Geography - WQC Style

Question 1

1. The Horn of Africa comprises Somalia Ethiopia Eritrea and which other country shown in this map?

Answer 1

1. Djibouti

Question 2

2. What is the name given to the feature highlighted (by the pink oval) in the context of the transport system shown in the map on the left?

Answer 2

2. Darien Gap

Question 3

3. Derived from the French for edge which word refers to a thin knife-like ridge of rock that is formed when two glaciers erode parallel U-shaped valleys?

Answer 3

3. Arete

Question 4

4. Which major French river is this? Arising in the Pyrenees it flows past Toulouse and Bordeaux on its way to the Atlantic Ocean.

Answer 4

4. Garonne River

Question 5

5. The longest combined road & rail bridge in Europe the Oresund Bridge connects Copenhagen to which Swedish city located in Scania (near the southwestern tip of Sweden)?

Answer 5

5. Malmo

Question 6

6. Can you name the Italian region highlighted in this map? Its capital city is Naples and it boasts rich cultural sites such as the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

Answer 6

6. Campania

Question 7

7. Which city has been the capital of its state since 1906 when it was moved from Sitka? Named after a 19th-century miner and gold prospector it nestles at the base of its namesake mountain across the Gastineau Channel from Douglas Island. It is unusual in that there are no roads connecting the city to the rest of the state.

Answer 7

7. Juneau Alaska

Question 8

8. Which body of water is this? Lying between Verona Brescia and Trentino it is the largest lake in Italy. The Battle of Solferino (1859) which led to the establishment of the Red Cross was fought on its southern shore.

Answer 8

8. Lake Garda

Question 9

9. Which city is this? Founded in 1836 it was designed by Colonel William Light who chose its location in an area inhabited by the native Kaurna people close to the River Torrens. Situated north of the Fleurieu Peninsula it lies on its namesake plains between the Gulf St. Vincent and the Mount Lofty mountain ranges.

Answer 9

9. Adelaide (South Australia)

Question 10

10. Its name deriving from Turki for `the place of ruins which desert in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwest China is bounded by the Gobi to the east the Kunlun Mountains to the south and the Pamir mountains to the west? Key oasis towns within it include Kashgar Kohtan and Dunhuang.

Answer 10

10. Taklamakan Desert

Question 11

11. Which subalpine mountain range north of the Western Alps follows the course of the France-Switzerland border and separates the basins of the Rhine and Rhone rivers? It is notable in another field rather than geography/hydrology for a particular reason.

Answer 11

11. The Jura Mountains (gives rise to the name ‘Jurassic’)

Question 12

12. Which country is this? Its capital city derives its name from a term given to it by the arriving British due to the antelopes that populated its grassy wetlands. Adopted 3 weeks before its independence in 1962 its coat of arms features a lentil-shaped African shield & two spears flanked by a crested crane and a kob (a species of antelope).

Answer 12

12. Uganda

Question 13

13. What name is given to the geographical location indicated by the blue question mark? The first part of the name derives possibly from the rich yellow light upon the estuarys water during sunset while the second part refers to the inlets general shape. It is crossed by five bridges including the Galata Bridge and the Ataturk Bridge.

Answer 13

13. The Golden Horn

Question 14

14. Which Chinese province is highlighted in this map? With its capital at Chengdu its name literally means four circuits of rivers. It was hit by a major earthquake in 2008 leading to a death toll of around 70000.

Answer 14

14. Sichuan

Question 15

15. Situated at the confluence of the rivers Varzob and Kofarnihon which Central Asian capital citys name means Monday in the local language so named because it grew from a village that originally had a popular market on Mondays?

Answer 15

15. Dushanbe (Tajikistan)

Question 16

16. The name of which town in southern Bosnia-Herzegovina means Old Bridge because of a 16th-century Turkish bridge which spans the Neretva River which was destroyed in 1993 during the Croat-Bosniak War but subsequently rebuilt and reopened in 2004?

Answer 16

16. Mostar

Question 17

17. The Central African nation of Equatorial Guinea consists of a mainland & an insular region. The capital city Malabo is located on the insular island of Bioko that is actually off the coast of which neighboring country?

Answer 17

17. Cameroon

Question 18

18. The Dutch explorer Willem Janszoon was the first European to explore it in 1606. Subsequently named in order of the then-Governor General of the Dutch East Indies what is the name of the shallow rectangular gulf which is an inlet of the Arafura Sea and whose entrance lies between Arhhem Land and the Cape York Peninsula?

Answer 18

18. Gulf of Carpentaria

Question 19

19. This is a schematic map of a famous world landmark. In which country can it be found?

Answer 19

19. Egypt/ The Valley of the Kings

Question 20

20. One of Scotlands three main mountain ranges it occupies a large portion of the Scottish Highlands. Extending southwest to northeast between the Great Glen Fault and the Highland Boundary Fault it includes Ben Nevis (the highest peak in the British Isles). Name this mountain range.

Answer 20

20. The Grampians

Question 21

21. Located around 300km northwest of its countrys capital which town is a popular tourist resort area due to its proximity to the Angkor temple complexes? The 16th-century king Ang Chan had apparently given it its name after he repulsed a Siamese invasion by the Thai king Maha Chakkraphat.

Answer 21

21. Siem Reap

Question 22

22. Stretching from the White Sea to the Gulf of Finland and encompassing Lakes Ladoga and Onega what is the name of the historical region of Northern Europe now divided between Russia and Finland? It gives its name to an 1893 musical work with movements entitled `The Founding of the Viipuri Castle and Pontus De La Gardie at the Gates of Kakisalmi.

Answer 22

22. Karelia

Question 23

23. Which city is this? It is the 4th-largest city (by population) in its country and the capital of the island on which it is located. Its name in the indigenous language meaning great dry river it is located in the southwest of the Ishikari Plain (in the alluvial fan of the Toyohira River) and noted for a sporting event held in 1972.

Answer 23

23. Sapporo (Hokkaido)

Question 24

24. Which capital city is this? Served by the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (named after its first President) it is situated between the Kgale and Oodi Hills on the Notwane River in the southeastern corner of its country only 15 km from the border with South Africa.

Answer 24

24. Gaborone

Question 25

25. Completed in 1830 and named after the company that owned it originally which canal connects Lake Ontario to Lake Erie? It forms a key section of the St. Lawrence Seaway and was a major factor in the growth of the city of Toronto.

Answer 25

25. Welland Canal

Question 26

26. What name is given to the large shallow bay lying between the southeastern tip of India and the western coast of Sri Lanka in the Coromandel Coast region? Forming part of the Laccadive Sea it is separated from the Palk Strait/ Bay by a string of low islands and reefs known as Adams Bridge.

Answer 26

26. Gulf of Mannar

Question 27

27. Located on northeastern Java and along the edge of the Madura Strait the name of which city is believed to derive from the local words for `shark and crocodile which has since become its emblem? Giving its name to a 1945 battle between pro-independence soldiers and British troops it is also its countrys second largest city by population.

Answer 27

27. Surabaya

Question 28

28. Designed by the French structural engineer Michel Virlogeux and British architect Norman Foster the Milau Viaduct is the tallest bridge in the world with one masts summit at 343m. Across which river a tributary of the Garonne does it stand?

Answer 28

28. River Tarn

Question 29

29. The third longest river in the UK with a length of 298 km it rises in Biddulph Moor in Staffordshire and drains most of the Midlands east of Birmingham before joining the River Ouse to form the Humber Estuary. Whichh river is this which gives its name to a famous cricket ground in Nottinghamshire?

Answer 29

29. River Trent

Question 30

30. Lying on the River Waal which city in the Dutch province of Gelderland is widely considered to be one of the three oldest cities in the Netherlands? Failure of the Allied forces to secure/ capture a vital road bridge in this city was a key factor in the ultimate failure of the World War II military operation known as Market Garden.

Answer 30

30. Nijmegen

Question 31

31. Which city is this? Its name meaning `northern market in the local language it served as the capital of the kingdom of Badung before the Dutch intervention in 1906 which saw the destruction of Badung & Tabanan as well as the weakening of Klungkung. It is served by the Ngurah Rai International airport voted as the 7th best airport in the word in 2014.

Answer 31

31. Denpasar Bali

Question 32

32. A tragic example being that which occurred at Lake Nyos in Cameroon in 1986 leading to the deaths of 1700 people what two-word term (also known as lake overturn) refers to a natural disaster in which dissolved carbon dioxide suddenly erupts fro deep lake water resulting in the suffocation of wildlife livestock and human beings?

Answer 32

32. Limnic eruption

Question 33

33. Having the Arabic honorific of Darul Makmur (Abode of Tranquility) which is the third largest state of Malaysia (after Sarawak and Sabah) and the largest in Peninsular Malaysia? Containing the hill resorts of Cameron Highlands and Frasers Hill its state capital is Kuantan.

Answer 33

33. Pahang

Question 34

34. The most extensive mountainous regions between the Rockies and the Appalachians which geological highland region is located primarily in Arkansas and Missouri? Together with the Ouachita Mountains it forms the area known as the U.S. Interior Highlands.

Answer 34

34. Ozarks

Question 35

35. Which two-word name is given to the geographical area spread across eastern Uzbekistan northern Tajikistan and southern Kyrgyzstan? Irrigated by the Naryn and the Kara Darya rivers it was the home of Babur the founder of the Mughal Dynasty.

Answer 35

35. Fergana Valley

Question 36

36. In which capital city would you see this statue? Cast in bronze and covered with 24-carat gold leaf it portrays the countrys current president on horseback perching on a white marble cliff 2om above ground. It replaces another golden statue (that of his predecessor Saparmurat Niyazov) which was designed to rotate so that it always faced the sun throughout the day.

Answer 36

36. Ashgabat (Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow)

Question 37

37. The largest city in its state (by population) but not the state capital which US city was founded in 1836 near the banks of Buffalo Bayou (now known as Allens Landing)? It is named after the American soldier and politician best known for commanding and winning the Battle of San Jacinto in a fight that lasted only 18 minutes.

Answer 37

37. Houston Texas

Question 38

38. Known as the nature island of the Caribbean which country (part of the Winward Islands of the Lesser Antilles) is home to the Boiling Lake - the worlds second-largest thermally active lake as well as the Sisserou parrot - its national bird that features on its state flag?

Answer 38

38. Dominica

Question 39

39. With an area of 930 km2 which natural region south of Arles in France lies between the Mediterranean Sea and the two arms of the Rhone River delta? The largest river delta in Western Europe it also gives its name to a breed of horse and cattle.

Answer 39

39. Carmargue

Question 40

40. Its name deriving from the Western Cree words for muddy water which city at the confluence of the Red River of the Northand Assiniboine River is also situated very close to the longitudinal center of North America and has the nickname `Gateway to the West?

Answer 40

40. Winnipeg

Question 41

41. Its name meaning central and southern seas which imperial garden complex to the west of the Forbidden City serves as the central headquarters of the Chinese Communist Party and the State Council of the Peoples Republic of China? It has become a metonym referring to the Chinese leadership at large similar to the phrase White House referring to the US presidential administration.

