Geography

Question 1

A mountain range that runs the length of peninsular Italy.

Answer 1

The Apennine Mountains

Question 2

The largest city in the Arctic Circle.

Answer 2

Mourmansk, Russia

Question 3

Coldest city on earth.

Answer 3

Yakutsk, Russia

Question 4

Norwegian archipelago located halfway between Norway and North Pole; home to the Global Seed Vault.

Answer 4

Svalbard

Question 5

The only country to be offset from GMT with a 30-minute interval.

Answer 5

Afghanistan

+4:30 GMT

Question 6

The three countries that are completely surrounded by another country.

Answer 6

San Marino, Vatican City, Lesotho

Question 7

South Africa’s three capital cities.

Answer 7

Cape Town (Parliament)
Pretoria (President)
Bloemfontein (Judicial)

Question 8

Highest scoring country name in Scrabble.

Answer 8

Mozambique (32 pts)

Second to Kyrgyzstan (28 pts)

Question 9

Largest country in Africa.

Answer 9

Algeria

Question 10

Only city in the world to span two continents.

Answer 10

Istanbul (Europe and Asia)

Question 11

Only African country to host a U.S. military base.

Answer 11

Djibouti

Question 12

Country with lowest population density.

Answer 12

Mongolia (5 people per sq. mile)

Question 13

Country with highest population density.

Answer 13

Monaco

Question 14

The four main islands of Japan, beginning with the largest.

Answer 14

1. Honshu
2. Hokkaido
3. Kyushu
4. Shikoku