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geography	What term refers to the horizontal line, 23.5 degrees S, which passes through South America, Africa, and Australia?	[ "Tropic of Cancer", "Prime Meridian", "Tropic of Capricorn", "Equator" ]	Tropic of Capricorn
geography	Which continents are entirely in the Southern Hemisphere?	[ "South America, Africa, and Australia", "Australia and Antarctica", "South America, Australia and Antarctica", "South America and Australia" ]	Australia and Antarctica
geography	Which continents (landmasses, not peripheral islands) are entirely in the Northern Hemisphere?	[ "North America and Europe", "Europe, Africa and Asia", "North America, Africa, and Asia", "North America, Europe, and Asia" ]	North America, Europe, and Asia
geography	Which continents are entirely in the Western Hemisphere?	[ "North America, Europe, and Asia", "Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia", "Australia and Antarctica", "North America and South America" ]	North America and South America
geography	Which feature on a map helps determine direction?	[ "a key", "a legend", "a compass rose", "a scale" ]	a compass rose
geography	Which of these is not a type of map projection?	[ "Robinson", "Crusoe", "Mercator", "Interrupted" ]	Crusoe
geography	Which of these continents is largest (by territory)?	[ "South America", "Antarctica", "North America", "Europe" ]	North America
geography	Which of these countries is smallest (by territory)?	[ "Seychelles", "Liechtenstein", "San Marino", "Marshall Islands" ]	San Marino
geography	Which of these US cities is largest (by population)?	[ "Houston", "Phoenix", "Philadelphia", "San Antonio" ]	Houston
geography	Which of these mountains is highest?	[ "Puncak Jaya", "Mount McKinley", "Mount Elbrus", "Mount Kilimanjaro" ]	Mount McKinley
geography	Which of these lakes is deepest?	[ "Caspian Sea", "Malawi or Nyasa", "Tanganyika", "Issyk-Kul" ]	Tanganyika
geography	Which of these rivers is longest?	[ "Lena", "Huang", "Amur", "Ob-Irtysh" ]	Huang
geography	Which of these seas is largest?	[ "Bering", "Arabian Sea", "Mediterranean", "Gulf of Mexico" ]	Mediterranean
geography	Which of these deserts is largest?	[ "Chihuahuan", "Syrian", "Thar", "Great Sandy" ]	Syrian
geography	Which of these inhabited places is wettest?	[ "Moulein", "Sylhet", "Baguio", "Lae" ]	Moulein
geography	Which of these oceans has the greatest depth?	[ "Pacific Ocean", "Indian Ocean", "Atlantic Ocean", "Arctic Ocean" ]	Pacific Ocean
geography	The rivers - the Tajo, the Ebro, the Duero, and the Guadiana, are located in this country.	[ "Columbia", "Portugal", "Spain", "Brazil" ]	Spain
geography	The volcanoes - Akan, Aso, Mount Fuji and Rausu are located in this country.	[ "Japan", "Malaysia", "North Korea", "Indonesia" ]	Japan
geography	Onega, Khanka and Chudskoye are three of the many lakes in this country.	[ "Kazakhstan", "Mongolia", "Ukraine", "Russia" ]	Russia
geography	The valleys of the Yellow River and the Pearl River are two of the seven main national valleys in this country.	[ "Burma", "China", "Thailand", "India" ]	China
geography	Pico da Bandeira, Pico do Cruzeiro and Pedra da Mina are three of the numerous mountains located in this South American country.	[ "Argentina", "Chili", "Brazil", "Peru" ]	Brazil
geography	Chauvet Cave and Meyrieres Cave are two caves located in this European state.	[ "France", "Netherlands", "Spain", "Belgium" ]	France
geography	Kainji Lake and Lake Chad are considered lakes of this country.	[ "Niger", "Nigeria", "Cameroon", "Chad" ]	Nigeria
geography	Mitchell, Jardine, Staaten, Flinders, Leichhardt, and Nicholson are just few of the rivers in this country.	[ "Indonesia", "Australia", "Papua New Guinea", "New Zealand" ]	Australia
geography	Kaskaspakte, Akka and Sielmmacohkka are three mountains in this country.	[ "Norway", "Finland", "Denmark", "Sweden" ]	Sweden
geography	Dasht-e Kavir and Kavir-e Lut are deserts located in this Asian country.	[ "India", "Iran", "Pakistan", "Iraq" ]	Iran
geography	Which two countries border the Dead Sea?	[ "Jordan and Israel", "Lebanon and Jordan", "Syria and Jordan", "Lebanon and Israel" ]	Jordan and Israel
geography	Is it true that Yasseir Arafat became chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization in 2004?	[ "Yes", "No" ]	No