Answer 41

41. Zhongnanhai

Question 42

42. Which African nation has land borders with nine other countries?

Answer 42

42. Democratic Republic of the Congo

Question 43

43. Belgium has land borders with France the Netherlands and which two other countries?

Answer 43

43. Germany and Luxembourg

Question 44

44. Also known as Arvand Rud (Swift River in Persian) which waterway of around 200 km in length is formed by the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers? Its southern end constitutes part of the border between Iran and Iraq.

Answer 44

44. Shatt al-Arab

Question 45

45. The etymology of which African countrys name is debatable - it can be ascribed to an ex-biblical great-grandson of Noah or from a compound word derived from the Greek words for burnt and face?

Answer 45

45. Ethiopia

Question 46

46. Located in the Kenyan with its far northern end extending into Ethiopia which lake is the largest alkaline lake in the world? Formerly known as Lake Rudolf it also gives its name to a nearly-complete skeleton of a Pleistocene boy found near its shore in 1984.

Answer 46

46. Lake Turkana

Question 47

47. Named after a historical figure which US city is located at the confluence of the Ohio Allegheny and Monongahela rivers? It is also known as the Steel City for its more than 30o steel-related businesses.

Answer 47

47. Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

Question 48

48. Name the capital city of the country shown in this map.

Answer 48

48. Tegucigalpa (Honduras)

Question 49

49. Name the strait of water indicated by the green arrows. It is believed to derive from an Algonquian language meaning opposite the lofty cliffs.

Answer 49

49. Strait of Canso (separates Cape Breton Island from Nova Scotia)

Question 50

50. Literally meaning high bravery in Chinese which second-most populous city in Taiwan also houses its largest harbour and second-largest airport?

Answer 50

50. Kaohsiung

Question 51

51. What is the capital city of the country highlighted in the map below?

Answer 51

51. Niamey/ Niger

Question 52

52. The third most populous city in its country which major seaport lies approximately 31km north of the Dniester estuary? Its name appears in a 1972 thriller novel about a young German reporters attempts to discover the whereabouts of a former SS concentration-camp commander.

Answer 52

52. Odessa

Question 53

53. What is the name of the province highlighted in red? Its capital city is Lanzhou; the religious Silk Road city of Dunhuang as well as the Jiuquan Satellite launch center is located in it as well.

Answer 53

53. Gansu

Question 54

54. Which capital city is located on the Svislach and Nyamiha rivers? The former world tennis No. 1 Victoria Azarenka was born there in 1989.

Answer 54

54. Minsk

Question 55

55. At 2655m Gerlach is the highest peak in which mountain range? It is the highest mountain range in the Carpathians and forms a natural border between Slovakia and Poland.

Answer 55

55. Tatras/ High Tatras

Question 56

56. Literally translating as Rotten Head what is the largest island in Hong Kong? Located at the mouth of the Pearl River it is noted for tourist attractions such as the 26m-high Tian Tan Buddha and the Hong Kong Disneyland theme park

Answer 56

56. Lantau Island

Question 57

57. The outline map of which country is shown here? As of 2013 its population is 156 million.

Answer 57

57. Bangladesh

Question 58

58. Rising in east Cambridgeshire which river in East Anglia England forms much of the county boundary between Suffolk and Essex? It is most associate with the painter John Constable who was born in a village on its banks in 1776.

Answer 58

58. River Stour

Question 59

59. The Tumen and Yalu rivers form most of the boundary between China and which of its neighbours?

Answer 59

59. North Korea

Question 60

60. What is the capital of the state shown in this map?

Answer 60

60. Atlanta (Georgia)

Question 61

61. Which capital city is located on the western center of the country and is surrounded by hills with the Dajti Mountain on the east and a slight valley opening on the north-west overlooking the Adriatic Sea in the distance? It was proclaimed the temporary capital in February 1920 by the Congress of Lushnje.

Answer 61

61. Tirana

Question 62

62. Rising to a height of 251 m Arthurs Seat is the main peak of a group of hills located just to the east of the centre of which British city? It has been mentioned as one of the possible locations of Camelot.

Answer 62

62. Edinburgh

Question 63

63. Construction beginning in 1384 upon the orders of King Pedro the Cruel in which Spanish city is the Alcazar Palace located? It is considered one of the best surviving examples of mudejar design.

Answer 63

63. Seville

Question 64

64. Nicknamed The Heart of India due to its central location which Indian states capital city is Bhopal — the site of the deadly industrial disaster in 1984?

Answer 64

64. Madhya Pradesh

Question 65

65. What is the capital city of the country highlighted in this map?

Answer 65

65. Belgrade (Serbia)

Question 66

66. The longest river in New Zealand the Waikato River empties into which body of water south of Auckland?

Answer 66

66. Tasman Sea

Question 67

67. Name all the four US states whose name ends with the letter E

Answer 67

67. Delaware/ Maine/ New Hampshire/ Tennessee

Question 68

68. Meaning where the water meets the sky the Bangweulu wetlands is a vast werland area (the size of Connecticut) that is situated in the Upper Congo basin in the northern region of which African country?

Answer 68

68. Zambia

Question 69

69. What is the name of the body of water indicated by the question mark?

Answer 69

69. Andaman Sea

Question 70

70. At 6961m and the highest mountain outside of Asia in which South American country would you find Mt. Aconcagua?

Answer 70

70. Argentina

Question 71

71. Which city at the confluence of the rivers Scheldt and Lys gives its name to a large polyptych piece of art attributed to the brothers Hubert and Jan van Eyck as well as a treaty that ended the War of 1812?

Answer 71

71. Ghent

Question 72

72. On which Caribbean island nation would you find the Ian Fleming International Airport? His Goldeneye estate is also located on its northern coastline.

Answer 72

72. Jamaica

Question 73

73. Which island country in Micronesia known for its rich phosphate deposits was previously known as Pleasant Island? The Yaren district serves as its de facto capital.

Answer 73

73. Nauru

Question 74

74. Meaning place of gold in the Sotho language which South African province was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province and initially named Pretoria-Witwatersrand-Vereeniging? Its provincial capital is Johannesburg.

Answer 74

74. Gauteng

Question 75

75. What name is given to the mangrove forest the worlds largest in area which covers part of the delta of the Ganges Padma Bramaputra and the Meghna rivers in Bangladesh? Its name translates as beautiful forest in the Bengali language.

Answer 75

75. Sundarbans

Question 76

76. The capital city of the state highlighted in this map is named after the consort of which British monarch?

Answer 76

76. William IV (Adelaide / South Australia)

Question 77

77. Named after a Russian admiral of Baltic-German descent who explored the area in 1821 which sea along the west side of Antartica? It is separated from the Amundsen Sea by Cape Flying Fish on Thurston Island.

Answer 77

77. Bellingshausen Sea

Question 78

78. Famed as the birthplace of Austen Dickens and Brunel which English county on the south coast contains cities such as Southampton Portsmouth and Winchester?

Answer 78

78. Hampshire

Question 79

79. The country whose blank map is shown here shares its borders with four other nations. Name any two of its four neighbours.

Answer 79

79. Iran/ Kazakhstan/ Uzbekistan/ Afghanistan (the country is Turkmenistan)

Question 80

80. On which Mediterranean island would you find the ‘Terrace of the Lions? Built around 600 BCE it originally featured 9-12 snarling marbled lion guardians facing east towards the Sacred Lake where a Greek deity was believed to have been born.

Answer 80

80. Delos (Apollo)

Question 81

81. Which major river is shown in this map (indicated by the arrow)?

Answer 81

81. The Rhone

Question 82

82. Founded by Emperor Fasilides to whom this castle is dedicated and located north of Tana Lake on the Lesser Angereb River and southwest of the Simien Mountains the city of Gondar served as the capital of which empire from 1635-1855?

Answer 82

82. Ethiopia/ Abyssinia

Question 83

83. Located about 30km north of the Ourika River which city was founded in 1062 by Abu Bakr ibn Umar chieftain and cousin of the Almoravid king Yusuf ibn Tashfin? The red walls of the city built by Ali ibn Yusuf in 1122-1123 have given the city the nickname of the Red City or Ochre City.

Answer 83

83. Marrakech

Question 84

84. Located on the northern shore of Kyushu overlooking the Genkai Sea which city is the most populous on Kyushu and one of the largest in Japan? Its central Hakata district contains the Tocho-ji Temple home to a 10m wooden Buddha.

Answer 84

84. Fukuoka

Question 85

85. What is the capital city of the region shown here highlighted in red?

Answer 85

85. Winnipeg (Manitoba)

Question 86

86. Situated southeast of the Caspian Sea and extending 400 miles on the border between Iran and Turkmenistan which mountain range derives its two-word name from the Persian for the mountain that is piled/ heaped?

Answer 86

86. Kopet Dag

Question 87

87. Taking its name from the provincial capital of South Sulawesi what name is given to the strait between the islands of Borneo and Sulawesi? It joins the Celebes Sea (in the north) to the Java Sea (the south).

Answer 87

87. Makassar Strait

Question 88

88. The second most populous city in its country which city is located at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers and also gives part of its name to the weapon shown here?

Answer 88

88. Brno (Czech Republic) – Bren gun (from Brno and Enfield)

Question 89

89. Which city is located at the spot marked by the star?

Answer 89

89. Chicago (on Lake Michigan)

Question 90

90. Discovered by and named after an American polar explorer on a trans-Antarctic flight in 1935 what is the name of the highest mountain range in Antarctica? Arranged in a north to south configuration on the western margin of the Ronne Ice Shelf it is bisected by Minnesota Glacier to form the northern Sentinel Range and the southern Heritage Range.

Answer 90

90. Ellsworth Mountains

Question 91

91. At which African capital city does the two main tributaries of the Nile (the Blue Nile and the White Nile) join together as one?

Answer 91

91. Khartoum

Question 92

92. The Ayeyarwady River (or Irrawaddy River) is the primary river of which Southeast Asian country?

Answer 92

92. Myanmar (Burma)

Question 93

93. The Grand Canyon in Arizona is carved out by the Colorado River. Which river which rises in western Wyoming is responsible for carving out the Hells Canyon?

Answer 93

93. Snake River

Question 94

94. In which city would you be able to see this magnificent building?

Answer 94

94. Lhasa Tibet (The Potala Palace)

Question 95

95. Buenos Aires is situated on the western shore of the Rio de la Plata (River Plate). Which other South American capital city is situated on its northern shore about 130 miles away?

Answer 95

95. Montevideo

Question 96

96. Of the four main islands that make up Japan which is the most northerly?

Answer 96

96. Hokkaido

Question 97

97. This structure is one of the most internationally recognized symbols of which city?

Answer 97

97. San Francisco (the Golden Gate Bridge)

Question 98

98. The smallest country on mainland Africa the Gambia is mostly surrounded by which other country except for a 80km coastline on the Atlantic Ocean?

Answer 98

98. Senegal

Question 99

99. Name the area indicated in yellow (i.e. number 2)?

Answer 99

99. Brooklyn (the five boroughs of New York City. 1 is Manhattan 3 is Queens 4 is the Bronx and 5 is Staten Island)

Question 100

100. Of the fifteen constituent republics of the Soviet Union Russia was by far the largest in terms of land area. Which republic was second largest?

