Very Difficult Geography Trivia #007 - Statistics

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Excluding maritime borders, what is the only national capital whose city limits border two other sovereign states?	Bratislava	67%
Since the 19th century, the Old City of Jerusalem has been divided into the Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and what fourth quarter? This southwestern quarter hosts the 12th-century St. James Cathedral and is home to a diaspora with its own Patriarchate.	Armenian Quarter	60%
The adoption of the United States' Clean Water Act was partially in response to the 1969 burning of what Ohio river, whose industrial pollution has led it to catch fire at least 14 times throughout its history?	Cuyahoga	53%
The desert known as Rub' al Khali in Arabic is considered the world's largest continuous sand desert, and is better known in English by what other name?	Empty Quarter	53%
Svan towers are medieval defensive tower houses built between the 9th and 12th centuries, with most of them being centered around the towns of Mestia and Ushguli in which country?	Georgia	53%
Although Panaji is the capital, what is the largest city of India's Goa State? It was named in honor of a historical figure who held the title of Count of Vidigueira and whose greatest achievement was celebrated in the epic poem Os Lusíadas.	Vasco da Gama	53%
Comoé, Taï, and Banco National Parks are located in what country that is also home to the Ébrié and Aby lagoon systems?	Ivory Coast / Côte d'Ivoire	47%
Mezzogiorno is the Italian term for the southern part of Italy, comprising the regions south of Rome. Giving its name to a waterway connecting Toulouse to the Mediterranean Sea, what is the French equivalent of the Mezzogiorno?	Midi	47%
What Cambodian city's rapid and poorly planned transformation into a gambling mecca has led to it become a "ghost town" of abandoned buildings? This formerly quiet seaside town has since turned into a hub for organized crime and scam centers.	Sihanoukville	47%
Also known as a village or a barrio, what is the smallest administrative, political, and planning unit in the Philippines? This term originally referred to a type of traditional Filipino boat considered the oldest watercraft in Southeast Asia.	Barangay	40%
What adjective characterizes cities, especially those in the ex-USSR, that were quarantined for research and military purposes? An example is Baikonur, with non-resident visitors needing prior approval to visit both the town itself and the Cosmodrome.	Closed	40%
What capital of Uruguay's Río Negro Department, on the Argentine border, is perhaps best known internationally due to its meat processing industry? A British brand of tinned puff pastry topped meat pies and puddings is named for this town.	Fray Bentos	40%
The Dhivehi language, which is written in the Arabic-derived Thaana script, is better known worldwide by what exonym? (i.e. name the language)	Maldivian	40%
The highest volcano on Earth above sea level is what highest peak in Chile? This stratovolcano also features a crater lake on its eastern side which, at 6,390 meters, is currently recognized as the highest of its kind in the world.	Ojos del Salado	40%
What island and nature reserve off the coast of Fremantle is most renowned for its quokka population? After taking selfies with the cute marsupials, other activities to do including snorkeling, swimming in The Basin, and visiting the Bathurst Lighthouse.	Rottnest / Wadjemup	40%
What is the only Russian republic to be fully enclaved by another federal subject? The most common demonym for inhabitants of this republic is used by Circassian people to refer to themselves.	Adygea	33%
What city on the western bank of the Dniester River is internationally recognized as part of Moldova, but has been under the de facto control of Transnistria? An alcoholic and misanthropic fictional character voiced by John DiMaggio was not named after this town.	Bender	33%
What name is shared by a northern Bolivian department and an eastern DR Congo city located on the edge of the Ituri Forest? It also precedes Mellal in the name of a regional Moroccan capital.	Beni	33%
Sokh and Vorukh are ethnic exclaves located within what large fertile depression sandwiched between the Tian Shan mountains and the Gissar-Alay mountain systems?	Fergana Valley	33%
One of the least visited national parks in the United States is what remote 8.4 million acre wilderness area that features the central section of the rugged Brooks Range? It is the second-largest national park by area and the northernmost in the country.	Gates of the Arctic	33%
What word may be found in the name of the largest of the three waterfalls that collectively form Niagara Falls, and in the name of the conurbation centered around Toronto that stretches north to Georgian Bay and south to Lake Erie?	Horseshoe	33%
A renowned family of Estonian conductors whose members include Neeme, Paavo, and Kristjan has a surname that serves as a very common geographical suffix in Finland. What is that surname, from the Finnish for "lake"?	Järvi	33%
Name either the largest Mongolian lake by surface area, or the largest Mongolian freshwater lake by volume. The latter's nickname is the "Little Sister of Lake Baikal".	Lake Uvs and Lake Khövsgöl	33%