geography	What are the three Benelux countries?	[ "Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg", "Finland, Sweden and Denmark", "The U.S.A., Canada and Mexico", "Honduras, Nicaragua and Belize" ]	Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg
geography	Did the 13 colonies declare their independence in 1776?	[ "No", "Yes" ]	Yes
geography	Europe is the smallest continent.	[ "True", "False" ]	False
geography	What are the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn?	[ "Lines of latitude", "Lines of longitude", "Parallel to the Greenwhich Meridian", "None of these" ]	Lines of latitude
geography	Which statement about the emu and the kangaroo is not true?	[ "Both are indigenous only to Australia.", "Both are on the national emblem of Australia.", "Both are incapable of flying.", "Both are incapable of walking backwards." ]	Both are indigenous only to Australia.
geography	What was the former name of the city of Istanbul ?	[ "Constantinople", "Persia", "Zaire", "Siam" ]	Constantinople
geography	Where would you find the shortest river in the world?	[ "Wales", "Ecuador", "Tasmania", "Montana" ]	Montana
geography	What major geographical feature is located at 23.5 degrees North latitude?	[ "The Equator", "The Arctic Circle", "The Tropic of Capricorn", "The Tropic of Cancer" ]	The Tropic of Cancer
geography	Which would be found at 39 degrees 43 minutes North latitude?	[ "The Tropic of Cancer", "The Tropic of Capricorn", "The majority of the Mason-Dixon Line.", "The border between Canada and Washington State." ]	The majority of the Mason-Dixon Line.
geography	Which country held the record for the highest birth rate in the 2005 world statistics?	[ "Niger", "Uganda", "Mali", "Vatican City" ]	Niger
geography	How many US states border the Gulf of Mexico?	[ "4", "3", "5", "10" ]	5
geography	Measuring at the Equator, what is the closest approximation of the Earths circumference?	[ "24,900,000 miles", "24,900 miles", "249,000 miles", "2,490,000 miles" ]	24,900 miles
geography	The people of which country watched the most TV per week in 2005?	[ "Thailand", "The Philippines", "The USA", "Egypt" ]	Thailand
geography	How many US states border the Pacific Ocean?	[ "11", "4", "5", "3" ]	5
geography	Which one of these ski resorts is not located in the Alps?	[ "Kitzbuhel", "Zermatt", "Mont-Tremblant", "Chamonix-Mont-Blanc" ]	Mont-Tremblant
geography	The tallest mountain peak in the US is Mount McKinley. This is the second tallest.	[ "Mount Saint Elias", "Glacier Peak", "Mount Washington", "Gannett Peak" ]	Mount Saint Elias
geography	Which one of these mountains is not a volcano?	[ "Mauna Kea", "Mount St. Helens", "Mount Vesuvius", "Mount Aspiring" ]	Mount Aspiring
geography	The highest mountain peak on our planet is Mount Everest. It was first climbed by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay on May 29, 1953. What is the home country of Sir Edmund Hillary?	[ "United Kingdom", "The United States", "France", "New Zealand" ]	New Zealand
geography	Which saltwater lake, bordered on the west by Azerbaijan and Russia, is the largest inland body of water in the world?	[ "Tanganyika", "Victoria", "Baikal", "Caspian Sea" ]	Caspian Sea
geography	This country, situated in North Europe, has almost 200 000 lakes - more than any other country in the world.	[ "Finland", "Sweden", "The Netherlands", "Georgia" ]	Finland
geography	Which body of water, situated in Southern Siberia, is the deepest and oldest freshwater lake on Earth?	[ "Onega", "Ladoga", "Huron", "Baikal" ]	Baikal
geography	This water body, which is South Americas largest freshwater lake, is the highest commercially navigable lake.	[ "Nyasa", "Nicaragua", "Titicaca", "Michigan" ]	Titicaca
geography	This country has more than 60% of worlds lakes due to its special drainage system.	[ "Australia", "Russia", "Canada", "The USA" ]	Canada
geography	This freshwater-lake island, with a surface area of 2,766 kmÂ², is the biggest on Earth.	[ "Islandlake", "Ainslie", "Manitoulin Island", "Isle of Wight" ]	Manitoulin Island
geography	What Canadian lake is the largest in the world, located on an island?	[ "Nettilling Lake", "Aral", "Winnipeg", "Michigan" ]	Nettilling Lake
geography	This is the lowest lake on Earth, situated at about 400 meters below sea level on the border between Israel and Jordan.	[ "Issyk-Kul", "Balkhash", "Urmia", "Dead Sea" ]	Dead Sea
geography	Which tiny lake located in Tibet is the highest lake on Earth?	[ "Lhagba Pool", "Rush Lake", "Laguna Lobato", "Poquentica Lake" ]	Lhagba Pool