Answer 100

100. Kazakhstan

Question 101

101. In which country would you find the Great Bear Lake and the Great Slave Lake?

Answer 101

101. Canada

Question 102

102. Which Portuguese explorer gives his name to the strait which separates Australia from the island of New Guinea?

Answer 102

102. Luis Vaz de Torres (the Torres Strait)

Question 103

103. Name the country shown in the outline map in Picture A.

Answer 103

103. Chile

Question 104

104. What is the name of the region highlighted in red in this map?

Answer 104

104. Calabria

Question 105

105. In which US state would you find the Everglades a vast region of natural wetlands?

Answer 105

105. Florida

Question 106

106. Which Asian city dates back to the 15th century when it began as a small village on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River under the rule of the Ayutthaya Kingdom?

Answer 106

106. Bangkok (capital of Thailand)

Question 107

107. Which Australian state has borders with every other mainland state and territory except the Australian Capital Territory?

Answer 107

107. South Australia

Question 108

108. Other than Nunavut Ontario and Quebec which of Canadas provinces also has a shoreline on Hudson Bay?

Answer 108

108. Manitoba

Question 109

109. Which US city is nicknamed the ‘Windy City’?

Answer 109

109. Chicago

Question 110

110. This shows the map of a country with a historical region outlined in blue. Name this region.

Answer 110

110. Dalmatia

Question 111

111. Named after a pair of 18th-century Russian explorer cousins which marginal sea in the Arctic Ocean lies between the Taimyr Peninsula and the New Siberian Islands and receives run-off from rivers such as the Lena and the Khatanga?

Answer 111

111. Laptev Sea

Question 112

112. Which country has three capital cities : Cape Town Pretoria and Bloemfontein?

Answer 112

112. South Africa

Question 113

113. The Ebola River which gives its name to the horrible disease which swept East Africa last year from 2013 to 2016 is located in which country?

Answer 113

113. Democratic Republic of the Congo

Question 114

114. Which country is known in its official language as Deutschland?

Answer 114

114. Germany

Question 115

115. Opened in 1869 the Suez Canal connected the Mediterranean Sea to which other body of water thereby greatly enhancing trade between Asia and Europe?

Answer 115

115. Red Sea

Question 116

116. What is the name given to the group of Greek islands located in the southern part of the Aegean Sea so called because of their perceived arrangement around the sacred island of Delos? Other members of the group include Milos Naxos and Santorini.

Answer 116

116. Cyclades

Question 117

117. In which city would you see this famous structure?

Answer 117

117. Berlin (the Brandenburg Gate)

Question 118

118. The Kanmon Straits (or the Straits of Shimonoseki) is a stretch of water which separates Honshu from which other main island of Japan?

Answer 118

118. Kyushu

Question 119

119. This picture shows one of the most distinctive sights of a particular mountain range. You need to give me the name of the peak marked ‘Three’.

Answer 119

119. Jungfrau (‘One’ is Eiger and ‘Two’ is ‘Monch’ – the form the three main summits of the Bernese Alps in Switzerland)

Question 120

120. The largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia the Tonle Sap is noted primarily for its unusual feature of reversing the direction of its flow twice yearly with dramatic changes in its water volume. In which country is it located?

Answer 120

120. Cambodia

Question 121

121. Which European capital city is located on the banks of the Tiber River?

Answer 121

121. Rome

Question 122

122. Which mountains in northeastern Upstate New York are unusual in that they resemble a dome rather than being linear mountain ranges? Its name means ‘they eat trees’ in Mohawk and notable features include Mount Marcy (its highest point) and Lake Placid the site two previous Winter Olympic Games?

Answer 122

122. Adirondacks

Question 123

123. Luzon and Mindanao are the two largest islands of which Southeast Asian country?

Answer 123

123. The Philippines

Question 124

124. Which river which rises in the hills of western Manchuria at the confluence of its two major affluents (the Shilka and the Argun) forms the boundary between northeastern China and the Russian Far East and is known to the Chinese as Heilongjiang (‘Black Dragon River’)?

Answer 124

124. Amur

Question 125

125. Which EU capital is located at the foot of the Vitosha Mountain and is crossed by a number of low rivers such as the Vladayska and Perlovska? The Iskar River the longest river that runs solely in that country runs through its outskirts.

Answer 125

125. Sofia (Bulgaria)

Question 126

126. In 1990 North and South Yemen were unified to form the present-day Republic of Yemen with Sana’a as its capital. Which seaport located at the eastern approach to the Red Sea had served as South Yemen’s capital for the preceding two decades or so before unification?

Answer 126

126. Aden

Question 127

127. The second most populous in its state which US city stands at the confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers where they form the Ohio River? Originally named Fort Duquesne it was renamed after a then prominent British statesman after it was captured from the French during the Seven Years War.

Answer 127

127. Pittsburgh

Question 128

128. Africa’s largest lake by area Lake Victoria has a shoreline that is shared amongst three countries. Kenya is one – can you name the other two?

Answer 128

128. Uganda and Tanzania

Question 129

129. Which Asian country consists of thirteen states including Kedah Terengganu and Negeri Sembilan?

Answer 129

129. Malaysia

Question 130

130. Originating in Gouy in the Aisne department of northern France which river flows north through Cambrai and Valenciennes before entering Belgium where it turns east near Ghent towards the Netherlands and ultimately draining into the North Sea? The largest city on its banks is Antwerp.

Answer 130

130. River Scheldt

Question 131

131. Which city the most populous of its country is indicated by the pink circle on the map here?

Answer 131

131. Auckland

Question 132

132. Once part of the ancient Holocene Lake Makgadikgadi the Okavango Delta is a large inland delta formed where the Okavango River reaches a tectonic trough in the central part of the basin of the Kalahari. In which African country is it located?

Answer 132

132. Botswana

Question 133

133. This map shows the course of a river. Instead of naming the river itself I would like you to name the city indicated by the question mark (if you know which river it is it may help you to name the city).

Answer 133

133. Volgograd (the river is the Volga the longest river in Europe)

Question 134

134. The Tropic of Capricorn cuts cross the Northern Territory of Australia and which of its two other states?

Answer 134

134. Queensland and Western Australia

Question 135

135. Lying along the River Aare the town of Interlaken in the Bernese Highlands in central Switzerland derives its name from its position in-between two lakes. Can you name either one of the lakes?

Answer 135

135. Lake Thun and Lake Brienz

Question 136

136. In which capital city would you see the sculpture shown in here?

Answer 136

136. Copenhagen (The Little Mermaid)

Question 137

137. This is a photograph of a famous mountain. In which country is it located?

Answer 137

137. Tanzania (Mt Kilimanjaro)

Question 138

138. Possibly deriving its name from the Chukchi word for ‘island’ which island chain marks a dividing line between the Bering Sea and the Pacific Ocean and comprises five island groups including the Fox Islands Islands of Four Mountains and Andreanof Islands?

Answer 138

138. Aleutian Islands

Question 139

139. Which city in the north-central part of China is the home to the Terracotta Army of Emperor Qing Shihuang the starting point of the Silk Route and also gives its name to a famous incident of 1936 when Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek was held hostage that led to the nationalist & communist forces uniting to fight the invading Japanese?

Answer 139

139. Xi’an

Question 140

140. Consisting mainly of undeveloped swampland and forest the Darien Gap is virtually the only break in the 48000 km-long Pan-American Highway. At the border of which two countries is the Darien Gap located?

Answer 140

140. Panama and Colombia

Question 141

141. This is a map showing the course tributaries and watershed of which major world river?

Answer 141

141. Amazon

Question 142

142. In its upper reaches the rivers known as the Mouhon Nazinon and Nakambe are sometimes referred to the Black Red and White branches of this river respectively. The lower portion is formed at Yeji where the Black and White comes together passing through its namesake lake to Ada on the Gulf of Guinea. What is this river of Ghana which formed part of the former name of Burkina Faso?

Answer 142

142. Volta River

Question 143

143. This is a map of a landlocked country with a breakaway region highlighted in red. Can you name this region (NOT the country) designated as an autonomous territorial unit with no UN recognition?

Answer 143

143. Transnistria/ Trans-Dniestr/ Transdniestria (the country is Moldova)

Question 144

144. After the breakup of Yugloslavia in 2006 its capital Belgrade is now the capital of which soverreign state?

Answer 144

144. Serbia

Question 145

145. Established as a British protectorate in 1892 the Gilbert and Ellice Islands in the Central Pacific were divided into two colonies in 1976. Shortly after that they gained independence – the Gilbert Islands became the Republic of Kiribati while the Ellice Islands became known as what?

Answer 145

145. Tuvalu

Question 146

146. Slightly larger than the US state of California which country’s three main mountain ranges include the Kopet Dag Range (along its border with Iran) the Koytendag Range (with Uzbekistan) and the Great Balkhan Range? The center of the country is dominated by the Turan Depression and the Karakum Desert the latter covering over 80% of its territory.

Answer 146

146. Turkmenistan

Question 147

147. This is a photograph of a famous building first built in the early 18th century. You need to name the river shown in the foreground of this photo.

Answer 147

147. The Neva (the building is the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg)

Question 148

148. Known to the ancient Romans as the Cimmerian Bosporus the 35-km long Kerch Strait connects which two bodies of water? Separating its namesake peninsula from the Taman Peninsula in the east it saw fierce fighting between the Red Army and the Germans during WWII.

Answer 148

148. Black Sea and Sea of Azov

Question 149

149. Which island nation was formerly known as Ceylon?

Answer 149

149. Sri Lanka

Question 150

150. Which body of water is illustrated here (blanked out) – part of the North Atlantic and the only sea on Earth that does not have a coastline?

Answer 150

150. Sargasso Sea

Question 151

151. This shows an iconic building located in which city?

Answer 151

151. Sydney (the Sydney Opera House)

Question 152

152. The Dutch explorer Willem Janszoon was the first European to explore it in 1606. Subsequently named in order of the then-Governor General of the Dutch East Indies what is the name of the shallow rectangular gulf which is an inlet of the Arafura Sea and whose entrance lies between Arhhem Land and the Cape York Peninsula?

Answer 152

152. Gulf of Carpentaria

Question 153

153. Five states of the USA have borders (shorelines) on the Gulf of Mexico. They are Florida Texas Louisiana and which two others? (You must name both correctly to get the point)

Answer 153

153. Alabama and Mississippi

Question 154

154. This shows a gigantic equestrian statue located in Ulaanbaatar depicting which historical leader and warrior?

Answer 154

154. Genghis Khan

Question 155

155. The Suez Canal is located in which northern African country?

Answer 155

155. Egypt

Question 156

156. This is a map showing the location and extent of which geographical feature/ landmark?

Answer 156

156. The Rocky Mountains

Question 157

157. Known as the ‘Miracle on the Han River’ which city was founded in 18 BC by the Baekje Kingdom and together with surrounding Incheon and Gyeonggi form the world’s second largest metropolitan area (behind Tokyo)?

Answer 157

157. Seoul

Question 158

158. The area of frequent volcanic & earthquake occurrence known as the Ring of Fire is located in which ocean?

Answer 158

158. Pacific Ocean

Question 159

159. Which Indian city on the Coromandel Coast changed its name officially to Chennai on 17th July 1996?

Answer 159

159. Madras

Question 160

160. Founded as Fort-Lamy by the French commander Emil Gentil in 1900 which capital city lying on the confluence of the Chari and Logone rivers assumed its present name (meaning ‘place of rest’) in 1973? It directly faces the Cameroonian town of Kousseri to which it is connected by means of a bridge.

