| The Isle of Sheppey is part of which
English county? Kent
What is the modern-day name for Mesopotamia? Iraq
Into which sea does the River Jordan flow? Dead Sea
What is the world’s oldest-surviving republic?
San marino
What is the capital of Turkey? Ankara
Until 1954 Vietnam was under the control of which
country? France
What country is nearest to the site of the sinking
of the Titanic? Canada
What is the name of a line on a map that joins places
of equal height? contour
In Scotland what does'ben' mean?a mountain peak
Vectis was the Roman name for which island? Isle
of Wight
Which English town has waterways called The Backs?
Cambridge
What is Portland Bill? A Lighthouse
What P is the word used for the grassy plains of Argentina?
Pampas
Which is the smallest of the 50 states in the US?
Rhode Island
The Clifton Suspension bridge spans which river? The
Avon
By area, after Russia, which is the largest country
in Europe? Ukraine
What is the name of the stretch of water between the
English mainland and the Isle of Wight? Solent
In which city are the Spanish Steps located? Rome
The Crimean Peninsular juts into which sea? The Black
Sea
What is nicknamed 'The Coathanger' in Australia?
The Sydney Harbour Bridge
In which country is Transylvania? Romania
What do Australians call a dry stream bed that fills
with water when it rains? Billabong.
To be found in Equador, what is the name of the highest
active volcano in the world? Cotopaxis
In 1506,who was the discoverer of the island of Tristan
da Cunha? Tristan da Cunha
Which stretch of water separates Alaska from Russia?
The Bering Strait.
Before becoming independent, the Cameroons were administered
by which country? France.
The Orinoco forms a 200mile border between Venezuela
and which other S. American country? Colombia.
Muckle Flugga belongs to which group of islands? The Shetland Isles
In which country is the Aswan Dam? Egypt
What mountain is known as The Tiger of the Alps?
The Matterhorn
Rabat is the capital of which country? Morocco
Which country is bordered by both the Atlantic and
Indian Oceans? Republic of South Africa
Which division of Oceania (also known as Australasia)
has a name that means “many islands”? Polynesia
Which US state contains Yosemite National Park? California.
On which river does Balmoral Castle stand? River Dee
in Scotland.
After which chemical element is Argentina named? Silver
What is the only US state which borders one other
state only? Maine
Christmas Island is surrounded by which ocean? Indian
What is the capital of Nepal? Kathmandu.
What is the capital of Argentina? Buenos Aires
Which river flows through Baghdad? Tigris
In which country is the Serengeti National Park?
Tanzania.
What links the English towns of Barton and Hessle?
The Humber Bridge
What is the capital of Switzerland? Berne
What in Sussex are the Seven Sisters? The White Cliffs
of Dover
Which Italian city is built around the base of Mount
Vesuvius? Naples.
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