geography	With a surface area of about 82,000 kmÂ², this lake between Ontario and Minnesota is the largest single freshwater lake in the world.	[ "Turkana", "Michigan", "Lake Superior", "Onega" ]	Lake Superior
geography	The word volcano comes from the name of the Roman god of fire, Vulcan. Who is the analogue of Vulcan in Greek mythology?	[ "Hephaestus", "Helios", "Hermes", "Zeus" ]	Hephaestus
geography	If magma contains more than 65% silica, the lava is called this.	[ "felsic or acidic", "thick", "mafic or basic", "dense" ]	felsic or acidic
geography	Phreatic eruptions occur when the temperature of magma is relatively low and it solidifies very quickly, sometimes blocking the vent of the volcano.	[ "True", "False" ]	False
geography	Yellowstone Caldera is considered a supervolcano because within the past two million years it has erupted extremely violently three times . The most recent eruption occurred this long ago, and spread volcanic ash over most of the North American continent.	[ "1,510,000 years", "40,000 years", "640,000 years", "17,000 years" ]	640,000 years
geography	Which of the following states of America is an inland one and has an official motto that does not come from Latin?	[ "Montana", "Virginia", "Oklahoma", "South Carolina" ]	Montana
geography	Which of the following states has an official motto In God we trust, which is also the official motto of the United States of America?	[ "Georgia", "Washington", "South Dakota", "Florida" ]	Florida
geography	Three of these US states have an official motto related to liberty. Spot the odd one.	[ "Iowa", "Oklahoma", "New Jersey", "New Hampshire" ]	Oklahoma
geography	This famous Latin maxim, which is the official motto of South Carolina, means While I breathe, I hope.	[ "Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice", "Nil sine numine", "Salus populi suprema lex esto", "Dum spiro spero" ]	Dum spiro spero
geography	Three of the following US states have a motto consisting of one single word in English. Which one does not belong to the group?	[ "Utah", "Texas", "West Virginia", "Rhode Island" ]	West Virginia
geography	North to the Future is the official motto of this US state, which is the largest in area.	[ "Texas", "Alaska", "Nevada", "Colorado" ]	Alaska
geography	Which of the following maxims, meaning The people rule, is the official state motto of Arkansas?	[ "Esto perpetua", "Regnat populus", "Dirigo", "Ditat Deus" ]	Regnat populus
geography	This famous exclamation, which has been attributed to ancient scientist Archimedes, is the official state motto of California.	[ "Excelsior!", "Virtute et armis", "Ad astra per aspera", "Eureka" ]	Eureka
geography	The official motto of this state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States comes from Chinook Jargon.	[ "Wisconsin", "Washington", "Pennsylvania", "New York" ]	Washington
geography	Which of these states has an official motto that doesnt include the word rights in it?	[ "Iowa", "Indiana", "Wyoming", "Alabama" ]	Indiana
geography	Which volcano, located on Ross Island, Antarctica, is the southernmost active volcano on Earth?	[ "Mayon Volcano", "Cold Bay Volcano", "Mount Erebus", "Teide" ]	Mount Erebus
geography	This volcano, which is the largest in Europe, is located on the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.	[ "Mount Etna", "Hekla", "El Misti", "Santorini" ]	Mount Etna
geography	PopocatÃ©petl, a volcano whose name means Smoking Mountain, is 70 km away from the capital of which American country?	[ "Mexico", "Peru", "Canada", "Argentina" ]	Mexico
geography	Mount Vesuvius, that is notorious for the destruction of two Roman cities in the year 79, was linked most closely to which hero and demigod?	[ "Asclepius", "Apollo", "Zeus", "Hercules" ]	Hercules
geography	What is the biggest extinct volcano in Ecuador, situated in the Andes mountain.	[ "Chimborazo", "Ojos Del Salado", "Llullaillaco", "Cotopaxi" ]	Chimborazo
geography	This dormant volcano, which is 66 km northeast of Tehran, is the symbol of Iranian resistance against foreign rule.	[ "Mount Hood", "Krakatoa", "Mount Damavand", "Krafla" ]	Mount Damavand
geography	This active volcano, whose name means long mountain in Hawaiian, is one of the five peaks that form the Island of Hawaii.	[ "Cotopaxi", "Mauna Loa", "Mount Kea", "Hekla" ]	Mauna Loa
geography	What volcano located on the island of Tenerife represents the highest mountain on Spanish territories?	[ "Teide", "Stromboli", "Santorini", "Duvalo" ]	Teide