Answer 160

160. N’Djamena (capital of Chad)

Question 161

161. In which US state is the high-tech hub Silicon Valley located?

Answer 161

161. California

Question 162

162. The Miskito Coast (Mosquito Coast) named after local Miskito Amerindians is a strip of land (approximately 400km in length) along the eastern coast of Nicaragua and which neighboring country?

Answer 162

162. Honduras

Question 163

163. The Waikato Clutha Whanganui Taieri and Rangitikei are the five longest rivers in which country?

Answer 163

163. New Zealand

Question 164

164. Washington D.C. is located along which river which also forms its borders with Virginia?

Answer 164

164. Potomac

Question 165

165. This shows an iconic scenery which you would be able to see in which Asian city state?

Answer 165

165. Singapore

Question 166

166. Known as the ‘City of Winds’ it is the lowest-lying national capital in the world. Located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula UNESCO World Heritage Sites that can be found in it include the Maiden Tower and the Palace of the Shirvanshahs. Which city is this?

Answer 166

166. Baku Azerbaijan

Question 167

167. Its name a misspelling of the Maasai word for the sisal plant that grows there the Olduvai Gorge is one of the world’s most important paleoanthropological sites especially noted for the works of the husband-and-wife team of Louis and Mary Leakey. In which country is Olduvai Gorge located?

Answer 167

167. Tanzania

Question 168

168. Located on the southern edge of the High Veld which of South Africa’s three capital cities is the judiciary one?

Answer 168

168. Bloemfontein

Question 169

169. On the east bank of the Susquehanna River which US state capital lies immediately south of the Blue Mountain ridge of the Appalachians and west of the fertile Lebanon Valley? Named after a trader from Yorkshire it was a significant training center for the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Answer 169

169. Harrisburg (capital of Pennsylvania)

Question 170

170. The course of which major European river is depicted in the map shown here?

Answer 170

170. Danube

Question 171

171. The maps shown in Picture C highlight two countries and a state of the USA whose capital cities share which five-letter suffix?

Answer 171

171. Ville – Libreville (Gabon) Nashville (Tennessee) Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo)

Question 172

172. Now shrunk to 10% of its original size the Aral Sea is an endorheic lake that lies between Uzbekistan and which of its Central Asian neighboring countries?

Answer 172

172. Kazakhstan

Question 173

173. In which state of the USA would you be able to see the structure shown here?

Answer 173

173. Missouri (the Gateway Arch of St. Louis)

Question 174

174. Which city is this: located on the east bank of the Hooghly River it was the site of three small villages until the British built Fort William in 1712. It is the subject of the 1985 book ‘City of Joy’ by the French novelist Dominique Lapierre which was subsequently made into a film by Roland Joffe.

Answer 174

174. Kolkata/ Calcutta

Question 175

175. In which capital city would you find the Forbidden City?

Answer 175

175. Beijing

Question 176

176. This is a map with a major city indicated by the dot. After which historical figure is the city named?

Answer 176

176. Alexander the Great (the city is Alexandria in Egypt)

Question 177

177. Into which body of water does the Mississippi River empty?

Answer 177

177. Gulf of Mexico

Question 178

178. Described by poets as a ‘pearl set in emeralds’ which UNESCO World Heritage Site is located on top of the al-Sabika Hill with the river Darro passing through a ravine to its north? Constructed originally in 889 and rebuilt by the rulers of the Nasrid Dynasty later rulers added to it e.g. the Palace of Charles V inserted into it in 1527.

Answer 178

178. The Alhambra

Question 179

179. In the map shown in Picture B what is the name of the region marked in red?

Answer 179

179. Wallonia (of Belgium)

Question 180

180. Part of the Eastern Alps the mountain range known as the Julian Alps extends from northeastern Italy to which other European country? Part of the range the 2864m Mt. Triglav is this country’s highest peak.

Answer 180

180. Slovenia

Question 181

181. Conquered by the Mongol hordes in the early 13th century which republic of the Russian Federation is bordered to the east by Bashkortostan (with which it shares strong ties) and to the west by the Chuvash Republic? Based in its capital city the football team Rubin Kazan has lately established itself as a notable force on the European stage.

Answer 181

181. Tatarstan

Question 182

182. This is a blank map of which country?

Answer 182

182. Croatia

Question 183

183. What two-word name is given to the body of water (the northern part of the East China Sea) between China and the Korean peninsula?

Answer 183

183. Yellow Sea

Question 184

184. This is an aerial photograph of which city?

Answer 184

184. Cape Town South Africa (The Table Mountain in the background)

Question 185

185. Which major European river rises in the Krkonose Mountains in northern Czech Republic and flows generally northwest to enter the North Sea? Prominent cities along its course include Magdeburg Dresden and Hamburg.

Answer 185

185. Elbe

Question 186

186. The island of Zanzibar is part of which African country?

Answer 186

186. Tanzania

Question 187

187. A major shipping lane of raw materials and finished goods which narrow waterway in Michigan connects Lake Michigan with Lake Huron?

Answer 187

187. Straits of Mackinac

Question 188

188. Which landlocked African country is bordered by Sudan Nigeria Cameroon the Central African Republic Niger and Libya?

Answer 188

188. Chad

Question 189

189. Which city is the capital of the self-declared Republic of Somaliland?

Answer 189

189. Hargeisa

Question 190

190. Its name meaning ‘City of a Thousand Warriors’ in honor of the soldiers of Andrianjaka (one of its 17th-century kings) which capital city is skirted by the Ikopa River on to its south and west?

Answer 190

190. Antananarivo

Question 191

191. Cagliari is the capital of which island - an autonomous Italian region and the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?

Answer 191

191. Sardinia

Question 192

192. The Southeast Asian island of Borneo is divided amongst three countries – Brunei Indonesia and Malaysia. Malaysia’s two largest states (by land area) is located on Borneo – name either one.

Answer 192

192. Sarawak/ Sabah

Question 193

193. Formed in 1952 and headquartered in Copenhagen the Nordic Council established to improve cooperation between Scandinavian countries is comprised of Finland Denmark Iceland Sweden Norway Faroe Islands and which Swedish-speaking archipelago at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia in the Baltic Sea?

Answer 193

193. Aland Islands

Question 194

194. Arising from the slopes of Mt. Vistra the 388km Vardar is the longest river in which European country? Flowing generally southeast it passes through the country’s capital before emptying into the Aegean Sea near Thessaloniki.

Answer 194

194. North Macedonia

Question 195

195. The venue of the 2016 Republican National Convention that saw Donald Trump proclaimed its presidential nominee Cleveland Ohio is known derogatorily by the nickname ‘The Mistake On/By The Lake’. Which lake is it referring to?

Answer 195

195. Lake Erie

Question 196

196. Its name likely derived from the Old Kyrgyz for ‘mother river’ which 5500 km-long river is the largest river system that flows into the Arctic Ocean? Rising in Mongolia it follows a northerly course to its namesake gulf in the Kara Sea. The city of Krasnoyarsk stands on its banks.

Answer 196

196. Yenisei

Question 197

197. The Bering Strait separates Russia from which state of the USA?

Answer 197

197. Alaska

Question 198

198. From the Arabic for ‘west’ what name denotes the region of North Africa that borders the Mediterranean Sea? Once including Moorish Spain it now comprises essentially the Atlas Mountains and the coastal plain of Morocco Algeria Tunisia and Libya.

Answer 198

198. Maghreb

Question 199

199. Which country is divided by two mountain chains (the Sierra Madre and the Cuchumatanes) into three regions : the mountainous highlands the southern coastal region and the Peten region (north of the mountains)? The 4220m Volcan Tajumulco is the highest point not just in the country but in Central America as well.

Answer 199

199. Guatemala

Question 200

200. Which city is the capital of the Australian state of Queensland?

Answer 200

200. Brisbane

Question 201

201. Its name translating to ‘Heaven’s Ferry’ or ‘Emperor’s Ford’ which city in northern china was established in 1404 as a walled city? Situated along the western coast of the Bohai Gulf it is connected to Beijing via the Hai River and is China’s fourth largest city (by population).

Answer 201

201. Tianjin

Question 202

202. In which ocean are Mauritius and the Seychelles located?

Answer 202

202. Indian Ocean

Question 203

203. Which capital city was renamed Titograd from 1946 to 1992 after the former Yugoslav leader?

Answer 203

203. Podgorica

Question 204

204. In continuous habitation since the beginning of the Bronze Age it later became a city-state known as Ledra one of twelve kingdoms supposedly built by the Achaeans after the Trojan War. Which capital city is located near the centre of the Mesaoria Plain on the banks of the River Pedieos?

Answer 204

204. Nicosia

Question 205

205. In which African country is the Aswan High Dam located?

Answer 205

205. Egypt

Question 206

206. The seventh most populous in the state which city is the capital of Florida?

Answer 206

206. Tallahassee

Question 207

207. First explored in 1884-87 by the German ethnologist Karol von den Steinen which 1640km river in northern Brazil is a southeast tributary of the Amazon river? Rising on the Planalto do Mato Grosso ir meanders northwards before emptying into the Amazon just south of the Ilha Grande de Gurupa

Answer 207

207. Xingu River

Question 208

208. Located in the southeastern part Chittagong is the major seaport and second largest city of which country?

Answer 208

208. Bangladesh

Question 209

209. Amongst countries whose common English names contain four letters (e.g. Fiji) which is the largest both in terms of population and area?

Answer 209

209. Iran

Question 210

210. The oldest US national park and home to the Old Faithful geyser Yellowstone National Park is located predominantly in which state of the USA?

Answer 210

210. Wyoming

Question 211

211. Which capital city is highlighted by the red star here?

Answer 211

211. Copenhagen Denmark

Question 212

212. The marginal sea of the South Pacific Ocean lying between Australia and New Zealand is named after which 17th-century Dutch explorer?

Answer 212

212. Abel Tasman

Question 213

213. Slightly smaller in area than Hispaniola which island is known in Japanese as Karafuto and Chinese as Kuye? Its European name is likely a misinterpretation of the Manchu for ‘craggy rock at the mouth of the Amur River’.

Answer 213

213. Sakhalin

Question 214

214. This is a map showing which country highlighted in red?

Answer 214

214. Lithuania

Question 215

215. Which Canadian province is bounded by British Columbia to the west Saskatchewan to the east the Northwest Territories to the north and the US state of Montana to the south?

Answer 215

215. Alberta

Question 216

216. Located at the western end of the Gulf of Tadjoura and touching the Dikhil region Lake Assal is a saline lake which lies 509 feet below sea level making it the lowest point on land in Africa. In which country in the Horn of Africa is it located?

Answer 216

216. Djibouti

Question 217

217. Of the successor states that resulted from the breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s which is the most southerly?

Answer 217

217. North Macedonia

Question 218

218. Known as the ‘Roof of the World’ since Victorian times which Central Asian mountain range is situated at the junction of the Himalayas with Tian Shan Karakoram Kunlun and Hindu Kush ranges? It lies mostly within the Gorno-Badakhshan province of Tajikistan.

