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Geography Flashcards

1
Q

Which South American country has the Western hemisphere’s highest
percentage of Hindus in the population, with around 24%? Many are descendants
of Indian indentured servants brought there by the British to work on sugar
plantations.

A

Guyana

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2
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Extending over an area of more than 86 million acres off the coast of
Queensland, what is the largest by area of Australia’s 19 UNESCO World
Heritage Sites?

A

Great Barrier Reef

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3
Q

Which river, with a name of native American origin, is the largest tributary of the
Potomac, which it joins at Harper’s Ferry after draining the Western Virginia
valley between the Blue Ridge mountains and the main bulk of the
Appalachians?

A

Shenandoah

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4
Q

In which Pacific island nation do Hindus make up around 28% of the population,
the highest percentage of any country other than Nepal, India and Mauritius?
Many are descendants of Indian indentured servants brought there by the British
to work on sugar plantations.

A

Fiji

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5
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Which river, with a name of native American origin, is the largest river flowing into
Chesapeake Bay, which it reaches after draining most of central Pennsylvania
and parts of upstate New York?

A

Susquehanna

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6
Q

Built on a 14-acre site on a headland in the country’s largest city, which building
is the smallest by area of Australia’s 19 UNESCO World Heritage Sites?

A

Sydney Opera House

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7
Q

Which Russian Arctic archipelago of 192 islands, named for an Austrian ruler,
contains Europe’s northernmost point?

A

Franz Josef Land

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8
Q

Tulsa, Muskogee, and Broken Arrow are cities in which US state whose name
appears in the name of its state capital?

A

Oklahoma

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9
Q

Gary, South Bend, and Fort Wayne are cities in which US state whose name
appears in the name of its state capital?

A

Indiana

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10
Q

Severny Island and Yuzhny Island are the two main islands that make up which
Russian Arctic archipelago, whose name means ‘New Land’ and which contains
Europe’s easternmost point?

A

Novaya Zemlya

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11
Q

The western French city of Nantes lies close to the mouth of which major river?

A

Loire

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12
Q

Named after the French word for a type of fly, which private island in Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines was a favoured retreat of Princess Margaret, who
had a holiday home there?

A

Mustique

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13
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Lufthansa are the national flag carrying airline of which country?

A

Germany

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14
Q

Which country has a national anthem that is played to the same tune as God
Save the King and called Oben am jungen Rhein?

A

Liechtenstein

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15
Q

Named after a Dutch squadron commander, which private island in the British
Virgin Islands is owned by Richard Branson?

A

Necker Island

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16
Q

The southern French city of Arles lies close to the mouth of which major river?

A

Rhône

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17
Q

Which country’s flag has two interchangeable versions with differing shades: in
the lighter version, introduced in 1976, the blue matches that used in the flag of
Europe, which it is often flown alongside, while the older version, with a more
navy blue, is currently flown from the presidential palace?

A

France

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18
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Qantas are the national flag carrying airline of which country?

A

Australia

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19
Q

Which country, with a population of around 9 million, has over 800 indigenous
languages, more than any other country in the world?

A

Papua New Guinea

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20
Q

A parliamentary committee convened in 2003 standardised the shade of blue in
which flag as Pantone 300, a lighter shade than the Pantone 280 blue found on
the Union flag?

A

Scottish

21
Q

Symbolised by a capital letter B with a vertical line through it, what is the main unit of currency of Thailand?

A

Baht

22
Q

Symbolised by a capital letter W with two horizontal lines through it, what is the main unit of currency of South Korea?

A

Won

23
Q

Which 400-mile long river in Canada, that drains Lake Winnipeg into Hudson Bay, is named after Robert, a ship’s captain who died there in 1612, rather than the British naval officer Horatio, as might be supposed?

A

Nelson River

24
Q

In which English county are the towns of Tamworth, Cannock, and Lichfield?

A

Staffordshire

25
Q

Named after a neo-classical sculptor, which Parisian square, or ‘Place’, lies at the bottom of Montmartre hill and is famously associated with the bohemian demi-monde?

A

Place Pigalle

26
Q

Which 1000-mile long river in Canada is named after John, a former Governor of the Hudson Bay Company, rather than the British Prime Minister Winston, as might be supposed?

A

Churchill River

27
Q

Named after a royal duchy, which Parisian ‘Place’ centres around its namesake column commemorating Napoleon’s victory at the Battle of Austerlitz, and is known for its luxury hotels, including the Ritz?

A

Place Vendôme

28
Q

In which English county are the towns of Pershore, Malvern, and Evesham?

A

Worcestershire

29
Q

Which point of the compass appears in the lyrics of the Canadian national anthem O Canada?

A

North (“The true north strong and free)

30
Q

The world’s largest building by volume is the Boeing factory built in 1967 in which
city in Washington state?

A

Everett

31
Q

As part of its ‘Great Leap Forward’, which country engaged in the ‘Four Pests’
campaign from 1958, a bid to eliminate mosquitos, rodents, flies, and sparrows?
The extermination of sparrows was particularly unsuccessful, as it led to locust
swarms and a subsequent famine.

A

China

32
Q

The southern Ukrainian port city of Kherson lies on which major river, close to
where it empties into the Black Sea?

A

Dnieper/Dnipro

33
Q

Which African country is a semi-enclave, surrounded by Senegal except for its
coastline on the Atlantic?

A

The Gambia

34
Q

Completed in 2022, the world’s second largest building by volume is the Tesla
Gigafactory in which US state capital?

A

Austin

35
Q

Which Asian country is a semi-enclave, surrounded by the Malaysian state of
Sarawak on the island of Borneo, except for its coastline on the South China
Sea?

A

Brunei

36
Q

The Polish port city of Szczecin, or Stettin, lies in the northwestern corner of the country on which major river, close to where it empties
into the Baltic Sea?

A

Oder

37
Q

Which archipelago in Papua New Guinea includes the islands New Britain, New
Ireland and the Admiralty Islands?

A

Bismarck Archipelago

38
Q

Charles Square and Wenceslas Square are two of the main public squares in
which European capital city?

A

Prague

39
Q

Which volcanic island and World Heritage Site featuring a lava tube system is the
largest island of South Korea, and was selected as one of the New Seven
Wonders of Nature in a global poll in 2011?

A

Jeju Island

40
Q

The State Russian Museum is the second most visited art gallery in Russia,
behind which other museum in the same city?

A

State Hermitage Museum

41
Q

An isthmus called La Coupée connects the ‘Greater’ and ‘Little’ parts of which of
the Channel Islands, the fourth largest by both area and population?

A

Sark

42
Q

Which European country has a square shaped flag which consists of a red
background and a white cross?

A

Switzerland

43
Q

The Galleria dell’Accademia is the second most visited art museum in Italy,
behind which other gallery in the same city?

A

Uffizi Gallery

44
Q

Which bay and world heritage site in Vietnam, featuring a cluster of 1,600
monolithic limestone islands, was selected as one of the New Seven Wonders of
Nature in 2011?

A

Ha Long Bay

45
Q

Piazza San Marco, known in English as St Mark’s Square, is the principal public
square of which Italian city?

A

Venice

46
Q

Which European country has a square shaped flag which consists of two vertical
bands of yellow and white with the papal coat of arms on the white band?

A

Vatican City

47
Q

What is the single-word name for the island whose two main settlements are New
Grimsby and Old Grimsby, and which is the second largest of the Scilly Isles by
both area and population?

A

Tresco

48
Q

Pietermaritzburg is the provincial capital and Durban is the largest city of which
South African province?

A

KwaZulu-Natal

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