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geography	Everglades National Park is located in this US state.	[ "Hawaii", "Nevada", "Georgia", "Florida" ]	Florida
geography	The state drink of this US state is milk, its state bird is the Western Meadowlark, its state flower is the Wild Prairie Rose, and its state slogan is Legendary.	[ "North Dakota", "South Dakota", "North Carolina", "South Carolina" ]	North Dakota
geography	According to one theory, the name of this US state comes from the French word for hurricane.	[ "Arizona", "Oregon", "Colorado", "Vermont" ]	Oregon
geography	Baton Rouge is the capital of what US state?	[ "New Hampshire", "Maine", "Louisiana", "North Carolina" ]	Louisiana
geography	The largest city in what US state hosts Summerfest, or The Worlds Largest Music Festival?	[ "New Jersey", "Wisconsin", "Kentucky", "Maryland" ]	Wisconsin
geography	The name of this US state means great river and its symbol is the magnolia tree.	[ "Missouri", "Massachusetts", "Mississippi", "Minnesota" ]	Mississippi
geography	Which US state has been nicknamed The First State, The Small Wonder, Blue Hen State, and The Diamond State?	[ "Pennsylvania", "Virginia", "Delaware", "New York" ]	Delaware
geography	The smallest monkey on earth is found in the Philippines.	[ "False", "True" ]	True
geography	The Ifugao Rice Terraces are located in Luzon, in the Philippines. If it were possible to place them end to end, how long would they extend?	[ "1,500 miles", "5,800 miles", "8,000 miles", "1,400 miles" ]	1,400 miles
geography	What are the largest cities in the Philippines in terms of land area?	[ "Manila and Davao City", "Zamballes and Puerto Princesa City", "Zamballes and Manila", "Davao City and Puerto Princesa City" ]	Davao City and Puerto Princesa City
geography	The Philippines has the worlds largest deposit of heavy water which can be used for atomic energy, in spectroscopy, and as an automobile fuel. What makes heavy water different from water?	[ "An extra hydrogen molecule", "One less hydrogen molecule making it HO not H2O", "An extra oxygen molecule", "The presence of deuterium" ]	The presence of deuterium
geography	From 1888-1889, American traders Simon and Thomas Metcalfe brought some men from Manila to the Western Hemisphere. Which state did they bring them to?	[ "California", "Mexico", "Oregon", "Alaska" ]	Alaska
geography	Who was the first female President of the Philippines?	[ "Eleanor Concepcion", "Louiza Rizal", "Ramona Magsaysay", "Corazon Aquino" ]	Corazon Aquino
geography	Who is the first Filipino-American to become Governor of a US state?	[ "Franklin Rakata", "Jose Nisperos", "Jose Rizal", "Benjamin Cayetano" ]	Benjamin Cayetano
geography	On December 7, 1941 the Japanese launched a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. On that day they also launched a similar attack on this American airbase in the Philippines.	[ "Subic Bay, Luzon, Philippines", "Capas Air Base,Tarlac, Philippines", "Angeles, Pampanga, Philippines", "Clark Air Force Base, Pampanga, Philippines" ]	Angeles, Pampanga, Philippines
geography	Which best describes the religious distribution of the populace of the Philippines?	[ "82% Catholic, 9% Protestant, 5% Muslim and 3 % Buddhist", "92 % Catholic, 7 % Muslim, 1% all others", "57 % Muslim, 40 % Protestant, 1 % Catholic", "41% Catholic, 38 % Muslim, 10% Buddhist , 9 % Protestant" ]	82% Catholic, 9% Protestant, 5% Muslim and 3 % Buddhist
geography	This US President was born in South Carolina although he lived in Tennessee when he became president.	[ "William Henry Harrison", "Zachary Taylor", "Andrew Jackson", "Jimmy Carter" ]	Andrew Jackson
geography	Which of the following states borders South Carolina?	[ "Alabama", "Tennessee", "Virginia", "Georgia" ]	Georgia
geography	In 1860 South Carolina became the first state to secede from the Union.	[ "True", "False" ]	True
geography	South Carolina is the state whose shape most closely resembles a triangle.	[ "False", "True" ]	True
geography	What South Carolina Senator lived to be one hundred years old while still holding office?	[ "Strom Thurmond", "Mike Mansfield", "James, (Jimmy) Byrnes", "Fritz Hollings" ]	Strom Thurmond
geography	Francis Marion fought the British in the swamps of South Carolina during the Revolutionary War, using guerrilla tactics, that the communist Vietcong in Vietnam would have understood well. For this Marion was given the following nickname.	[ "The Swamp Fox", "The Yankee Ghost", "The Carolina Gamecock", "The Fighting Gator" ]	The Swamp Fox
geography	The Grand Strand is a long stretch of sandy beach situated near which of the following?	[ "Hilton Head", "Follie Beach", "Myrtle Beach", "Charleston" ]	Myrtle Beach
geography	The city of Fargo is the largest city in which of these U.S. states?	[ "North Carolina", "South Dakota", "North Dakota", "South Carolina" ]	North Dakota