Answer 218

218. The Pamirs

Question 219

219. Which major European city third largest in its country lies on the banks of the River Isar?

Answer 219

219. Munich

Question 220

220. The Australian Capital Territory which includes the federal capital of Canberra is completely surrounded by which state?

Answer 220

220. New South Wales

Question 221

221. Which small Arabic monarchy is linked to its larger neighbour Saudi Arabia by the King Fahd Causeway?

Answer 221

221. Bahrain

Question 222

222. Unrecognized by any United Nations members the self-proclaimed republic of Transnistria lies on the border between Ukraine and which other country

Answer 222

222. Moldova

Question 223

223. Featuring the images of four US Presidents carved into rock in which US state is the Mount Rushmore National Memorial located?

Answer 223

223. South Dakota

Question 224

224. Named after an ancient Indo-European people which arm of the Mediterranean Sea indenting the northwestern Italian coast and lying between the Italian Rivera and the island of Corsica?

Answer 224

224. Ligurian Sea

Question 225

225. Also known as the Great Indian Desert which large arid region in the northwestern Indian subcontinent forms a natural boundary between India and Pakistan? 85% of it is in India of with nine-tenths is in the state of Rajasthan.

Answer 225

225. Thar Desert

Question 226

226. Other than Russia and Iran the Caspian Sea is bordered by three countries that were former Soviet republics. NAME ANY TWO of them.

Answer 226

226. Kazakhstan/ Azerbaijan/ Turkmenistan

Question 227

227. Named after the English navigator who was the first to visit it during his search for the Northwest Passage in 1576 what is the name of the large inlet of the Labrador Sea in the southeastern corner of Baffin Island? Iqaluit (the capital of Nunavut) lies near its innermost end.

Answer 227

227. Frobisher Bay

Question 228

228. Initially known as the Burj Dubai and then the tallest skyscraper in the world it was renamed the Burj ____________ in honour of the Emir of Abu Dhabi and President of the United Arab Emirates after it lent money to Dubai to pay its debts.

Answer 228

228. Khalifa

Question 229

229. A narrow neck that connects the Malay peninsula to the Asian mainland the Isthmus of Kra is shared by two countries NAME ANY ONE.

Answer 229

229. Thailand and Myanmar

Question 230

230. The second longest in India after the Ganges which 1465km river starts in the Western Ghats in the state of Maharashtra and flows east across the Deccan Plateau to empty into the Bay of Bengal? The Pushkaram festival/ fair is celebrated on its banks every 12 years.

Answer 230

230. Godavari River

Question 231

231. Identify the country shown in this map.

Answer 231

231. Mexico

Question 232

232. Named after an Italian explorer of North America the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge connects Staten Island to which other borough of New York City?

Answer 232

232. Brooklyn

Question 233

233. Meaning ‘the Gate of Tears’ in Arabic what name is given to the strait that connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden? Located between Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula and Djibouti and Eritrea on the Horn of Africa its maximum width is only 25 miles.

Answer 233

233. Bab-el-Mandeb

Question 234

234. The strait of water indicated by the blue arrow in Figure A is named after which 18th-century explorer?

Answer 234

234. Captain James Cook (the Cook Strait)

Question 235

235. Standing on the Ob River on the West Siberian Plains and north of the Priobskoye Plateau which city of around 1.4 million people (from a 2010 census) is the third most populous in Russia after Moscow and St. Petersburg?

Answer 235

235. Novosibirsk

Question 236

236. Named after an ace naval pilot O’Hare International Airport is located in which US city?

Answer 236

236. Chicago

Question 237

237. A subrange of the Appalachians the Great Smoky Mountain rises along the border between North Carolina and which other state?

Answer 237

237. Tennessee

Question 238

238. The 16th-century Portuguese explorer Lourenco Marques gave his name to an African capital city now known by what name? It had been expected to be renamed Can Phumo after a Shangaan chief upon independence but was given its current name instead.

Answer 238

238. Maputo

Question 239

239. In which Italian city would you find the Ponte Vecchio (‘Old Bridge’) which spans the Arno River?

Answer 239

239. Florence

Question 240

240. Named after a Native American tribe which translates as ‘People of the South Wind’ which US state is surrounded by Nebraska Missouri Oklahoma and Colorado on it sides?

Answer 240

240. Kansas

Question 241

241. Located near the foothills of the Sivalik range of the Himalayas which city in northern India serves as the capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana? One of the early planned cities in post-independence India its masterplan was prepared by the Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier.

Answer 241

241. Chandigarth

Question 242

242. Rising from the Blue Ridge Mountains and flowing southeastward across northern Virginia to Chesapeake Bay which river was the centre of a major theatre of battle in the American Civil War and effectively functioned as the boundary between the North and South?

Answer 242

242. Rappahannock River

Question 243

243. Arising in the glaciers of the Bernese Alps which river flows through Thun Bern and Aarau before becoming a tributary of the High Rhine? It is the longest river that both rises and ends entirely within Switzerland and drains an area accounting for close to half the area of the country.

Answer 243

243. River Aare

Question 244

244. Previously known by its Manchu name Mukden or Fengtian which city of around 6 million people (as of 2010) is the provincial capital of Liaoning Province in China? Its present name is derived from the fact that it lies on the north bank of the Hun River (which was previously known by another name as well).

Answer 244

244. Shenyang (Hun river previously known as Shen River and a river’s north bank is considered the sunny (‘yang’) side)

Question 245

245. Established in 1873 which national capital city was first visited by a British naval officer in-charge of the steam cruiser HMS Basilisk after sailing through the Coral Sea? He named its harbour Fairfax which was the first name of his father.

Answer 245

245. Port Moresby (Captain John Moresby)

Question 246

246. The area highlighted by the green box is named after which 19th-century European statesman?

Answer 246

246. Leo von Caprivi (German Chancellor)/ The Caprivi Strip in Namibia

Question 247

247. Named after the youngest son of Cadmus and Harmonia in Greek myth what name is given to part of the western Balkans and the south-eastern coasts of the Italian peninsula (Messapia)? It is also the setting for Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’.

Answer 247

247. Illyria

Question 248

248. Straddling the usually dry Todd River on the northern side of the MacDonnell Ranges and northwest of the Simpson Desert which town was known to its native inhabitants as Mparntwe? It derives its present name from the wife of the telegraph pioneer Sir Charles Todd.

Answer 248

248. Alice Springs

Question 249

249. Named after a female village leader who ran the city of N’Gokro in the early 20th century which African capital city lies adjacent to the 800km Bandama River which flows southward through Lake Kossou and empties into the Tagba Lagoon and Gulf of Guinea?

Answer 249

249. Yamoussoukro

Question 250

250. The ruins of the Roman city Leptis Magna noted for monuments such as the Arch of Septimus Severus are located 130 km east of which African capital city?

Answer 250

250. Tripoli

Question 251

251. Situated on the eastern bank of the Rhine between Cologne and Dusseldorf which city was named after a chemist who built a dye factory there for the manufacture of ultramarine blue? The factory was taken over by the Bayer company in 1891.

Answer 251

251. Leverkusen (after Carl Leverkus)

Question 252

252. Which province of China borders Xinjiang to the northwest and Tibet to the southwest? Formerly known as Kokonur its present name translates literally from the Chinese as ‘Green Sea’.

Answer 252

252. Qinghai

Question 253

253. Located on its border with China the 2744m Mt. Paektu is an active volcano that is the supposed birthplace of a former leader of WHICH COUNTRY? Records however show that he was born in the Soviet Union in February 1941.

Answer 253

253. North Korea (Kim Jong-Il)

Question 254

254. Which body of water in the Eastern Visayan region of the Philippines bounded by Samar in the north and Mindanao in the south was the scene of arguably the largest naval battle in history (fought between 23-26th October 1944)?

Answer 254

254. Leyte Gulf

Question 255

255. WHAT ARCHIPELAGO is shown highlighted by the green circle?

Answer 255

255. Svalbard

Question 256

256. Frequently associated with the Netherlands but also seen elsewhere WHICH SIX-LETTER WORD denotes a low-lying tract of land enclosed by dikes that has no connection with outside water other than through manually operated devices? It is usually land that has been reclaimed from a body of water (e.g. the sea) or from marshland.

Answer 256

256. Polder

Question 257

257. The Avon River also known as the Otakaro flows through the centre of WHICH MAJOR CITY in the southern hemisphere before emptying into Pegasus Bay? The city itself is also known as Otautahi or ‘Place of the Tautahi’.

Answer 257

257. Christchurch

Question 258

258. Located within the Akmola Region in the north of its country which capital city on the banks of the Ishim River was renamed Tselinograd in 1961? A planned city similar to Brasilia and Canberra its modern design was created by the Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa.

Answer 258

258. Astana (now Nur-Sultan)

Question 259

259. Once one of the four largest lakes in the world but now reduced to less than 10% of its original size the Aral Sea lies between which TWO Central Asian countries?

Answer 259

259. Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

Question 260

260. Located in the Sudirman Range in Papua Province of Indonesia the 4884m-tall Puncak Jaya is the country’s highest mountain as well as the highest point between the Himalayas and the Andes. It has another name after which 17th-century Dutch explorer who first sighted the glaciers on its peak in 1623 but was ridiculed in Europe for claiming to see snow so close to the Equator?

Answer 260

260. Jan Carstenszoon/ Carstensz (Carstensz’s Pyramid)

Question 261

261. Located north of the Matobo Hills Bulawayo is the second largest city of which African nation?

Answer 261

261. Zimbabwe

Question 262

262. Meaning ‘running water’ probably due to its location within a valley that is prone to flooding Birkirkara is the most populous town in which European country?

Answer 262

262. Malta

Question 263

263. The second most populous after Punjab which southern province of Pakistan is bounded by the Thar Desert to the east and the Arabian Sea in the south? Its capital city is Karachi.

Answer 263

263. Sindh

Question 264

264. With a population estimated at around 2 million WHICH PORT on the Atlantic Ocean is its country’s capital and largest city? Originally situated on Tombos Island (one of the Iles de Los – ‘Islands of the Idols’) and since spread up the neighbouring Kaloum Peninsula it saw a September 2009 protest against the junta government of Moussa Camara that led to over 100 protestors killed.

Answer 264

264. Conakry (Guinea)

Question 265

265. Highlighted in dark green in this map what name is given to the geographical region of the Japanese main island of Honshu that encompasses seven prefectures as well as the Greater Tokyo Area? Its name translating as ‘East of the Barrier’ major cities within the region include Yokohama Kawasaki Saitama as well as Tokyo

Answer 265

265. Kanto

Question 266

266. Opened in 1975 in which national capital on the banks of the Ci Liwung river will you find the Monumen Nasional? Located in the center of Merdeka Square it commemorates the country’s struggle for independence from the Dutch.

Answer 266

266. Jakarta Indonesia

Question 267

267. Probably deriving its name from the Thracian for ‘black water’ the River Vardar is the longest in which Balkan country? Arising north of Gostivar it flows generally southeastwards before crossing into Greece and emptying into the Aegean Sea west of Thessaloniki.