Thompson in the South Atlantic, Bermeja in the Gulf of Mexico, and Brasil west of Ireland are examples of what "supernatural" type of charted landmasses that appeared on maps for centuries but were later discovered not to exist?	Phantom islands	33%
Roman praetorian guards sent by Nero to locate the source of the Nile were stopped by what impassable swamp in South Sudan whose name has now come to mean any thick floating mats of vegetation that prevent navigation?	Sudd	33%
Riding camels and sandboarding are popular activities practiced at the Sand Dunes named for what Japanese prefecture? This area boasts Japan's largest coastal dune system.	Tottori	33%
The titular structure in Ivo Andrić's masterpiece "The Bridge on the Drina" is the Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge, located in what Bosnian town? It is etymologically cognate with a Hungarian royal town lending its name to a Central European alliance known as the V4.	Višegrad	33%
What former royal capital at the foot of Mount Lovćen still houses important buildings today including the Blue Palace, the official residence of the President of Montenegro, and the monastery that serves as the seat of the Metropolitanate of Montenegro?	Cetinje	27%
Closely associated with the company Debswana, what specifically are Orapa, Letlhakane, Jwaneng, and Damtshaa? (Two words required)	Diamond mines	27%
The capital city of the Itza Maya kingdom, Nojpéten, was located on an island in Lake Petén Itzá. What town, a popular tourist gateway to Mayan ruins such as Tikal and Yaxha, sits today on the ruins of Nojpetén?	Flores	27%
Which railway tunnel, inaugurated in 2016 and recognized as both the longest and deepest in the world, has shortened the average travel time between Zurich and Milan by one hour?	Gotthard Base Tunnel	27%
What Syrian city is known for its series of 17 historic wooden waterwheels located along the Orontes? These waterwheels, called norias, were used to lift water from rivers into aqueducts for irrigation and domestic water supply.	Hama	27%
What village in Washington State, a year-round tourist destination known for its quaint Bavarian architecture, shares its name with a Kansas town home to the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks, the U.S. military's only maximum-security facility?	Leavenworth	27%
Not to be confused with a similarly-named subregion of the Pacific or a meringue-based treat, what term refers to the collection of four volcanic archipelagos (Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands, and Cape Verde) off the coasts of Europe and Africa?	Macaronesia	27%
What second largest city of Cape Verde, located on the island of São Vicente, is considered the country's cultural capital? It is known for its annual carnival as well as being the birthplace of singer Cesária Évora, who popularized the morna style of music.	Mindelo	27%
The current flags of Oregon, Transnistria (officially), and Raleigh, North Carolina, share a vexillological peculiarity with only one UN-recognized sovereign state in the world. What is that country?	Paraguay	27%
What capital of Shefa Province is the largest town located on the island of Efate (an island also known as Vate or historically as Sandwich Island)?	Port Vila	27%
What Svalbard Soviet town was abandoned in 1998 following the collapse of the USSR and the closure of its coal mining operations? Since 2007, it has been transformed into an open-air museum, with the former Tulipan Hotel renovated to house visitors.	Pyramiden	27%
The world’s longest sea-crossing fixed link connects the cities of Hong Kong and Macau with what mainland Chinese city located on the west bank of the Pearl River estuary?	Zhuhai	27%
The largest tributary of the Niger River is what stream that flows through the cities of Jimeta, Makurdi, and Lokoja? Makurdi also serves as the capital of a state named after this river.	Benue	20%
What semi-arid biome in northeastern Brazil is characterized by thorny and succulent vegetation that appears pale white during the long dry season? Covering around 10% of the country, this biome found only in Brazil is home to thousands of endemic species.	Caatinga	20%
While an oblate spheroid (or Earth ellipsoid) is the term used to refer to the idealized shaped of the Earth, what other shape refers to the Earth’s surface if it were entirely covered by water, influenced only by gravity and rotation?	Geoid	20%
Sněžka, the highest point in the Czech Republic, lies in what mountain range, itself part of the greater Sudetes mountain system?	Giant Mountains / Krkonoše	20%
What six-letter singular term refers to any urban Dutch canal consisting of a waterway bordered by streets and houses on both sides? It is distinct from other types of Dutch canals such as a singel, a kanaal, or a vaart.	Gracht	20%
Located in Colombia and Venezuela, what arid peninsula forms the northernmost tip of South America? This peninsula is the ancestral home of the Wayuu people, perhaps best known for their weaving traditions that include their colorful mochila shoulder bags.	Guajira	20%
What capital of Moyen-Ogooué in Gabon is home to the historic Hôpital Albert Schweitzer, which still treats tropical diseases to this day and remains an important healthcare provider in the region?	Lambaréné	20%
Similar in appearance to Dubai's Burj Al Arab, the Spinnaker Tower is an observation tower located in what coastal town's Gunwharf Quays?	Portsmouth	20%