geography	Name the capital city of the U.S. state of Washington.	[ "Seattle", "Olympia", "Madison", "Boise" ]	Olympia
geography	Which U.S. state has been nicknamed The Cornhusker State?	[ "Nevada", "Ohio", "Nebraska", "Wyoming" ]	Nebraska
geography	Topeka is the capital city of which U.S. state?	[ "Kansas", "Arkansas", "Missouri", "Colorado" ]	Kansas
geography	Which of these nicknames refers to the U.S. state of Idaho?	[ "Emerald State", "Pearl State", "Gem State", "Golden State" ]	Gem State
geography	What does the name of the U.S. state of Utah mean in the Ute language?	[ "Spirits of the rivers", "Children of the winds", "People of the mountains", "Land around the great lake" ]	People of the mountains
geography	Saint Paul is the capital city of what US state?	[ "Missouri", "Minnesota", "Mississippi", "None of these" ]	Minnesota
geography	The Black Sea drains into the Atlantic Ocean via the Sea of Marmara and the Mediterranean Sea on the South West. On the other, North East side of the Black Sea, there is a small sea which is connected to the Black Sea via the Strait of Kerch. Name this sea.	[ "The White Sea", "The Caspian Sea", "The Aral Sea", "The Sea of Azov" ]	The Sea of Azov
geography	Six countries are located along the Black Sea border. Which one among them has the longest Black Sea coast line (not including the Sea of Azov coast line)?	[ "Romania", "Turkey", "Russia", "Ukraine" ]	Turkey
geography	Not counting Istanbul, which of these cities is located on Bosphorus on the side of the Sea of Marmara and is the biggest city on the coast of the Black Sea?	[ "Trabzon, Turkey", "Sukhumi, Georgia", "Varna, Bulgaria", "Odessa, Ukraine" ]	Odessa, Ukraine
geography	The names of three large rivers flowing into the Black Sea begin with a letter D. Danube, the largest of the three, flows through ten European countries and enters the Black Sea in Romania. The other two end their flow in this country.	[ "Bulgaria", "Turkey", "Ukraine", "Russia" ]	Ukraine
geography	The Black Sea city of Sukhumi is the capital of this republic that proclaimed its independence from Georgia in the 90s.	[ "Ajaria", "Iberia", "Ossetia", "Abkhazia" ]	Abkhazia
geography	The Black Sea, whose waters are known to be meromictic, is the largest water basin in the world where water layers do not intermix, and, thus, lack the dissolved form of what?	[ "Salt", "Nitrogen", "Oxygen", "Hydrogen Sulfide" ]	Oxygen
geography	The Crimean peninsula has been under the control of multiple powers over the centuries. Although it is considered to be an autonomous republic, it is a part of this nation.	[ "Ukraine", "Romania", "Bulgaria", "Russia" ]	Ukraine
geography	From the viewpoint of physical geography and ecology, the Ukrainian territories to the north of the Black Sea are known to contain what?	[ "Low hills and forests", "Steppes or plains", "Mountains", "Sand desert" ]	Steppes or plains
geography	The Black Sea reaches the maximum depth of 2,210 m. Its neighbor, the Sea of Azov, is unique in terms of sea depth for what reason?	[ "Its floor sinks constantly because it is located on a large basalt plate.", "It is the shallowest sea in the world.", "It has almost perfectly flat sea floor with a depth of 1370 m.", "It has no established sea floor, it changes constantly with currents." ]	It is the shallowest sea in the world.
geography	All these entities are located around the Black Sea except for one. Name the exception.	[ "Ural mountains", "Balkan peninsula", "Caucasus mountains", "Anatolia" ]	Ural mountains
geography	The summit ridge of Mount Everest marks the border between which two Asian countries?	[ "India and China", "Nepal and India", "China and Georgia", "China and Nepal" ]	China and Nepal
geography	The locals of Nepal call the highest mount in the world - Mount Everest - Sagarmatha. What is the meaning of this name in Sanskrit?	[ "Holy Mountain", "Ice Zone", "Leader Among the Others", "Head of the Sky" ]	Head of the Sky
geography	The highest mountain in the world is named after Sir George Everest, a famous Welshman. What was his profession?	[ "Defender of human rights", "Actor", "Surveyor and geographer", "President" ]	Surveyor and geographer
geography	The Himalayan range, part of which is Mount Everest, stretches across five different countries in Asia. Which of the following countries is not among them?	[ "Israel", "Bhutan", "Pakistan", "India" ]	Israel
geography	Edmund Hillary, the first mountaineer to reach mount Everest, was from what country?	[ "The USA", "Great Britain", "Norway", "New Zealand" ]	New Zealand
geography	What nationality was mathematician and surveyor Radhanath Sikdar, who was the first person to measure the height of Everest?	[ "Bengali-Indian", "Chinese", "Pakistani", "Tibetan" ]	Bengali-Indian