Answer 267

267. North Macedonia

Question 268

268. Located near its border with Zambia Lubumbashi is the second largest city in which African country (after its capital city)? Formerly named Elizabethville (after Queen Elisabeth of Bavaria) it is currently its country’s mining capital.

Answer 268

268. Democratic Republic of the Congo

Question 269

269. Known as Stalinri from 1934 to 1961 which city on the Greater Liakhvi River is the capital of the disputed territory of South Ossetia located within Georgia?

Answer 269

269. Tskhinvali

Question 270

270. First climbed in 1894 by Tom Fyfe the mountain Aoraki (‘Cloud Piercer’ in its native language) is better known by what name?

Answer 270

270. Mt. Cook

Question 271

271. Historically developed on seven syenite hills and situated on the banks of the Maritsa River which city was called Pulpudeva in Thracian times and renamed Philippopolis in 341 BC after its conquest by Philip II of Macedonia? It is currently the second most populous in its country after the capital city.

Answer 271

271. Plovdiv (Bulgaria)

Question 272

272. Located on the right bank of the Sarayu River which ancient city in Uttar Pradesh was once the capital of the Kosala Kingdom? Believed to be the birthplace of Rama a temple that used to mark the spot of his birth was demolished by the Mughal emperor Babur who built a mosque in its place.

Answer 272

272. Ayodhya

Question 273

273. One of Africa’s longest rivers the Zambezi rises in a marsh in northwest Zambia and flows approximately 2500 km before entering the ocean in which country?

Answer 273

273. Mozambique

Question 274

274. The largest transboundary lake in Europe Lake Peipus lies on the border between Russia and which other country? The site of the 1242 Battle on the Ice between Teutonic Knights and Novgorodians under Alexander Nevsky it is drained by the Narva River.

Answer 274

274. Estonia

Question 275

275. Located at the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers which city (the third most populous in its state) takes its name ultimately from an ancient Roman statesman regarded as a figure of virtue who was said to have voluntarily relinquished his dictatorial powers and returned to plowing his land? The city is also host to the second biggest summer tennis event in the United States after the US Open.

Answer 275

275. Cincinnati

Question 276

276. Originally a Manchu word for ‘a place for drying fish-nets’ which capital and largest city in the Chinese province of Heilongjiang sits on the southern bank of the Songhua River and is noted for its annual international winter ice and snow sculpture festival?

Answer 276

276. Harbin

Question 277

277. Its name possibly deriving from ‘coconut tree’ from Malayalam which southern India state on the Malabar Coast has its capital at Thiruvananthapuram?

Answer 277

277. Kerala

Question 278

278. Located in the south of the island on the plains of Campidano which city is the capital of the island of Sardinia?

Answer 278

278. Cagliari

Question 279

279. Its name deriving from the Berber for ‘two lions’ referencing the legend that lions lived in the area until around 900 AD which major city on the Mediterranean coast (the second largest in its country) is the setting for novels such as Paul Bowles’ ‘The Sheltering Sky’ and Albert Camus’ ‘The Plague’?

Answer 279

279. Oran (Algeria)

Question 280

280. In which major North American city would you see this iconic building?

Answer 280

280. New York City (the TWA Flight Center at John F. Kennedy International Airport)

Question 281

281. Its name translating from the Maghrebi Arabic for ‘water spring’ which is the largest city in the disputed territory of Western Sahara? It served as the capital of Spanish Sahara from 1940 to 1976.

Answer 281

281. Laayoune/ El-Aaiun

Question 282

282. Rising in the Black Forest and flowing mainly through Baden-Wurttemberg which German river is a major right tributary of the Rhine? It flows through cities such as Stuttgart and Heidelberg before discharging into the Rhine at Mannheim.

Answer 282

282. Neckar

Question 283

283. Which Southeast Asian capital city has a name that derives from a flowering mangrove tree that grew on the shores of its eponymous bay and the delta of the Pasig river (which flows through the city dividing it into northern and southern parts)?

Answer 283

283. Manila

Question 284

284. Designed by Nikolai Nikitin to mark the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution which 540m-tall radio and television tower is named after the district of Moscow in which it is located? Currently the tallest free-standing structure in Europe it was the tallest in the world before being overtaken by Toronto’s CN Tower in 1975.

Answer 284

284. Ostankino Tower

Question 285

285. One of the first cities to be hit by the recent protests against high prices which capital of the Razavi Khorasan province (located in the valley of the Kashafrud River near the border with Turkmenistan) is the second most populous city of Iran after Tehran?

Answer 285

285. Mashhad

Question 286

286. Known as the ‘Gibraltar of the East’ and located at the entrance to Manila Bay which island bastion gives its name to a battle fought in May 1942 that saw Japanese forces under Lieutenant-General Masaharu Homma emerging victorious marking the fall of the Philippines and Asia?

Answer 286

286. Corregidor

Question 287

287. Located on the eastern bank of the Dniester River and officially the second-largest in Moldova which city founded by the Russian generalissimo Alexander Suvorov in 1792 is effectively considered the capital of the unrecognized region of Transnistria?

Answer 287

287. Tiraspol

Question 288

288. A subrange of the Appalachians and forming part of the Blue Ridge Physiographic Province the Great Smoky Mountains rise along the border between Tennessee and which of its neighboring states?

Answer 288

288. North Carolina

Question 289

289. Located on a peninsula at the confluence of the Mekong and Nam Khan rivers which city in north central Laos a UNESCO World Heritage Site has a name that literally means ‘royal Buddha image’ – a reference to its many Buddhist temples and monasteries?

Answer 289

289. Luang Prabang

Question 290

290. Formerly known as Charles Town (after England’s King Charles II) the capital of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas was given its current name in 1695 after which town in the Lahn River valley in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate?

Answer 290

290. Nassau

Question 291

291. In terms of land area Rhode Island is the smallest of the United States of America. Which state that takes its name from the title of Thomas West (an English nobleman who was the first colonial governor of Virginia) is the second smallest?

Answer 291

291. Delaware (3rd Baron De La Warr)

Question 292

292. Known until Tudor times as the Severn Sea which major inlet of Great Britain separating South Wales from Devon and Somerset in Southwest England takes its name from the city which lies at the confluence of the rivers Frome and Avon?

Answer 292

292. Bristol Channel

Question 293

293. After its capital the next largest cities (by population) of which European country are Gomel Mogilev Vitebsk and Grodno?

Answer 293

293. Belarus

Question 294

294. Having a name that translates as ‘Coastal Defense’ which city on the mouth of the Cam River is Vietnam’s third most populous (behind Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi) and was subjected to heavy aerial bombardment during the Vietnam was as it was North Vietnam’s only major port?

Answer 294

294. Haiphong

Question 295

295. Designed by a group led by the artist Bachir Yelles and fashioned in the shape of three standing palm leaves that shelter the Eternal Flame beneath in which capital city would you find the monument named the Maqam Echahid (Martyrs’ Memorial)? It opened in 1982 on the 20th anniversary of the country’s independence.

Answer 295

295. Algiers

Question 296

296. Extending for about 1800km between the North American and Eurasian plates the mid-oceanic ridge that connects the Mid-Atlantic Ridge with the Laptev Sea Rift is named after which 20th-century Soviet oceanographer? The slowest known spreading ridge on earth it is located next to the better-known Lomonosov Ridge.

Answer 296

296. Gakkel Ridge (after Yakov Gakkel)

Question 297

297. IN WHICH PROVINCE in central China is the Three Gorges Dam located? The name of this province translates as ‘North of the Lake’ referencing its position north of the Dongting Lake and its capital city is Wuhan.

Answer 297

297. Hubei

Question 298

298. Also known as the West Sea which body of water is the northern extension of the East China Sea that separates mainland China from the Korean Peninsula? Cities located on its shores include Qingdao and Incheon.

Answer 298

298. Yellow Sea

Question 299

299. Lying on the Mysore Plateau which city of over 10 million population is the capital of the state of Karnataka and is also known as the ‘Silicon Valley/ IT Capital of India’?

Answer 299

299. Bangalore/ Bengaluru

Question 300

300. Its name supposedly derived from the old Cumbric for ‘green valley/ basin’ which major European city was reputed to have been founded in the 6th century AD by the Christian missionary St. Mungo when he established a church on the Molendinar Burn on the River Clyde?

Answer 300

300. Glasgow

Question 301

301. Known as the Gulf of Eilat to the Israelis which body of water at the northern tip of the Red Sea is situated east of the Sinai Peninsula and west of the Arabian mainland and takes its name from a Jordanian city on its shore (in fact Jordan’s only coastal city)?

Answer 301

301. Gulf of Aqaba

Question 302

302. First constructed during the Sui dynasty the Grand Canal is a 1776km waterway that connects Beijing with which capital of Zhejiang province in eastern China? Built around the eastern and northern side of the West Lake it is famed for its natural beauty and historic relics as well as being the headquarters of the global e-commerce and tech conglomerate Alibaba Group.

Answer 302

302. Hangzhou

Question 303

303. At a height of 5881m and found within the Khakaborazi National Park Hkakabo Razi is widely considered Southeast Asia’s tallest mountain and is located in which country?

Answer 303

303. Myanmar

Question 304

304. Having a name that means ‘the plains around the palace’ which world capital city arose out of the Neolithic Butmir culture and later that of the Illyrians? It is situated along the Miljacka River and surrounded by the peaks of the Dinaric Alps.

Answer 304

304. Sarajevo

Question 305

305. Located northeast of the city of Latacunga and one of the worlds highest active volcanoes in which Latin American country would you find Cotopaxi?

Answer 305

305. Ecuador

Question 306

306. Which US state capital traces its origins to 1829 when former federal judge James Duane Doty purchased over a thousand acres of swamp and forest land on an isthmus between Lakes Mendota and Monona? Known as The City of Four Lakes (referencing the four successive lakes of the Yahara River : Mendota Monona Waubesa and Kegonsa) it is one of several state capitals named after a former US president.

Answer 306

306. Madison Wisconsin

Question 307

307. Meaning ‘pointed mountains’ in Dutch which island (highlighted in red) is the largest in Norway’s Svalbard archipelago?

Answer 307

307. Spitsbergen

Question 308

308. The setting of the 1977 war film ‘Cross of Iron’ directed by Sam Peckinpah about Soviet operations against German positions on the Kuban bridgehead which peninsula in present-day Krasnodar Krai of Russia is located between the Sea of Azov (to the north) and the Black Sea (to the south)? The Kerch Strait (that connects the two seas) is situated to its west.

Answer 308

308. Taman Peninsula

Question 309

309. The 11th largest African country by area which nation is bordered to the west by the Atlantic Ocean the southwest by Senegal the east by Mali northeast by Algeria and north & northwest by Western Sahara?

Answer 309

309. Mauritania

Question 310

310. Located on its namesake bay and facing the Kattegat to its east WHICH CITY on the Jutland peninsula is the second most populous in its country (after the capital city)?

Answer 310

310. Aarhus

Question 311

311. Its name translating as the ‘Kindly River’ which city in South Korea (its associated metropolitan area indicated in the map) was the site where US troops landed in September 1950 to launch a northward offensive during the Korean War?