geography	The name of this volcano, located on the Alaska Peninsula, means new eruption.	[ "Newatsa", "Mount Rainier", "Novarupta", "Mount Hood" ]	Novarupta
geography	Which is the volcanically active region that is situated in a famous national US park and has a territory of 55 kilometers by 72 kilometers?	[ "Yosemite Valley", "Yellowstone Caldera", "Mount Shasta", "Cold Bay Volcano" ]	Yellowstone Caldera
geography	Where is the southernmost point in all 50 states?	[ "Texas", "Hawaii", "Florida", "California" ]	Hawaii
geography	And where is the lowest point in the USA, North America, and western hemisphere? I need the state and national park name.	[ "Maine, Acadia NP", "California, Death Valley NP", "Arizona, Grand Canyon NP", "Wyoming, Yellowstone NP" ]	California, Death Valley NP
geography	The state with the largest area in the lower 48 is?	[ "California", "Texas", "Montana", "Arizona" ]	Texas
geography	England, Norway, Belgium and Denmark all border this sea.	[ "Baltic sea", "Black sea", "North sea", "Aegean sea" ]	North sea
geography	Towards the beginning of the new millennium, three of these four countries had a population of approximately 32 million people. Which is the odd one?	[ "Algeria", "Kenya", "Colombia", "Morocco" ]	Colombia
geography	Canada, the United States and China are three countries whose total area is approximately 12 million sq km.	[ "False", "True" ]	False
geography	The US is one of the leading countries in the number plastic surgery procedures.	[ "False", "True" ]	True
geography	In the beginning of the new millennium, Russias, Iraqs and Saudi Arabias oil reserves were above 100 billion bbl.	[ "True", "False" ]	False
geography	USA is considered to be one of the most popular destinations, where thousands of immigrants come to seek asylum. Just one of these four states is similar in to USA in this respect.	[ "France", "Finland", "Japan", "Portugal" ]	France
geography	Ireland, Germany and Austria are famous for the high consumption of this alcohol.	[ "Brandy", "Beer", "Wine", "Vodka" ]	Beer
geography	Dominica, New Zealand and Finland are three countries with high crime rates.	[ "False", "True" ]	True
geography	All of these countries and commonwealth territories have a high divorce rate except one.	[ "Puerto Rico", "Russia", "Sri Lanka", "Qatar" ]	Sri Lanka
geography	This island is well known in scientific fields for being home of five percent of the worlds plant and animal species, with 80% of them unique to it. The island is also the fourth biggest on Earth, with population of about 17,500,000 people.	[ "Greenland", "Madagascar", "New Guinea", "Tasmania" ]	Madagascar
geography	In Greek mythology, this island is the legendary birthplace of the goddess of beauty, love, and passion, the charming Aphrodite, where according to the legend, she emerged from the sea foam.	[ "Crete", "Cyprus", "Limnos", "Rhodes" ]	Cyprus
geography	Because of its spectacular nature forms, one of this insular countrys islands has been a set for the filming of many movie productions, including the highly successful, Lord of the Rings and The Chronicles of Narnia.	[ "The Philippines", "New Zealand", "Indonesia", "New Guinea" ]	New Zealand
geography	Despite being the largest in the world, this island is sparsely populated, due to its unfavourable climate.	[ "Greenland", "New Guinea", "Victoria Island", "Madagascar" ]	Greenland
geography	Being the most populous in the world, with bigger population than Australia and Antarctica, the density of this islands inhabitants forced the countrys government to start transmigration programs, aimed at resettling people to other, less-crowded parts of the country.	[ "Java", "Sumatra", "Borneo", "Sulawesi" ]	Java
geography	This is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, famous for one of the worlds most active volcanoes - Etna.	[ "Sicily", "Crete", "Sardinia", "Corse" ]	Sicily
geography	Al Nakheel Properties, one of the leading real estate developers in Dubai and creator of the worldwide famous Palm Islands, is also the initiator of another grand project of artificial islands, which resembles the shape of what?	[ "A seashell", "The globe", "A human face", "A dolphin" ]	The globe
geography	Which of the following is a traditional Vietnamese clothing, worn primarily by women?	[ "Qipao", "Ão dÃ i", "Nhu", "Raglan" ]	Ão dÃ i

