragrant Harbor
63
What are Cuba's top 2 exports?
Tobacco and Sugar
64
What is the capital of the European microstate- Liechtenstein?
Vaduz
65
What is the capital of Tajikistan?
Dushanbe
66
Vaduz is the capital of what country?
Liechtenstein
67
What volcano in Washington State is calculated to erupt in the near future?
Mt. Rainier
| (Capital of Washington = Olympia)
68
Dushanbe is the capital of what country?
Tajikistan
69
How many islands have mountains above 4,000 meters (\>12,000 ft)
3- New Guinea, Hawaii, and Borneo
70
Lutetia is the Roman name for what modern day city?
Paris
71
Savoy is a region of what country?
France
72
What Ocean current is credited to mild conditions in South America's Pacific Coastline and extreme aridity of the Atacama desert?
The Humboldt Current
73
What is the formal name for China's currency?
Renminbi
74
What desert may be found in Namibia, Botswana, and South Africa?
Kalihari Desert
75
What country has the largest amount of active volcanoes?
Indonesia (Capital: Jakarta)
76
The Eiger and Matterhorn are emblematic Alpine mountains in what country?
Switzerland
77
What US state was named after the British Queen Elizabeth?
Virginia (The Virgin Queen)
Maryland was named after Charles wife
78
What is the highest point in Brazil?
Pico De Neblina (2995 k- 9k feet)
79
What is the tallest point in Canada?
Mount Logan 19k feet
80
The Nazca tectonic plate is an oceanic plate found in what ocean?
The Pacific Ocean
81
Nantucket is the name of a town, Island, and county in what state?
Massachusetts
82
Ice Hockey is the official national winter sport of what country?
Canada
83
What highway connects New York to Miami?
Interstate 95
84
Heathrow Airport is what direction from London City?
West
85
To the nearest 1000 miles, what is the distance between New York and Sidney, Australia?
10,000 miles
86
Jeju, a popular tourist destination is an island belonging to what country?
South Korea
87
The Australian "Billabong" is another word for what geographical feature?
Oxbow Lake
88
Which Chinese City literally means "fragrant harbor"?
Hong Kong
89
What Arab country's national dish is known as "Fool"?
Egypt
90
What country has the longest schoolyear?
Japan
91
What is the name of the highest mountain in the Atlas mountains? Where are they located?
Toubkal
These are in North Africa spanning Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia (up by the Mediterranean)
92
Nuuk is the capital of what territory?
Greenland (territory of Denmark)
93
If Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean region, where does Puerto Rico rank?
4th largest in the Caribbean
94
What is the largest lake by surface area in South America?
Lake Titicaca
95
Antananarivo is the capital of what country?
Madagascar
96
Northern Norway, Sweden, and Finland are inhabited mostly by what people? Respective capitals of the NSF countries?
Sami
Norway = Oslo
Sweden = Stockholm
Finland = Helsinki
97
South Tyrol is a bilingual region of which country?
Italy
98
Mt. Logan, the highest point in Canada, is how tall?
5959 meters (19,551 feet)
99
Shanghai sits at the mouth of what river?
Yangtze river (3rd largest after Nile and Amazon)
100
Addis Ababa is the capital of what country?
Ethiopia
101
Standard Liege is a football team for what country?
Belgium
102
What is the largest island in the Caribbean?
Cuba (Capital: Havana)
103
Keflavik Airport serves what European City?
Reykjavik (capital of Iceland)
104
What is the other name for "The Sorbonne"
The University of Paris
105
Which island is home to over 700 native languages?
New Guinea
106
Holding the Winter Olympics of 2014, what country is Sochi in?
Russia
107
Neuschwantstein Castle is located in what German State?
Bavaria
108
To the nearest 1000, how many islands belong to Japan?
7000
109
In how many countries did Albert Einstein have citizenship in his life?
4- Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and USA
110
Which country has the largest Muslim population in the world as of 2020?
Indonesia
Approximately 231 million Muslims which is 86.7% of its own population and 13% of the worlds muslims
111
What river flows through Cambridge, UK?
River Cam
112
What is the name of the highest mountain in South Korea?
Halla-San (1947 km, 6400 ft)
113
What country can one find the city of Ganja in?
Azerbaijan
114
What body of water is about 9x saltier than typical ocean water?
Dead Sea
115
The Dalmatian dog is named after the historic region of Dalmatia, now located in what country?
Croatia
116
Autostrada is the local name of the highways in what country?
Italy
117
The district of Waterloo in London is named after an event that took place in what country?
Belgium- named after the Battle of Waterloo, 1815
118
What is the southernmost city of New Zealand?
Invercargill (Capital: Wellington)
119
What was the capital of West Germany? East Germany?
Bonn; East Berlin
120
Which US state witnesses the most tornadoes annually?
Texas
121
The Dolomites are a mountain range in what country?
Italy
122
What is Renminbi the currency of?
China
123
What structure succeeded the Great Pyramid of Giza as the tallest structure in 1311?
Lincoln Cathedral
124
Where does the Hungarian language come from?
Uralic Language
125
What is Ayer's Rock in Australia also known as?
Uluru
126
The Baltic States is a collective term for what 3 countries? Capitals?
Latvia (Riga), Estonia (Tallinn), and Lithuania (Vilnius)