Answer 311

311. Incheon

Question 312

312. Dating back to the 10th century and named after the town in which they were discovered in which Scandinavian country will you find the Jelling Stones raised by King Gorm the Old and his son Harald Bluetooth?

Answer 312

312. Denmark

Question 313

313. Currently one of the world’s most active volcanoes Mount Karthala is located on the island of Ngazidja - which together with Mwali (Moheli) and Nzwani (Anjouan) forms which sovereign archipelago island nation? It lays claim to the nearby island of Mayotte currently an overseas departement of France.

Answer 313

313. Comoros

Question 314

314. Located close to the border tripoint between Germany Belgium and the Netherlands which spa city in North Rhine-Westphalian became the imperial residence of Charlemagne and served as the site where successive Holy Roman Emperors (from 936 to 1531) were crowned?

Answer 314

314. Aachen

Question 315

315. Its name possibly derived either from an Egyptian funerary god or a local Berber tribe which vast burial ground located in the Giza Governorate served as the necropolis of the Ancient Egyptian capital Memphis and includes the famous Step Pyramid of Djoser?

Answer 315

315. Saqqara

Question 316

316. Named after a 16th-century Dutch seeker of the northeast passage to Asia which marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean is located off the northern coasts of Norway and Russia separated from the Kara Sea by the Novaya Zemlya archipelago?

Answer 316

316. Barents Sea

Question 317

317. Its name likely stemming from the Slavic for ‘small castle’ which capital of the state of Styria houses the Eggenberg Palace – the most significant Baroque complex in the country? Situated on the Mur River it is also its country’s second most populous city after its capital.

Answer 317

317. Graz

Question 318

318. Meaning ‘strong and gushing waterfall’ in the Northern Sotho language which river rises in South Africa and flows in a great arc generally eastwards to the Indian Ocean in Mozambique? It gives its name to the northernmost province of South Africa.

Answer 318

318. Limpopo River

Question 319

319. Lying near the confluence of the Missouri with the Mississippi river which capital and second most populous city in Minnesota is known (with Minneapolis) as the ‘Twin Cities’?

Answer 319

319. St. Paul

Question 320

320. The third most populous in Spain after Madrid and Barcelona which city on the Turia river has a name that means ‘strength’ or ‘valor’ in Latin?

Answer 320

320. Valencia

Question 321

321. Constructed in 645 by Emperor Kotoku the Naniwa Nagara-Toyosaki Palace is located in which present-day Japanese city located at the mouth of the Yodo River? Meaning ‘large hill/ slope’ it is the third most populous Japanese city after Tokyo and Yokohama.

Answer 321

321. Osaka

Question 322

322. The location of Mt Athos (a holy mountain in Eastern Orthodox monasticism) and the birthplace of the philosopher Aristotle which trident-shaped peninsula (highlighted in red) in the northwestern Aegean Sea takes its name from a group of people native to the region since ancient times?

Answer 322

322. Chalkidiki/ Halkidiki

Question 323

323. Deriving its name from that of a legendary mountain in the Avesta which northern Iranian mountain range forms a barrier between the South Caspian and the Iranian plateau extending from its border with Azerbaijan to the Khorasan region? It contains Mt. Damavand – Iran’s highest peak.

Answer 323

323. Elburz/ Alborz/ Alburz

Question 324

324. Forming at the confluence of the Biya and Katun rivers which major river is the westernmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean? Together with its major tributary the Irtysh it forms the seventh-longest river system in the world.

Answer 324

324. Ob

Question 325

325. Malaysia’s longest river (The Rajang) one of the largest dams in Southeast Asia (Bakun Dam) and the Gunung Mulu National Park famous for its system of caves – are all situated in which state located on northwest Borneo? With Kuching as its capital it is Malaysia’s largest state by land area.

Answer 325

325. Sarawak

Question 326

326. Part of the Central Carpathians the Tatras Mountains form a natural border between Poland and which other European country? Its highest peak is Gerlach at 2655m.

Answer 326

326. Slovakia

Question 327

327. At the breakup of the USSR into fifteen independent states Russia was the largest by land area followed by Kazakhstan. Which country was the smallest (also by land area)?

Answer 327

327. Armenia

Question 328

328. Located on the Caledon River and in the foothills of the Maloti Mountains which African capital city has a name that translates as ‘red sandstones’? It was founded by the British as a small police camp in 1869 following the conclusion of the Free State-Basotho Wars.

Answer 328

328. Maseru

Question 329

329. Founded in 627 BC in ancient Illyria and named Epidamnos the port city of Durres (located on the Adriatic Sea) is the second most populous city of which European country?

Answer 329

329. Albania

Question 330

330. Believed to contain more than 1500 funeral mounds including those of Thracian rulers the Kazanlak Valley (located to the east of the lower Sredna Gora mountain range) is situated in which country?

Answer 330

330. Bulgaria

Question 331

331. What name is given to the territory comprising the southeastern portion of the Somali Regional State in eastern Ethiopia over which it fought a war with neighboring Somalia in the late 1970s? Its name likely derived from the Somali words meaning the ones who know.

Answer 331

331. Ogaden

Question 332

332. The location of the ancient Aru Kingdom and later that of the Sultanate of Deli which capital city of Indonesia’s North Sumatra province was founded in 1590 by Guru Patimpus at the confluence of the Deli and Babura rivers? Overlooking the Straits of Malacca it is Indonesia’s fourth most-populous city (the top three all being located on Java).

Answer 332

332. Medan

Question 333

333. Which country is this : it has a 700km coastline that extends from the mouth of Rio Motagua in the west to Rio Coco in the east with a large undeveloped lowland area known as La Mosquitia in the northeast and the heavily populated Sula valley in the northwest. Its southern coastline lies on the Gulf of Fonseca.

Answer 333

333. Honduras

Question 334

334. Used by the British fleet in the 1811 invasion of Java in the Dutch East Indies what is the name of the strait of water that connects the South China Sea to the Java Sea and which separates the islands of Sumatra and Borneo?

Answer 334

334. Karimata Strait

Question 335

335. Thought to contain large amounts of natural gas and mineral resources the 100 mile-long Agacher Strip was at the center of a long-running border dispute between Burkina Faso and which of its neighbours? It erupted into armed conflict on two occasions in 1974 and 1985.

Answer 335

335. Mali

Question 336

336. With a population of 175245 (as of Jan 2016) which city on the island of Funen is the third largest city (by population) in Denmark? Hans Christian Andersen was born there in 1805.

Answer 336

336. Odense

Question 337

337. Located on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands which city (the fourth most populous in its modern-day country) reverted back to its current name after World War II? It had been better known by the name Breslau prior to this especially after the Prussian king Frederick the Great took control of the city in the mid-18th century.

Answer 337

337. Wroclaw

Question 338

338. The deepest in the world Lake Baikal in Siberia is located between the Irkutsk Oblast and which of Russia’s republics? Covering over 60% of the lake’s shoreline its capital city is Ulan-Ude.

Answer 338

338. Buryatia

Question 339

339. In which European city would you find the parliamentary building known as Stormont? The Assembly has not been functional since January 2017 as a result of disagreements between the major parties the DUP and Sinn Fein.

Answer 339

339. Belfast

Question 340

340. First excavated and created by Lord Chunsen during the Warring States period which 113km-long river is the last significant tributary of the Yangtze before it empties into the East China Sea? Its name translating as ‘yellow banks’ it is the largest river flowing through Shanghai with the historical waterfront area know as The Bund lying on its western bank.

Answer 340

340. Huangpu River

Question 341

341. Possessing the world’s longest natural sea beach (120 km) and named after an officer of the British East India Company Cox’s Bazar is a port city located in which Asian country?

Answer 341

341. Bangladesh

Question 342

342. Shared by Oman and the United Arab Emirates which peninsula that juts into the Strait of Hormuz forms the northeastern point of the Arabian Peninsula? It also separates the Gulf of Oman on the east from the Persian Gulf in the west.

Answer 342

342. Musandam Peninsula

Question 343

343. The second most populous in its state which US city is indicated in this map by the pink star?

Answer 343

343. Buffalo New York

Question 344

344. Giving its name to Upper Paleolithic and Bronze & Iron Age cultures that occupied the area the Ordos Plateau is the land enclosed by the Ordos Loop – a large rectangular northward bend of WHICH MAJOR WORLD RIVER? It lies to the north of the Loess Plateau and Wei River Valley both important cradles of civilization.

Answer 344

344. Yellow River/ Huang He

Question 345

345. Viti Levu and Vanua Levu are the two major islands that account for over 87% of the population of which South Pacific Ocean island nation? The capital Suva is located on Viti Levu.

Answer 345

345. Fiji

Question 346

346. Admitted as the 37th state in 1867 and deriving its name from the indigenous language for ‘flat water’ (referring to the Platte River that flows through it) which is the only triply-landlocked state of the USA?

Answer 346

346. Nebraska

Question 347

347. Its name translating as ‘Mansion Gate’ which city on the Jiulong River and situated on the Taiwan Strait is one of the largest in the southern Chinese province of Fujian? It is also known as Amoy in the Hokkien dialect.

Answer 347

347. Xiamen

Question 348

348. Which common four-letter word is spelled out by the FIRST LETTERS OF THE RESPECTIVE CAPITALS of the four US states indicated by the alphabets A to D in that order?

Answer 348

348. SHOP – Sacramento (California)/ Harrisburg (Pennsylvania)/ Olympia (Washington)/ Phoenix (Arizona)

Question 349

349. Known as Otepoti in Maori which principal city of the Otago region is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand (after Christchurch)?

Answer 349

349. Dunedin

Question 350

350. Name the country indicated by the question mark.

Answer 350

350. Angola

Question 351

351. What two-word name is commonly used to refer to the part of the Northwest quadrant of Washington DC much of which is occupied by the main campus of the George Washington University? The name is thought to derive from its low-lying marshy riverside location that predisposes it to a certain weather phenomenon and is now a metonym of the US State Department which has its headquarters there.

Answer 351

351. Foggy Bottom

Question 352

352. Slightly smaller than Taiwan which island separated from Guangzhou by the Qiongzhou Strait is the largest island under the control of the People’s Republic of China? Its name meaning ‘South of the Sea’ it houses the Yulin Naval Base where China’s nuclear submarine fleet is stationed.

Answer 352

352. Hainan

Question 353

353. Often used as a simple way to define the subregion of Oceania known as Polynesia the Polynesian Triangle is an area of the Pacific Ocean with three island groups at its corners. They are Hawaii (1 in the diagram) New Zealand (2) and which other island at (3)?

Answer 353

353. Easter Island (Rapa Nui)

Question 354

354. Deriving its name from the Slavic for ‘oak’ (as it once flowed through the oaken forests of the Wallachian Plain) which river rises in the Fagaras Mountains and flows for about 286 km before joining the Arges River? The Romanian capital Bucharest stands on its banks.

Answer 354

354. Dâmbovița River

Question 355

355. Supposedly formed by the Baltic goddess Neringa while she was playing on the seashore the Curonian Spit is a 98-km long thin curving sand-dune spit which stretches from the Sambia Peninsula in the south to the city of Klaipeda in the north thereby separating its namesake lagoon from the Baltic Sea. Since 2000 it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site shared between Russia and which other country?

