Geography Trivia- Thursday Thirties Week 6 - Statistics

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Which of the following best describes the main basis of Kuwait's economy?	Crude oil exports	100%
Which roadless region interrupts the Pan-American Highway between Panama and Colombia?	Darien Gap	100%
The Marmaray rail tunnel passes under the Bosporus in which city?	Istanbul	100%
Tanganyika united with Zanzibar in 1964 to form which modern country?	Tanzania	100%
In what year did Kazakhstan declare its independence following the collapse of the Soviet Union?	1991	83%
The former Republic of Dahomey is now known as which country?	Benin	83%
Upper Volta changed its name in 1984 and is now which country?	Burkina Faso	83%
The Øresund road-and-rail crossing links Copenhagen with Malmö, connecting which two countries?	Denmark and Sweden	83%
Which Great Lake lies wholly within the United States?	Lake Michigan	83%
Which city is the famous Pacific terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railway?	Vladivostok	83%
British Honduras was renamed in 1973 and later became independent as which country?	Belize	67%
Which country has coastlines on both the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf?	Iran	67%
The New Hebrides, once jointly administered by Britain and France, became which Pacific country?	Vanuatu	67%
The Bechuanaland Protectorate became which modern country at independence in 1966?	Botswana	50%
Which of these is the official language of Senegal?	French	50%
Panama Canal ships are raised by locks to cross which artificial lake?	Gatun Lake	50%
Which German canal links the North Sea with the Baltic Sea?	Kiel Canal	50%
Basutoland became which landlocked African kingdom at independence?	Lesotho	50%
The high-altitude Qinghai–Tibet Railway runs from Xining to which city?	Lhasa	50%
Nyasaland became which modern country in 1964?	Malawi	50%
Which strait separates southern India from northern Sri Lanka?	Palk Strait	50%
The vast majority of Kyrgyzstan’s staggering terrain—including its highest point, Jengish Chokusu (Victory Peak)—is formed by which major mountain system?	Tien Shan	50%
The Gulf of Fonseca is shared by which three Central American countries?	El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua	33%
Which lake touches Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and is also known in German as Bodensee?	Lake Constance	33%
Which waterway separates Tierra del Fuego from the South American mainland?	Strait of Magellan	33%
The Gotthard Base Tunnel, a major rail tunnel through the Alps, is in which country?	Switzerland	33%
The TAZARA Railway was built to give landlocked Zambia access to a seaport in which country?	Tanzania	33%
The Okavango Delta is an inland delta that does not flow into the sea. Which country is it in?	Botswana	17%
The British colony known as the Gold Coast became which country at independence?	Sierra Leone	17%
What famous golden emblem is showcased on the vibrant blue and red flag of Ulaanbaatar?	Soyombo	17%

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