geography	Which of the following paths is one of the two most popular climbing routes to Mount Everest?	[ "The south ridge from Tibet", "The east ridge from Pakistan", "The west ridge from India", "The southeast ridge from Nepal" ]	The southeast ridge from Nepal
geography	What nationality was Junko Tabei - the first woman to reach the peak of Mount Everest?	[ "Japanese", "Chinese", "Indian", "Nepalese" ]	Japanese
geography	This Italian climber, who was in the first expedition to reach Mount Everest without oxygen tanks, later became the first person to climb the summit alone.	[ "Reinhold Messner", "Laurie Skreslet", "Jerzy Kukuczka", "Tim Macartney" ]	Reinhold Messner
geography	The term death zone refers to high altitudes, where the amount of oxygen cannot sustain human life and altitude acclimatization becomes impossible. While this definition still applies, mount Everests death zone is significantly more difficult to survive. Why?	[ "Visibility is decreased due to constant snowstorms", "Extremely low temperatures result in quick freezing of body parts", "High wind velocity causes deadly avalanches", "Polar bears pose a serious threat to climbers" ]	Extremely low temperatures result in quick freezing of body parts
geography	What is the largest island on the planet in terms of territory?	[ "Madagascar", "Sumatra", "Greenland", "New Guinea" ]	Greenland
geography	This island, located north of Australia, is the second-largest island on the planet.	[ "Tasmania", "New Guinea", "South Island", "Sri Lanka" ]	New Guinea
geography	This is the third-largest island on the planet, and it is also known as Kalimantan.	[ "Bali", "Borneo", "Taiwan", "Java" ]	Borneo
geography	This is the fourth-largest island in the world, and it is home to 5% of the plant and animal species on the planet.	[ "Jamaica", "Madagascar", "Tasmania", "Cuba" ]	Madagascar
geography	This is the largest European island, and the ninth-largest island on the planet.	[ "Sicily", "Sardinia", "None of these", "Cyprus" ]	None of these
geography	What is the largest island of Canada, and the fifth-largest island in the world?	[ "Victoria Island", "Baffin Island", "Banks Island", "Devon Island" ]	Baffin Island
geography	What is the most populous island in the world?	[ "Java", "Cuba", "Borneo", "Honshu" ]	Java
geography	This island is located in the Indian Ocean and is also known as Ceylon.	[ "Borneo", "Taiwan", "Sumatra", "Sri Lanka" ]	Sri Lanka
geography	The capital of this island country is Kingston.	[ "Jamaica", "Haiti", "Hispaniola", "Cuba" ]	Jamaica
geography	What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?	[ "Crete", "Corsica", "Sicily", "Cyprus" ]	Sicily
geography	The geographic North and South Poles are at fixed locations and have not moved.	[ "True", "False" ]	False
geography	Which nation claims ownership of the South Pole?	[ "Russia", "No nation does.", "France", "The USA" ]	No nation does.
geography	In 1728, he became the first person to sail into the Arctic Ocean and proved that Asia and North America are not joined by land.	[ "Cook", "Bering", "Scott", "Peary" ]	Bering
geography	Who is given credit for being the first person to reach the North Pole?	[ "Peary", "Bering", "Amundsen", "Scott" ]	Peary
geography	What happened at the North Pole on August 3, 1958?	[ "The northernmost US city, Naavetau, was founded.", "The first airport in the Arctic was built.", "A submarine travelled underwater under the Pole.", "The last Arctic Moa was killed." ]	A submarine travelled underwater under the Pole.
geography	The first time Antarctica was officially visited is a subject of controversy. Three people have claimed to have achieved this feat. Which of these is not one them?	[ "Edward Bransfield", "Nathaniel B. Palmer", "Fabian von Bellinghausen", "James Cook" ]	James Cook
geography	Which statement is true about the explorer and glaciologist Albert P. Crary?	[ "He was the first person to set foot on Antarctica.", "He was the first pilot to fly across the South Pole.", "He was the first person to build a home above the Arctic Circle.", "He was the first person to reach both the North and South Poles." ]	He was the first person to reach both the North and South Poles.
geography	Who was the first person to reach the South Pole?	[ "Scott", "Amundsen", "Henson", "Peary" ]	Amundsen
geography	The temperature at the North Pole is higher than the temperature at the South Pole.	[ "False", "True" ]	True
geography	Few animals inhabit the North Pole. Which of these types of animals can never be seen there?	[ "Penguins", "Bears", "Birds", "Fish" ]	Penguins
geography	In 2000, microbes were found at the South Pole.	[ "False", "True" ]	True
geography	What river, draining into the Caspian Sea, is the longest in Europe?	[ "Danube", "Ural", "Dnieper", "Volga" ]	Volga
geography	Where are the origins of the Rhine?	[ "Switzerland", "Austria", "Belgium", "Germany" ]	Switzerland
geography	What is the longest river in France?	[ "Loire", "Maine", "Odet", "Erdre" ]	Loire