Lending its name to the main official residence of the President of the Italian Republic, what is the highest of the seven hills of Rome?	Quirinal Hill	20%
The oldest continuously operated canal system in North America is what waterway connecting Ottawa to Kingston, Ontario? During winter, it transforms into the world's largest skating rink.	Rideau Canal	20%
What river flows through the Belgian cities of Ghent and Antwerp? It was also the site of the short-lived Kettle War, where a Dutch vessel fired a shot that hit a soup kettle on an Austrian merchant ship, which prompted the Austrian ship to immediately surrender.	Scheldt	20%
What de facto administrative capital of South Korea was established in order to reduce overcrowding in Seoul and to balance regional development? Although several government offices have since relocated to this new purpose-built city, Seoul remains the constitutional capital of the country.	Sejong City	20%
While Iraq, Yemen, and Bahrain call their administrative subdivisions muhafazat in Arabic, Algeria and Tunisia use a different Arabic term for their provinces and governorates. What is that term?	Wilaya	20%
The Cascade, a massive limestone stairway divided into 572 steps and five main terraces, is a modernist architectural complex located in what world capital?	Yerevan	20%
What word derived from the Old English "iggath" refers to the long and narrow islands formed by sedimentation commonly found on the River Thames and its tributaries in England?	Ait / Eyot	13%
The cultural heartland of the Dogon people (as well as the Tellem and Toloy peoples) is centered around what 150-km-long sandstone cliff located in Mali's Mopti Region?	Bandiagara Escarpment	13%
What mountain range in southwestern Cambodia takes its name from a spice of the genus Elettaria that grows abundantly throughout the region's humid forests?	Cardamom Mountains	13%
The Bund, People's Square, Nanjing Road, and the car-free Xintiandi district are all located within what Shanghai district, the city's primary political, commercial, and cultural hub? It is also the name of the river dividing Shanghai into two banks, Puxi and Pudong.	Huangpu	13%
The name "Punjab" originates from the Persian words panj ("five") and āb ("water" or "river") and thus means "The Land of Five Waters". Please provide the name of any one of those five rivers, all of which are tributaries of the Indus.	Jhelum / Chenab / Ravi / Sutlej / Beas	13%
Due to decommunization laws, which Ukrainian city was officially renamed Kropyvnytskyi in 2016? This previous appellation honored Sergei, an early Bolshevik revolutionary whose assassination was used as a pretext for starting the Great Purge.	Kirovohrad	13%
Named after a modern King of Egypt, which town sits across the Suez Canal from the city of Port Said?	Port Fuad	13%
Rising on the slopes of Mount Paektu and flowing into the Sea of Japan, what river located at the North Korea-Russia-China tripoint has been crossed for years by North Korean refugees defecting across the Chinese border into Jilin Province?	Tumen	13%
What smallest province of Equatorial Guinea was named by the Portuguese for the date of its discovery, on New Year's Day in 1473? Most of its inhabitants speak a creole form of Portuguese known locally as Fa d'Ambu.	Annobón	7%
The Pico do Papagaio and the Pão de Açúcar respectively flank the eastern and western tip of what body of water, whose name comes from the Tupi for "sea-like bay" or "lagoon of the sea"?	Guanabara Bay	7%
What Tamil Nadu pilgrimage town is located at the southernmost tip of mainland India, where the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal meet? Home to the Vivekananda Rock Memorial and the Thiruvalluvar Statue, this city offers stunning sunrise and sunset views.	Kanyakumari	7%
Also called Lesser Wallachia, what geographical area and historical province in southern Romania has Craiova as its largest city? Its name is derived from a Danube tributary that is the longest river flowing exclusively through Romania.	Oltenia	7%
What 9th-century temple complex in Central Java is the largest Hindu site in Indonesia? Dedicated to the Trimurti, it features intricate stone reliefs depicting the Ramayana epic and its design incorporates mandala temple plan arrangements.	Prambanan	7%
An Old Norse-derived word for a small rocky island too small for human habitation lends its name (in its plural form) to a coastal fishing community in County Dublin known for its Martello towers and sandy beaches. Name either the town or the word in the question.	Sker / Skerries	7%
The Chambeshi River, considered the source of the Congo River, feeds what wetland system in northern Zambia? This system comprises an eponymous lake popular with wildlife observers, as it is home to the shoebill stork and herds of black lechwes.	Bangweulu wetlands	0%
In February 2018, the Strengthening of Regionalization Law was enacted in which country? It removed the requirement to use Roman numerals to designate the country's administrative regions.	Chile	0%
What term, distinct from a skete, refers to any large Orthodox monastery consisting of a cluster of cells for hermits arranged around a church? A monastery of this kind was a "Great" one on Mount Athos, with other notable ones found in Sergiyev Posad and Kyiv.	Lavra / Laura	0%

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