geography

What term refers to the horizontal line, 23.5 degrees S, which passes through South America, Africa, and Australia?

[ "Tropic of Cancer", "Prime Meridian", "Tropic of Capricorn", "Equator" ]

Tropic of Capricorn

geography

Which continents are entirely in the Southern Hemisphere?

[ "South America, Africa, and Australia", "Australia and Antarctica", "South America, Australia and Antarctica", "South America and Australia" ]

Australia and Antarctica

geography

Which continents (landmasses, not peripheral islands) are entirely in the Northern Hemisphere?

[ "North America and Europe", "Europe, Africa and Asia", "North America, Africa, and Asia", "North America, Europe, and Asia" ]

North America, Europe, and Asia

geography

Which continents are entirely in the Western Hemisphere?

[ "North America, Europe, and Asia", "Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia", "Australia and Antarctica", "North America and South America" ]

North America and South America

geography

Which feature on a map helps determine direction?

[ "a key", "a legend", "a compass rose", "a scale" ]

a compass rose

geography

Which of these is not a type of map projection?

[ "Robinson", "Crusoe", "Mercator", "Interrupted" ]

Crusoe

geography

Which of these continents is largest (by territory)?

[ "South America", "Antarctica", "North America", "Europe" ]

North America

geography

Which of these countries is smallest (by territory)?

[ "Seychelles", "Liechtenstein", "San Marino", "Marshall Islands" ]

San Marino

geography

Which of these US cities is largest (by population)?

[ "Houston", "Phoenix", "Philadelphia", "San Antonio" ]

Houston

geography

Which of these mountains is highest?

[ "Puncak Jaya", "Mount McKinley", "Mount Elbrus", "Mount Kilimanjaro" ]

Mount McKinley

geography

Which of these lakes is deepest?

[ "Caspian Sea", "Malawi or Nyasa", "Tanganyika", "Issyk-Kul" ]

Tanganyika

geography

Which of these rivers is longest?

[ "Lena", "Huang", "Amur", "Ob-Irtysh" ]

Huang

geography

Which of these seas is largest?

[ "Bering", "Arabian Sea", "Mediterranean", "Gulf of Mexico" ]

Mediterranean

geography

Which of these deserts is largest?

[ "Chihuahuan", "Syrian", "Thar", "Great Sandy" ]

Syrian

geography

Which of these inhabited places is wettest?

[ "Moulein", "Sylhet", "Baguio", "Lae" ]

Moulein

geography

Which of these oceans has the greatest depth?

[ "Pacific Ocean", "Indian Ocean", "Atlantic Ocean", "Arctic Ocean" ]

Pacific Ocean

geography

The rivers - the Tajo, the Ebro, the Duero, and the Guadiana, are located in this country.

[ "Columbia", "Portugal", "Spain", "Brazil" ]

Spain

geography

The volcanoes - Akan, Aso, Mount Fuji and Rausu are located in this country.

[ "Japan", "Malaysia", "North Korea", "Indonesia" ]

Japan

geography

Onega, Khanka and Chudskoye are three of the many lakes in this country.

[ "Kazakhstan", "Mongolia", "Ukraine", "Russia" ]

Russia

geography

The valleys of the Yellow River and the Pearl River are two of the seven main national valleys in this country.

[ "Burma", "China", "Thailand", "India" ]

China

geography

Pico da Bandeira, Pico do Cruzeiro and Pedra da Mina are three of the numerous mountains located in this South American country.

[ "Argentina", "Chili", "Brazil", "Peru" ]

Brazil

geography

Chauvet Cave and Meyrieres Cave are two caves located in this European state.

[ "France", "Netherlands", "Spain", "Belgium" ]

France

geography

Kainji Lake and Lake Chad are considered lakes of this country.

[ "Niger", "Nigeria", "Cameroon", "Chad" ]

Nigeria

geography

Mitchell, Jardine, Staaten, Flinders, Leichhardt, and Nicholson are just few of the rivers in this country.

[ "Indonesia", "Australia", "Papua New Guinea", "New Zealand" ]

Australia

geography

Kaskaspakte, Akka and Sielmmacohkka are three mountains in this country.

[ "Norway", "Finland", "Denmark", "Sweden" ]

Sweden

geography

Dasht-e Kavir and Kavir-e Lut are deserts located in this Asian country.

[ "India", "Iran", "Pakistan", "Iraq" ]

Iran

geography

Which two countries border the Dead Sea?