geography	What river rises in the northwestern Czech Republic, flows through Germany and into the North Sea?	[ "Elbe", "Viskan", "Morava", "Oste" ]	Elbe
geography	What river named after a mythological figure is the longest river of Great Britain?	[ "Trent", "Great Ouse", "Thames", "Severn" ]	Severn
geography	What river flows through ten European countries and is the longest in the European Union?	[ "Rhine", "Dnieper", "Danube", "Elbe" ]	Danube
geography	What river that flows through Spain and Portugal is the longest river on the Iberian Peninsula?	[ "Guadiana", "Duero", "Guadalquivir", "Tagus" ]	Tagus
geography	What is the longest river in Poland and the ninth longest in Europe?	[ "Wda", "Nogat", "Vistula", "Dunajec" ]	Vistula
geography	In what country does the River Po rise?	[ "France", "Italy", "Belgium", "Switzerland" ]	Italy
geography	This bridge, that spans the Tagus River, is the longest bridge in Europe.	[ "Vizcaya Bridge", "Guadiana International Bridge", "Vasco da Gama Bridge", "Merida Bridge" ]	Vasco da Gama Bridge
geography	How would you say What is your name? in Tagalog?	[ "Ilang taong gulang ka na?", "Ano ang ginagawa mo?", "Ano ang pangalan mo?", "Saan ka nakatira?" ]	Ano ang pangalan mo?
geography	The Filipino word Bulaklak means flower in English.	[ "False", "True" ]	True
geography	What does the Filipino word lungsod mean in English?	[ "market", "city", "island", "province" ]	city
geography	The Filipino word pangalan means name in English. What does the word pangngalan mean?	[ "address", "adjective", "noun", "verb" ]	noun
geography	The Filipino word maganda means beautiful in English.	[ "True", "False" ]	True
geography	What Filipino word means money in English?	[ "tindahan", "mura", "pera", "wala" ]	pera
geography	What does the Filipino word salita mean in English?	[ "word", "phrase", "sentence", "meaning" ]	word
geography	How will you say I Love You in Filipino?	[ "Mahal Kita", "Ikaw Na Nga", "Sino Ka", "Hindi Ko Alam" ]	Mahal Kita
geography	Who is considered the Father of Filipino Language?	[ "Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo", "Ferdinand Marcos", "Emilio Aguinaldo", "Manuel Quezon" ]	Manuel Quezon
geography	This western half of this island is part of Indonesia, while the eastern half is a nation which gained independence in 2002, following hundreds of years of European colonialism and 25 years of Indonesian occupation.	[ "Borneo", "Sumatra", "Timor", "Celebes" ]	Timor
geography	Which Indonesian island is shared by four Indonesian provinces and two other nations: the eastern half of Malaysia and the tiny oil-rich sultanate of Brunei?	[ "New Guinea", "Sumatra", "Borneo", "Flores" ]	Borneo
geography	These islands were the original spice islands, which have drawn traders from all over the world for thousands of years, and were a major factor in causing the European age of exploration, as explorers set out to find the fabled East Indies.	[ "Ternate, Tidore and Banda", "Timor, Flores and Sumba", "Celebes and New Guinea", "Sumatra and Borneo" ]	Ternate, Tidore and Banda
geography	Which Indonesian island was in the news in 2003 when the remains of an extinct variety of small hominids (popularly referred to as Hobbits), measuring about 3 feet in height, were found there?	[ "Sumatra", "New Guinea", "Timor", "Flores" ]	Flores
geography	This island, the second largest in the world, is shared by Indonesia and another country. Because of its impenetrable swamps, jungles and towering mountains, it wasnt explored by outsiders until the past 100 years, and new tribes of humans with stone-age societies are still being discovered in the interior.	[ "New Guinea", "Flores", "Celebes", "Sumatra" ]	New Guinea
geography	This island is the third largest in Indonesia, and is probably known for its coffee. It is also home to unique (and endangered) species of elephants, tigers, and rhinoceroses. It is also one of two islands which have indigenous orangutans.	[ "Timor", "Sumatra", "New Guinea", "Celebes" ]	Sumatra
geography	Which of these describes best the location of the volcanic island of Krakatau (sometimes erroneously called Krakatoa), which had a well-known and devastating eruption on August 23, 1883?	[ "West of New Guinea", "East of Java", "Between Java and Sumatra", "Off the coast of Borneo" ]	Between Java and Sumatra
geography	This volcano, located on the island of Sumbawa, erupted in 1815, generally regarded as the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history. The eruption killed thousands, and changed global climatic patterns.	[ "Merapi", "Krakatau", "Mandiri", "Tambora" ]	Tambora
geography	Wichita, the county seat of Sedgwick County, is nicknamed what?	[ "Air Capital", "Mountain Capital", "Plain Capital", "River capital" ]	Air Capital
geography	Wichita, a major aircraft manufacturing hub and cultural center, is the capital of Kansas.	[ "True", "False" ]	False

