44 Clearwell Caves and the viewpoint of Symonds Yat are located on the edge of
which forest? 45 Which Costa lies on the Spanish coast north of Barcelona?
GEOGRAPHY QUIZ 1 Which island group includes Ibiza, Menorca and Majorca? 2 Which river separates Cornwall from Devon? 3 What are motorways called in France? 4 The New Shekel is the currency of which country? 5 Mosul, Arbil and Basra are among the principal cities in which country? 6 Which capital city has a name that means “good airs” in English? 7 In which county is the historic Bluebell Railway to be found? 8 Zanzibar and Pemba Islands are part of which country? 9 In which county is the bracing Skegness located? 10 In which Irish county is Malin Head, the most northerly point of the Irish mainland? 11 If all the traditional counties of England were listed alphabetically, which would come first? 12 The Tay Bridge runs south from which city? 13 Which two countries lie on the island of Hispaniola? 14 The ancient city of Machu Picchu is in which country? 15 What is Britain’s most southerly National Park? 16 What alternative name is given to the River Thames as it passes through Oxford? 17 The Ross and Weddell Seas lap the shore of which continent? 18 Piraeus serves as the port for which major city? 19 What is the capital of the Falkland Islands? 20 On which canal can the Gatun and Miraflores Locks be found? 21 Brunei is one of the three countries which share which island, the third largest in the world? 22 Which national flag is the only one in the world to be a single colour with no design or insignia on it? 23 In which country are the Angel Falls, the world’s highest waterfall? 24 Which federal state consists of 26 Cantons? 25 In which country is Liberation of Saigon Day on April 30 a public holiday? 26 Mauritius is found in which ocean? 27 Which is the smallest and southernmost region of mainland Portugal, known primarily for tourism? 28 Dulles International Airport serves which American city? 29 Which is Britain’s busiest railway station in terms of services, with more than 2,000 trains a day passing through? 30 Which island is separated from the British mainland by the Menai Straits?
31 LOT is the national airline of which country? 32 In which country are the Great Bear Lake and Great Slave Lake? 33 On which Caribbean island can you find the Blue Mountains? 34 In which country is the port of Fray Bentos? 35 Which inlet of the Irish Sea separates Cumbria from Dumfries & Galloway? 36 Which line of latitude is at 66º33’ N? 37 The Torres Strait separates Australia from which island? 38 In which country is the legendary city of Timbuktu? 39 From which east coast port in the UK can you get ferries to Hook of Holland and Esbjerg? 40 In which country are the mysterious Nazca lines to be found? 41 St Davids, St Thomas and St James Park are all railway stations in which English city? 42 In which country is the Province of Lapland to be found? 43 What term is given to a territory which is part of a country but is surrounded by other countries so it is physically separate from the rest of the country? 44 Clearwell Caves and the viewpoint of Symonds Yat are located on the edge of which forest? 45 Which Costa lies on the Spanish coast north of Barcelona? 46 Which island in the South Atlantic is named after the Portuguese navigator who first sighted it in 1506? 47 Tashkent is the capital of which one of the Asian “stans”? 48 In which British island group are Hoy, Westray, North Ronaldsay and South Ronaldsay to be found? 49 On which island is Ronaldsway airport? 50 Which is the only lake in Scotland to be actually called a lake? 51 On which river are the Victoria Falls to be found? 52 Which landlocked sea is 422m (1385ft) below sea level? 53 In terms of population and actual city size, what is France’s second largest city? 54 Which country’s flag includes a cedar tree? 55 The Spanish Steps are found in which city? 56 Which river, which enters the Atlantic at Oporto, is the centre of the making of Port? 57 The 886-metre (2,907ft) high Pen y Fan is the highest point in which range of hills? 58 O’Hare Airport is one of the busiest in the world. Which American city does it serve? 59 The Storting is the parliament of which country? 60 Which island lies between the Kintyre peninsula and Ayrshire?