[ "Jordan and Israel", "Lebanon and Jordan", "Syria and Jordan", "Lebanon and Israel" ]

Jordan and Israel

geography

Is it true that Yasseir Arafat became chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization in 2004?

[ "Yes", "No" ]

No

geography

What are the three Benelux countries?

[ "Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg", "Finland, Sweden and Denmark", "The U.S.A., Canada and Mexico", "Honduras, Nicaragua and Belize" ]

Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg

geography

Did the 13 colonies declare their independence in 1776?

[ "No", "Yes" ]

Yes

geography

Europe is the smallest continent.

[ "True", "False" ]

False

geography

What are the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn?

[ "Lines of latitude", "Lines of longitude", "Parallel to the Greenwhich Meridian", "None of these" ]

Lines of latitude

geography

Which statement about the emu and the kangaroo is not true?

[ "Both are indigenous only to Australia.", "Both are on the national emblem of Australia.", "Both are incapable of flying.", "Both are incapable of walking backwards." ]

Both are indigenous only to Australia.

geography

What was the former name of the city of Istanbul ?

[ "Constantinople", "Persia", "Zaire", "Siam" ]

Constantinople

geography

Where would you find the shortest river in the world?

[ "Wales", "Ecuador", "Tasmania", "Montana" ]

Montana

geography

What major geographical feature is located at 23.5 degrees North latitude?

[ "The Equator", "The Arctic Circle", "The Tropic of Capricorn", "The Tropic of Cancer" ]

The Tropic of Cancer

geography

Which would be found at 39 degrees 43 minutes North latitude?

[ "The Tropic of Cancer", "The Tropic of Capricorn", "The majority of the Mason-Dixon Line.", "The border between Canada and Washington State." ]

The majority of the Mason-Dixon Line.

geography

Which country held the record for the highest birth rate in the 2005 world statistics?

[ "Niger", "Uganda", "Mali", "Vatican City" ]

Niger

geography

How many US states border the Gulf of Mexico?

[ "4", "3", "5", "10" ]

5

geography

Measuring at the Equator, what is the closest approximation of the Earths circumference?

[ "24,900,000 miles", "24,900 miles", "249,000 miles", "2,490,000 miles" ]

24,900 miles

geography

The people of which country watched the most TV per week in 2005?

[ "Thailand", "The Philippines", "The USA", "Egypt" ]

Thailand

geography

How many US states border the Pacific Ocean?

[ "11", "4", "5", "3" ]

5

geography

Which one of these ski resorts is not located in the Alps?

[ "Kitzbuhel", "Zermatt", "Mont-Tremblant", "Chamonix-Mont-Blanc" ]

Mont-Tremblant

geography

The tallest mountain peak in the US is Mount McKinley. This is the second tallest.

[ "Mount Saint Elias", "Glacier Peak", "Mount Washington", "Gannett Peak" ]

Mount Saint Elias

geography

Which one of these mountains is not a volcano?

[ "Mauna Kea", "Mount St. Helens", "Mount Vesuvius", "Mount Aspiring" ]

Mount Aspiring

geography

The highest mountain peak on our planet is Mount Everest. It was first climbed by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay on May 29, 1953. What is the home country of Sir Edmund Hillary?

[ "United Kingdom", "The United States", "France", "New Zealand" ]

New Zealand

geography

Which saltwater lake, bordered on the west by Azerbaijan and Russia, is the largest inland body of water in the world?

[ "Tanganyika", "Victoria", "Baikal", "Caspian Sea" ]

Caspian Sea

geography

This country, situated in North Europe, has almost 200 000 lakes - more than any other country in the world.

[ "Finland", "Sweden", "The Netherlands", "Georgia" ]

Finland

geography

Which body of water, situated in Southern Siberia, is the deepest and oldest freshwater lake on Earth?

[ "Onega", "Ladoga", "Huron", "Baikal" ]

Baikal

geography

This water body, which is South Americas largest freshwater lake, is the highest commercially navigable lake.

[ "Nyasa", "Nicaragua", "Titicaca", "Michigan" ]

Titicaca

geography

This country has more than 60% of worlds lakes due to its special drainage system.

[ "Australia", "Russia", "Canada", "The USA" ]

Canada

geography

This freshwater-lake island, with a surface area of 2,766 kmÂ², is the biggest on Earth.

[ "Islandlake", "Ainslie", "Manitoulin Island", "Isle of Wight" ]

Manitoulin Island

geography

What Canadian lake is the largest in the world, located on an island?