geography

Everglades National Park is located in this US state.

[ "Hawaii", "Nevada", "Georgia", "Florida" ]

Florida

geography

The state drink of this US state is milk, its state bird is the Western Meadowlark, its state flower is the Wild Prairie Rose, and its state slogan is Legendary.

[ "North Dakota", "South Dakota", "North Carolina", "South Carolina" ]

North Dakota

geography

According to one theory, the name of this US state comes from the French word for hurricane.

[ "Arizona", "Oregon", "Colorado", "Vermont" ]

Oregon

geography

Baton Rouge is the capital of what US state?

[ "New Hampshire", "Maine", "Louisiana", "North Carolina" ]

Louisiana

geography

The largest city in what US state hosts Summerfest, or The Worlds Largest Music Festival?

[ "New Jersey", "Wisconsin", "Kentucky", "Maryland" ]

Wisconsin

geography

The name of this US state means great river and its symbol is the magnolia tree.

[ "Missouri", "Massachusetts", "Mississippi", "Minnesota" ]

Mississippi

geography

Which US state has been nicknamed The First State, The Small Wonder, Blue Hen State, and The Diamond State?

[ "Pennsylvania", "Virginia", "Delaware", "New York" ]

Delaware

geography

The smallest monkey on earth is found in the Philippines.

[ "False", "True" ]

True

geography

The Ifugao Rice Terraces are located in Luzon, in the Philippines. If it were possible to place them end to end, how long would they extend?

[ "1,500 miles", "5,800 miles", "8,000 miles", "1,400 miles" ]

1,400 miles

geography

What are the largest cities in the Philippines in terms of land area?

[ "Manila and Davao City", "Zamballes and Puerto Princesa City", "Zamballes and Manila", "Davao City and Puerto Princesa City" ]

Davao City and Puerto Princesa City

geography

The Philippines has the worlds largest deposit of heavy water which can be used for atomic energy, in spectroscopy, and as an automobile fuel. What makes heavy water different from water?

[ "An extra hydrogen molecule", "One less hydrogen molecule making it HO not H2O", "An extra oxygen molecule", "The presence of deuterium" ]

The presence of deuterium

geography

From 1888-1889, American traders Simon and Thomas Metcalfe brought some men from Manila to the Western Hemisphere. Which state did they bring them to?

[ "California", "Mexico", "Oregon", "Alaska" ]

Alaska

geography

Who was the first female President of the Philippines?

[ "Eleanor Concepcion", "Louiza Rizal", "Ramona Magsaysay", "Corazon Aquino" ]

Corazon Aquino

geography

Who is the first Filipino-American to become Governor of a US state?

[ "Franklin Rakata", "Jose Nisperos", "Jose Rizal", "Benjamin Cayetano" ]

Benjamin Cayetano

geography

On December 7, 1941 the Japanese launched a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. On that day they also launched a similar attack on this American airbase in the Philippines.

[ "Subic Bay, Luzon, Philippines", "Capas Air Base,Tarlac, Philippines", "Angeles, Pampanga, Philippines", "Clark Air Force Base, Pampanga, Philippines" ]

Angeles, Pampanga, Philippines

geography

Which best describes the religious distribution of the populace of the Philippines?

[ "82% Catholic, 9% Protestant, 5% Muslim and 3 % Buddhist", "92 % Catholic, 7 % Muslim, 1% all others", "57 % Muslim, 40 % Protestant, 1 % Catholic", "41% Catholic, 38 % Muslim, 10% Buddhist , 9 % Protestant" ]

82% Catholic, 9% Protestant, 5% Muslim and 3 % Buddhist

geography

This US President was born in South Carolina although he lived in Tennessee when he became president.

[ "William Henry Harrison", "Zachary Taylor", "Andrew Jackson", "Jimmy Carter" ]

Andrew Jackson

geography

Which of the following states borders South Carolina?

[ "Alabama", "Tennessee", "Virginia", "Georgia" ]

Georgia

geography

In 1860 South Carolina became the first state to secede from the Union.

[ "True", "False" ]

True

geography

South Carolina is the state whose shape most closely resembles a triangle.

[ "False", "True" ]

True

geography

What South Carolina Senator lived to be one hundred years old while still holding office?

[ "Strom Thurmond", "Mike Mansfield", "James, (Jimmy) Byrnes", "Fritz Hollings" ]

Strom Thurmond

geography

Francis Marion fought the British in the swamps of South Carolina during the Revolutionary War, using guerrilla tactics, that the communist Vietcong in Vietnam would have understood well. For this Marion was given the following nickname.

[ "The Swamp Fox", "The Yankee Ghost", "The Carolina Gamecock", "The Fighting Gator" ]

The Swamp Fox

geography

The Grand Strand is a long stretch of sandy beach situated near which of the following?

[ "Hilton Head", "Follie Beach", "Myrtle Beach", "Charleston" ]

Myrtle Beach

geography

The city of Fargo is the largest city in which of these U.S. states?