Answer 355

355. Lithuania

Question 356

356. Part of the Yeongnam region which city on the coast of the Sea of Japan has a name that translates as ‘Brilliant Mountain’? With over 1 million inhabitants it is South Korea’s eighth most-populous city and its industrial powerhouse housing the world’s largest automobile assembly plant (operated by Hyundai Motor) the world’s largest shipyard and third largest oil refinery.

Answer 356

356. Ulsan

Question 357

357. Rising from the Qinghai Mountains on the Tibetan Plateau and known to the Chinese as the Nu (‘Fury’) which major Asian river of length 2815 km drains a narrow watershed across China Thailand and Burma before emptying into the Andaman Sea? In 2003 key parts of its course were included the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas together with the Yangtze and Mekong rivers.

Answer 357

357. Salween

Question 358

358. With Pachuca de Soto as its capital which state in the east of Mexico takes its name from a Roman Catholic priest who gave his ‘Cry of Dolores’ speech in September 1810 an event widely seen as a call-to-arms that triggered the Mexican War of Independence?

Answer 358

358. Hidalgo (named after Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla)

Question 359

359. The northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea which body of water (marked with ‘?’) separates Italy from the Balkan Peninsula?

Answer 359

359. Adriatic Sea

Question 360

360. Also known as the Gate of Trajan the gorge known as the Iron Gates is located on which major European river just beyond the city of Orsova?

Answer 360

360. The Danube

Question 361

361. Referenced in a popular song and likely derived from a Wiradjuri term which is an Australian term for an oxbow lake – a U-shaped lake that forms when a meander from the main stem of a river is cut off?

Answer 361

361. Billabong

Question 362

362. Its name likely derived from the indigenous Moluccan for ‘people of the mountains’ which shallow sea of the western Pacific occupies the area between the north coast of Australia (Gulf of Carpentaria) and the south coast of New Guinea? It is connected with the Coral Sea to the east by the Torres Strait.

Answer 362

362. Arafura Sea

Question 363

363. Rising in the Blue Ridge Mountains the 690km Chattahoochee River generally flows south before it joins the Apalachicola River as the latter empties into the Gulf of Mexico. Which US capital city is built upon the crest of a large ridge south of the river thus enabling much of the river’s natural scenic beauty to be preserved even as it runs through the city?

Answer 363

363. Atlanta Georgia

Question 364

364. Forming the headstream of the Mongala River (itself a tributary of the Congo River) which 250 km-long river has a name that is a French corruption of the Ngbandi term for ‘white water’? It came to prominence in 1976 courtesy of the Belgian Peter Piot.

Answer 364

364. Ebola River

Question 365

365. The presidential residence known as the Malacanang Palace is found in which Southeast Asian capital city?

Answer 365

365. Manila

Question 366

366. One of the fastest growing cities in West Africa which capital on the Niger River takes its name from the Bambara language meaning ‘the tail of the crocodile’?

Answer 366

366. Bamako

Question 367

367. Settled in 1867 as a community at the confluence of the Salt and Gila rivers which city is the largest US state capital (by population) and also the only one with a population of more than 1 million residents?

Answer 367

367. Phoenix Arizona

Question 368

368. Which capital city is indicated in orange in this map?

Answer 368

368. Baghdad

Question 369

369. A popular tourist destination and the site of multiple World Rowing Championships Lake Bled in the Upper Camiolan region is located approximately 55 km from which European capital city?

Answer 369

369. Ljubljana

Question 370

370. Which territorial capital is indicated by the ‘X’? It is named after a local Dene tribe once known as the ‘Copper Indians’.

Answer 370

370. Yellowknife

Question 371

371. Founded in 1578 on the slopes of Mount Picacho as a gold- and silver-mining centre which capital city has a name that translates as ‘Hill of Silver’ and is separated from its sister city Comayagua by the Choluteca River?

Answer 371

371. Tegucigalpa

Question 372

372. Situated at the confluence of the Varzob and Kofarnihon rivers which city was known from 1929 to 1961 as Stalinabad and houses the monument to Amir Ismail Samani emir of Transoxiana and Khorasan?

Answer 372

372. Dushanbe

Question 373

373. Roiled by fighting between the Malaita Eagle Force and Isatabu Freedom Movement in the early 2000s which city also saw the Americans triumph over the Japanese in the 1942 Battle of Henderson Field?

Answer 373

373. Honiara

Question 374

374. Constructed in the 15th century and destroyed during the Taiping Rebellion in the 19th century the Porcelain Tower is a historical site on the Qihuai River in which Chinese city? It was recently reconstructed after a billion-yuan donation from the businessman Wang Jianlin the wealthiest man in China.

Answer 374

374. Nanjing

Question 375

375. Located on top of one of the twin hills Collines des Mamelles the 49 meter-tall bronze statue known as the African Resistance Monument is located in which country? Overlooking the Atlantic Ocean it was designed by the local architect Pierre Goudiaby and built by a company from North Korea.

Answer 375

375. Senegal

Question 376

376. Forming part of the boundaries of the Gulf of Carpentaria which region of Australia’s Northern Territory was given its name by William van Colster (a captain in the Dutch East India Company) and named after his ship on which he sailed to the area in 1623?

Answer 376

376. Arnhem Land

Question 377

377. Built between 123-139 AD the Castel Sant’Angelo in Rome (once a papal residence and now a museum) is also known as the Mausoleum of ________ after which Roman emperor who had commissioned it for himself and his family?

Answer 377

377. Hadrian

Question 378

378. A popular tourist attraction on which island in the Tyrrhenian Sea would you find the Blue Grotto a sea cavern illuminated with a blue hue by sunlight shining through the seawater?

Answer 378

378. Capri

Question 379

379. Which northeastern province of China also known previously as Fengtian or Mukden gives its name to the first aircraft carrier commissioned into China’s navy?

Answer 379

379. Liaoning

Question 380

380. In which of Canada’s thirteen provinces and territories would you find the Great Bear Lake (the largest lake entirely within Canada) and the Great Slave Lake (the deepest body of water in North America)?

Answer 380

380. Northwest Territories

Question 381

381. At 667799 square kilometres the Agadez Region makes up 52% of which African country? The largest national subdivision in Africa it includes the vast Tenere region of the Sahara Desert dune seas like the Erg of Blima and the triangular mountains of Aïr.

Answer 381

381. Niger

Question 382

382. Its name likely deriving from the Washo language meaning ‘Lake of the Sky’ which large freshwater lake that straddles the border between California and Nevada trails only the five Great Lakes as the largest by volume in the United States?

Answer 382

382. Lake Tahoe

Question 383

383. Founded in July 1692 as a place for the survivors of an earthquake that destroyed Port Royal which capital city is surrounded by its namesake harbor the Long Mountain Red Hill and Blue Mountains? It is located on the Liguanea Plain alongside the Hope River and protected by a long sand-spit known as the Palisadoes.

Answer 383

383. Kingston Jamaica

Question 384

384. Its highest peak being the 2819m Phou Bia which mountain range of eastern Indochina extends approximately 1100km through Laos Cambodia and Vietnam? Running parallel to the Vietnamese coast it derives its name from the Chinese meaning ‘to pacify the south’.

Answer 384

384. Annamese/ Annamite

Question 385

385. Founded in 782 BC by king Argishti I of Urartu the ancient fortress of Erebuni (also known as Arin Berd or ‘Fortress of Blood’) is located in which present-day capital city? The city is located on the edge of the Hrazdan River and northeast of the Ararat Plain.

Answer 385

385. Yerevan

Question 386

386. Deriving its name from the important cash crop the melegueta pepper the coastal area of West Africa lying between Cape Mesurado and Cape Palmas (on either side of the Cestos River) was given the name ‘Pepper Coast’ by European traders and traditionally encompass which current-day country?

Answer 386

386. Liberia

Question 387

387. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River Kolkata is the capital of which Indian state?

Answer 387

387. West Bengal

Question 388

388. Which major river in Northern Ireland rises from the Slieve Croob mountain and enters the Irish sea after a 53-mile course? Forming much of the border between County Antrim and County Down in the east of Ulster the capital Belfast lies at its mouth.

Answer 388

388. River Lagan

Question 389

389. Completed in 1883 after fourteen years of building work which engineering feat was designed and built by the German migrant John Augustus Roebling? It was during its construction that the decompression sickness ‘Caisson disease’ was first given this name.

Answer 389

389. Brooklyn Bridge

Question 390

390. Which African country is bordered by Uganda Tanzania Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo?

Answer 390

390. Rwanda

Question 391

391. Named after the river that flows through it what two-word name is given to the area in Malaysia centered on Kuala Lumpur and including its adjoining cities and towns in the state of Selangor? Home to around 8 million people it is a conurbation that forms Malaysia’s commercial and industrial heartland.

Answer 391

391. Klang Valley

Question 392

392. Located entirely within its country’s central valley which capital city is surrounded by tall mountain ranges (the tallest being Mt. Tupungato at 6570m) and is divided in two by the Mapocho River?

Answer 392

392. Santiago Chile

Question 393

393. Sparsely populated and comprising the regions of Riyadh Ha’il and al-Qassim what names is given to the geographical central region of Saudi Arabia? Meaning ‘upland’ in Arabic it is the birthplace of the Islamic doctrine and movement of Wahhabism which emerged from it in the 18th century.

Answer 393

393. Nejd/ Najd

Question 394

394. Its name deriving from the Odawa language meaning ‘cave of the spirit’ which island in Lake Huron within the borders of the Canadian province of Ontario is the largest freshwater island in the world? It is slightly larger than Luxembourg in terms of area.

Answer 394

394. Manitoulin island

Question 395

395. At over 3 million square kilometers in area the Russian federal republic of Yakutia/ Sakha Republic is by far the world’s largest subnational governing body by area. Which is the second largest at 2.6 million square km? It is bigger than Russia’s Krasnoyarsk Krai (2.3 million square km) and Greenland (2.1 million square km).

Answer 395

395. Western Australia

Question 396

396. Which country is indicated by the question mark shown in this blank map?

Answer 396

396. Turkmenistan

Question 397

397. Divided into three distinct regions: the coastal plains the mountains (the Cristal Mountains to the northeast of the capital and the Chaillu Massif in the centre) and the savanna in the east which African country derives its name from the Portuguese for cloak which is roughly the shape of the estuary of the Komo River?

Answer 397

397. Gabon

Question 398

398. The third most populous in the country after Manila and Quezon City and the most populous in Mindanao which city is home to Mt. Apo (Philippines’s highest mountain) and was where Rodrigo Duterte served for seven terms as mayor before his election as Philippine’s president?

Answer 398

398. Davao City

Question 399

399. On the banks of the Ishim River which world capital city had its name changed in March 2019 to Nur-Sultan after its former president who had ruled for the previous 29 years?

Answer 399

399. Astana (Kazakhstan)

Question 400

400. Created by the artist Rodrigo Arenas Betancourt and engineer Guillermo Gonzalez Zuleta the monument known as the Vargas Swamp Lancers commemorates the heroic actions of fourteen lancers from Simon Bolivar’s army against Spanish forces – and is the largest monument in which South American country?

Answer 400

400. Colombia