[ "Nettilling Lake", "Aral", "Winnipeg", "Michigan" ]

Nettilling Lake

geography

This is the lowest lake on Earth, situated at about 400 meters below sea level on the border between Israel and Jordan.

[ "Issyk-Kul", "Balkhash", "Urmia", "Dead Sea" ]

Dead Sea

geography

Which tiny lake located in Tibet is the highest lake on Earth?

[ "Lhagba Pool", "Rush Lake", "Laguna Lobato", "Poquentica Lake" ]

Lhagba Pool

geography

With a surface area of about 82,000 kmÂ², this lake between Ontario and Minnesota is the largest single freshwater lake in the world.

[ "Turkana", "Michigan", "Lake Superior", "Onega" ]

Lake Superior

geography

The word volcano comes from the name of the Roman god of fire, Vulcan. Who is the analogue of Vulcan in Greek mythology?

[ "Hephaestus", "Helios", "Hermes", "Zeus" ]

Hephaestus

geography

If magma contains more than 65% silica, the lava is called this.

[ "felsic or acidic", "thick", "mafic or basic", "dense" ]

felsic or acidic

geography

Phreatic eruptions occur when the temperature of magma is relatively low and it solidifies very quickly, sometimes blocking the vent of the volcano.

[ "True", "False" ]

False

geography

Yellowstone Caldera is considered a supervolcano because within the past two million years it has erupted extremely violently three times . The most recent eruption occurred this long ago, and spread volcanic ash over most of the North American continent.

[ "1,510,000 years", "40,000 years", "640,000 years", "17,000 years" ]

640,000 years

geography

Which of the following states of America is an inland one and has an official motto that does not come from Latin?

[ "Montana", "Virginia", "Oklahoma", "South Carolina" ]

Montana

geography

Which of the following states has an official motto In God we trust, which is also the official motto of the United States of America?

[ "Georgia", "Washington", "South Dakota", "Florida" ]

Florida

geography

Three of these US states have an official motto related to liberty. Spot the odd one.

[ "Iowa", "Oklahoma", "New Jersey", "New Hampshire" ]

Oklahoma

geography

This famous Latin maxim, which is the official motto of South Carolina, means While I breathe, I hope.

[ "Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice", "Nil sine numine", "Salus populi suprema lex esto", "Dum spiro spero" ]

Dum spiro spero

geography

Three of the following US states have a motto consisting of one single word in English. Which one does not belong to the group?

[ "Utah", "Texas", "West Virginia", "Rhode Island" ]

West Virginia

geography

North to the Future is the official motto of this US state, which is the largest in area.

[ "Texas", "Alaska", "Nevada", "Colorado" ]

Alaska

geography

Which of the following maxims, meaning The people rule, is the official state motto of Arkansas?

[ "Esto perpetua", "Regnat populus", "Dirigo", "Ditat Deus" ]

Regnat populus

geography

This famous exclamation, which has been attributed to ancient scientist Archimedes, is the official state motto of California.

[ "Excelsior!", "Virtute et armis", "Ad astra per aspera", "Eureka" ]

Eureka

geography

The official motto of this state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States comes from Chinook Jargon.

[ "Wisconsin", "Washington", "Pennsylvania", "New York" ]

Washington

geography

Which of these states has an official motto that doesnt include the word rights in it?

[ "Iowa", "Indiana", "Wyoming", "Alabama" ]

Indiana

geography

Which volcano, located on Ross Island, Antarctica, is the southernmost active volcano on Earth?

[ "Mayon Volcano", "Cold Bay Volcano", "Mount Erebus", "Teide" ]

Mount Erebus

geography

This volcano, which is the largest in Europe, is located on the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.

[ "Mount Etna", "Hekla", "El Misti", "Santorini" ]

Mount Etna

geography

[ "Mexico", "Peru", "Canada", "Argentina" ]

Mexico

geography

Mount Vesuvius, that is notorious for the destruction of two Roman cities in the year 79, was linked most closely to which hero and demigod?

[ "Asclepius", "Apollo", "Zeus", "Hercules" ]

Hercules

geography

What is the biggest extinct volcano in Ecuador, situated in the Andes mountain.

[ "Chimborazo", "Ojos Del Salado", "Llullaillaco", "Cotopaxi" ]

Chimborazo

geography

This dormant volcano, which is 66 km northeast of Tehran, is the symbol of Iranian resistance against foreign rule.

[ "Mount Hood", "Krakatoa", "Mount Damavand", "Krafla" ]

Mount Damavand

geography

This active volcano, whose name means long mountain in Hawaiian, is one of the five peaks that form the Island of Hawaii.