[ "North Carolina", "South Dakota", "North Dakota", "South Carolina" ]

North Dakota

geography

Name the capital city of the U.S. state of Washington.

[ "Seattle", "Olympia", "Madison", "Boise" ]

Olympia

geography

Which U.S. state has been nicknamed The Cornhusker State?

[ "Nevada", "Ohio", "Nebraska", "Wyoming" ]

Nebraska

geography

Topeka is the capital city of which U.S. state?

[ "Kansas", "Arkansas", "Missouri", "Colorado" ]

Kansas

geography

Which of these nicknames refers to the U.S. state of Idaho?

[ "Emerald State", "Pearl State", "Gem State", "Golden State" ]

Gem State

geography

What does the name of the U.S. state of Utah mean in the Ute language?

[ "Spirits of the rivers", "Children of the winds", "People of the mountains", "Land around the great lake" ]

People of the mountains

geography

Saint Paul is the capital city of what US state?

[ "Missouri", "Minnesota", "Mississippi", "None of these" ]

Minnesota

geography

The Black Sea drains into the Atlantic Ocean via the Sea of Marmara and the Mediterranean Sea on the South West. On the other, North East side of the Black Sea, there is a small sea which is connected to the Black Sea via the Strait of Kerch. Name this sea.

[ "The White Sea", "The Caspian Sea", "The Aral Sea", "The Sea of Azov" ]

The Sea of Azov

geography

Six countries are located along the Black Sea border. Which one among them has the longest Black Sea coast line (not including the Sea of Azov coast line)?

[ "Romania", "Turkey", "Russia", "Ukraine" ]

Turkey

geography

Not counting Istanbul, which of these cities is located on Bosphorus on the side of the Sea of Marmara and is the biggest city on the coast of the Black Sea?

[ "Trabzon, Turkey", "Sukhumi, Georgia", "Varna, Bulgaria", "Odessa, Ukraine" ]

Odessa, Ukraine

geography

The names of three large rivers flowing into the Black Sea begin with a letter D. Danube, the largest of the three, flows through ten European countries and enters the Black Sea in Romania. The other two end their flow in this country.

[ "Bulgaria", "Turkey", "Ukraine", "Russia" ]

Ukraine

geography

The Black Sea city of Sukhumi is the capital of this republic that proclaimed its independence from Georgia in the 90s.

[ "Ajaria", "Iberia", "Ossetia", "Abkhazia" ]

Abkhazia

geography

The Black Sea, whose waters are known to be meromictic, is the largest water basin in the world where water layers do not intermix, and, thus, lack the dissolved form of what?

[ "Salt", "Nitrogen", "Oxygen", "Hydrogen Sulfide" ]

Oxygen

geography

The Crimean peninsula has been under the control of multiple powers over the centuries. Although it is considered to be an autonomous republic, it is a part of this nation.

[ "Ukraine", "Romania", "Bulgaria", "Russia" ]

Ukraine

geography

From the viewpoint of physical geography and ecology, the Ukrainian territories to the north of the Black Sea are known to contain what?

[ "Low hills and forests", "Steppes or plains", "Mountains", "Sand desert" ]

Steppes or plains

geography

The Black Sea reaches the maximum depth of 2,210 m. Its neighbor, the Sea of Azov, is unique in terms of sea depth for what reason?

[ "Its floor sinks constantly because it is located on a large basalt plate.", "It is the shallowest sea in the world.", "It has almost perfectly flat sea floor with a depth of 1370 m.", "It has no established sea floor, it changes constantly with currents." ]

It is the shallowest sea in the world.

geography

All these entities are located around the Black Sea except for one. Name the exception.

[ "Ural mountains", "Balkan peninsula", "Caucasus mountains", "Anatolia" ]

Ural mountains

geography

The summit ridge of Mount Everest marks the border between which two Asian countries?

[ "India and China", "Nepal and India", "China and Georgia", "China and Nepal" ]

China and Nepal

geography

The locals of Nepal call the highest mount in the world - Mount Everest - Sagarmatha. What is the meaning of this name in Sanskrit?

[ "Holy Mountain", "Ice Zone", "Leader Among the Others", "Head of the Sky" ]

Head of the Sky

geography

The highest mountain in the world is named after Sir George Everest, a famous Welshman. What was his profession?

[ "Defender of human rights", "Actor", "Surveyor and geographer", "President" ]

Surveyor and geographer

geography

The Himalayan range, part of which is Mount Everest, stretches across five different countries in Asia. Which of the following countries is not among them?

[ "Israel", "Bhutan", "Pakistan", "India" ]

Israel

geography

Edmund Hillary, the first mountaineer to reach mount Everest, was from what country?

[ "The USA", "Great Britain", "Norway", "New Zealand" ]

New Zealand

geography

What nationality was mathematician and surveyor Radhanath Sikdar, who was the first person to measure the height of Everest?

[ "Bengali-Indian", "Chinese", "Pakistani", "Tibetan" ]

Bengali-Indian

geography

Which of the following paths is one of the two most popular climbing routes to Mount Everest?

[ "The south ridge from Tibet", "The east ridge from Pakistan", "The west ridge from India", "The southeast ridge from Nepal" ]

The southeast ridge from Nepal

geography

What nationality was Junko Tabei - the first woman to reach the peak of Mount Everest?

[ "Japanese", "Chinese", "Indian", "Nepalese" ]

Japanese

geography

This Italian climber, who was in the first expedition to reach Mount Everest without oxygen tanks, later became the first person to climb the summit alone.

[ "Reinhold Messner", "Laurie Skreslet", "Jerzy Kukuczka", "Tim Macartney" ]

Reinhold Messner

geography

The term death zone refers to high altitudes, where the amount of oxygen cannot sustain human life and altitude acclimatization becomes impossible. While this definition still applies, mount Everests death zone is significantly more difficult to survive. Why?

[ "Visibility is decreased due to constant snowstorms", "Extremely low temperatures result in quick freezing of body parts", "High wind velocity causes deadly avalanches", "Polar bears pose a serious threat to climbers" ]

Extremely low temperatures result in quick freezing of body parts

geography

What is the largest island on the planet in terms of territory?

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

Greenland

geography

This island, located north of Australia, is the second-largest island on the planet.

[ "Tasmania", "New Guinea", "South Island", "Sri Lanka" ]

New Guinea

geography

This is the third-largest island on the planet, and it is also known as Kalimantan.

[ "Bali", "Borneo", "Taiwan", "Java" ]

Borneo

geography

This is the fourth-largest island in the world, and it is home to 5% of the plant and animal species on the planet.

[ "Jamaica", "Madagascar", "Tasmania", "Cuba" ]

Madagascar

geography

This is the largest European island, and the ninth-largest island on the planet.

[ "Sicily", "Sardinia", "None of these", "Cyprus" ]

None of these

geography

What is the largest island of Canada, and the fifth-largest island in the world?

[ "Victoria Island", "Baffin Island", "Banks Island", "Devon Island" ]

Baffin Island

geography

What is the most populous island in the world?

[ "Java", "Cuba", "Borneo", "Honshu" ]

Java

geography

This island is located in the Indian Ocean and is also known as Ceylon.

[ "Borneo", "Taiwan", "Sumatra", "Sri Lanka" ]

Sri Lanka

geography

The capital of this island country is Kingston.

[ "Jamaica", "Haiti", "Hispaniola", "Cuba" ]

Jamaica

geography

What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?

[ "Crete", "Corsica", "Sicily", "Cyprus" ]

Sicily

geography

The geographic North and South Poles are at fixed locations and have not moved.

[ "True", "False" ]

False

geography

Which nation claims ownership of the South Pole?

[ "Russia", "No nation does.", "France", "The USA" ]

No nation does.

geography

In 1728, he became the first person to sail into the Arctic Ocean and proved that Asia and North America are not joined by land.

[ "Cook", "Bering", "Scott", "Peary" ]

Bering

geography

Who is given credit for being the first person to reach the North Pole?

[ "Peary", "Bering", "Amundsen", "Scott" ]

Peary

geography

What happened at the North Pole on August 3, 1958?

[ "The northernmost US city, Naavetau, was founded.", "The first airport in the Arctic was built.", "A submarine travelled underwater under the Pole.", "The last Arctic Moa was killed." ]

A submarine travelled underwater under the Pole.

geography

The first time Antarctica was officially visited is a subject of controversy. Three people have claimed to have achieved this feat. Which of these is not one them?

[ "Edward Bransfield", "Nathaniel B. Palmer", "Fabian von Bellinghausen", "James Cook" ]

James Cook

geography

Which statement is true about the explorer and glaciologist Albert P. Crary?

[ "He was the first person to set foot on Antarctica.", "He was the first pilot to fly across the South Pole.", "He was the first person to build a home above the Arctic Circle.", "He was the first person to reach both the North and South Poles." ]

He was the first person to reach both the North and South Poles.

geography

Who was the first person to reach the South Pole?

[ "Scott", "Amundsen", "Henson", "Peary" ]

Amundsen

geography

The temperature at the North Pole is higher than the temperature at the South Pole.

[ "False", "True" ]

True

geography

Few animals inhabit the North Pole. Which of these types of animals can never be seen there?

[ "Penguins", "Bears", "Birds", "Fish" ]

Penguins

geography

In 2000, microbes were found at the South Pole.

[ "False", "True" ]

True

geography

What river, draining into the Caspian Sea, is the longest in Europe?

[ "Danube", "Ural", "Dnieper", "Volga" ]

Volga

geography

Where are the origins of the Rhine?

[ "Switzerland", "Austria", "Belgium", "Germany" ]

Switzerland

geography

What is the longest river in France?