[ "Cotopaxi", "Mauna Loa", "Mount Kea", "Hekla" ]

Mauna Loa

geography

What volcano located on the island of Tenerife represents the highest mountain on Spanish territories?

[ "Teide", "Stromboli", "Santorini", "Duvalo" ]

Teide

geography

The name of this volcano, located on the Alaska Peninsula, means new eruption.

[ "Newatsa", "Mount Rainier", "Novarupta", "Mount Hood" ]

Novarupta

geography

Which is the volcanically active region that is situated in a famous national US park and has a territory of 55 kilometers by 72 kilometers?

[ "Yosemite Valley", "Yellowstone Caldera", "Mount Shasta", "Cold Bay Volcano" ]

Yellowstone Caldera

geography

Where is the southernmost point in all 50 states?

[ "Texas", "Hawaii", "Florida", "California" ]

Hawaii

geography

And where is the lowest point in the USA, North America, and western hemisphere? I need the state and national park name.

[ "Maine, Acadia NP", "California, Death Valley NP", "Arizona, Grand Canyon NP", "Wyoming, Yellowstone NP" ]

California, Death Valley NP

geography

The state with the largest area in the lower 48 is?

[ "California", "Texas", "Montana", "Arizona" ]

Texas

geography

England, Norway, Belgium and Denmark all border this sea.

[ "Baltic sea", "Black sea", "North sea", "Aegean sea" ]

North sea

geography

Towards the beginning of the new millennium, three of these four countries had a population of approximately 32 million people. Which is the odd one?

[ "Algeria", "Kenya", "Colombia", "Morocco" ]

Colombia

geography

Canada, the United States and China are three countries whose total area is approximately 12 million sq km.

[ "False", "True" ]

False

geography

The US is one of the leading countries in the number plastic surgery procedures.

[ "False", "True" ]

True

geography

In the beginning of the new millennium, Russias, Iraqs and Saudi Arabias oil reserves were above 100 billion bbl.

[ "True", "False" ]

False

geography

USA is considered to be one of the most popular destinations, where thousands of immigrants come to seek asylum. Just one of these four states is similar in to USA in this respect.

[ "France", "Finland", "Japan", "Portugal" ]

France

geography

Ireland, Germany and Austria are famous for the high consumption of this alcohol.

[ "Brandy", "Beer", "Wine", "Vodka" ]

Beer

geography

Dominica, New Zealand and Finland are three countries with high crime rates.

[ "False", "True" ]

True

geography

All of these countries and commonwealth territories have a high divorce rate except one.

[ "Puerto Rico", "Russia", "Sri Lanka", "Qatar" ]

Sri Lanka

geography

This island is well known in scientific fields for being home of five percent of the worlds plant and animal species, with 80% of them unique to it. The island is also the fourth biggest on Earth, with population of about 17,500,000 people.

[ "Greenland", "Madagascar", "New Guinea", "Tasmania" ]

Madagascar

geography

In Greek mythology, this island is the legendary birthplace of the goddess of beauty, love, and passion, the charming Aphrodite, where according to the legend, she emerged from the sea foam.

[ "Crete", "Cyprus", "Limnos", "Rhodes" ]

Cyprus

geography

Because of its spectacular nature forms, one of this insular countrys islands has been a set for the filming of many movie productions, including the highly successful, Lord of the Rings and The Chronicles of Narnia.

[ "The Philippines", "New Zealand", "Indonesia", "New Guinea" ]

New Zealand

geography

Despite being the largest in the world, this island is sparsely populated, due to its unfavourable climate.

[ "Greenland", "New Guinea", "Victoria Island", "Madagascar" ]

Greenland

geography

Being the most populous in the world, with bigger population than Australia and Antarctica, the density of this islands inhabitants forced the countrys government to start transmigration programs, aimed at resettling people to other, less-crowded parts of the country.

[ "Java", "Sumatra", "Borneo", "Sulawesi" ]

Java

geography

This is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, famous for one of the worlds most active volcanoes - Etna.

[ "Sicily", "Crete", "Sardinia", "Corse" ]

Sicily

geography

Al Nakheel Properties, one of the leading real estate developers in Dubai and creator of the worldwide famous Palm Islands, is also the initiator of another grand project of artificial islands, which resembles the shape of what?

[ "A seashell", "The globe", "A human face", "A dolphin" ]

The globe

geography

Which of the following is a traditional Vietnamese clothing, worn primarily by women?

[ "Qipao", "Ão dÃ i", "Nhu", "Raglan" ]

Ão dÃ i