[ "Loire", "Maine", "Odet", "Erdre" ]

Loire

geography

What river rises in the northwestern Czech Republic, flows through Germany and into the North Sea?

[ "Elbe", "Viskan", "Morava", "Oste" ]

Elbe

geography

What river named after a mythological figure is the longest river of Great Britain?

[ "Trent", "Great Ouse", "Thames", "Severn" ]

Severn

geography

What river flows through ten European countries and is the longest in the European Union?

[ "Rhine", "Dnieper", "Danube", "Elbe" ]

Danube

geography

What river that flows through Spain and Portugal is the longest river on the Iberian Peninsula?

[ "Guadiana", "Duero", "Guadalquivir", "Tagus" ]

Tagus

geography

What is the longest river in Poland and the ninth longest in Europe?

[ "Wda", "Nogat", "Vistula", "Dunajec" ]

Vistula

geography

In what country does the River Po rise?

[ "France", "Italy", "Belgium", "Switzerland" ]

Italy

geography

This bridge, that spans the Tagus River, is the longest bridge in Europe.

[ "Vizcaya Bridge", "Guadiana International Bridge", "Vasco da Gama Bridge", "Merida Bridge" ]

Vasco da Gama Bridge

geography

How would you say What is your name? in Tagalog?

[ "Ilang taong gulang ka na?", "Ano ang ginagawa mo?", "Ano ang pangalan mo?", "Saan ka nakatira?" ]

Ano ang pangalan mo?

geography

The Filipino word Bulaklak means flower in English.

[ "False", "True" ]

True

geography

What does the Filipino word lungsod mean in English?

[ "market", "city", "island", "province" ]

city

geography

The Filipino word pangalan means name in English. What does the word pangngalan mean?

[ "address", "adjective", "noun", "verb" ]

noun

geography

The Filipino word maganda means beautiful in English.

[ "True", "False" ]

True

geography

What Filipino word means money in English?

[ "tindahan", "mura", "pera", "wala" ]

pera

geography

What does the Filipino word salita mean in English?

[ "word", "phrase", "sentence", "meaning" ]

word

geography

How will you say I Love You in Filipino?

[ "Mahal Kita", "Ikaw Na Nga", "Sino Ka", "Hindi Ko Alam" ]

Mahal Kita

geography

Who is considered the Father of Filipino Language?

[ "Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo", "Ferdinand Marcos", "Emilio Aguinaldo", "Manuel Quezon" ]

Manuel Quezon

geography

This western half of this island is part of Indonesia, while the eastern half is a nation which gained independence in 2002, following hundreds of years of European colonialism and 25 years of Indonesian occupation.

[ "Borneo", "Sumatra", "Timor", "Celebes" ]

Timor

geography

Which Indonesian island is shared by four Indonesian provinces and two other nations: the eastern half of Malaysia and the tiny oil-rich sultanate of Brunei?

[ "New Guinea", "Sumatra", "Borneo", "Flores" ]

Borneo

geography

These islands were the original spice islands, which have drawn traders from all over the world for thousands of years, and were a major factor in causing the European age of exploration, as explorers set out to find the fabled East Indies.

[ "Ternate, Tidore and Banda", "Timor, Flores and Sumba", "Celebes and New Guinea", "Sumatra and Borneo" ]

Ternate, Tidore and Banda

geography

Which Indonesian island was in the news in 2003 when the remains of an extinct variety of small hominids (popularly referred to as Hobbits), measuring about 3 feet in height, were found there?

[ "Sumatra", "New Guinea", "Timor", "Flores" ]

Flores

geography

This island, the second largest in the world, is shared by Indonesia and another country. Because of its impenetrable swamps, jungles and towering mountains, it wasnt explored by outsiders until the past 100 years, and new tribes of humans with stone-age societies are still being discovered in the interior.

[ "New Guinea", "Flores", "Celebes", "Sumatra" ]

New Guinea

geography

This island is the third largest in Indonesia, and is probably known for its coffee. It is also home to unique (and endangered) species of elephants, tigers, and rhinoceroses. It is also one of two islands which have indigenous orangutans.

[ "Timor", "Sumatra", "New Guinea", "Celebes" ]

Sumatra

geography

Which of these describes best the location of the volcanic island of Krakatau (sometimes erroneously called Krakatoa), which had a well-known and devastating eruption on August 23, 1883?

[ "West of New Guinea", "East of Java", "Between Java and Sumatra", "Off the coast of Borneo" ]

Between Java and Sumatra

geography

This volcano, located on the island of Sumbawa, erupted in 1815, generally regarded as the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history. The eruption killed thousands, and changed global climatic patterns.

[ "Merapi", "Krakatau", "Mandiri", "Tambora" ]

Tambora

geography

Wichita, the county seat of Sedgwick County, is nicknamed what?

[ "Air Capital", "Mountain Capital", "Plain Capital", "River capital" ]

Air Capital

geography

Wichita, a major aircraft manufacturing hub and cultural center, is the capital of Kansas.

[ "True", "False" ]

False