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Arbitrary and Difficult Georgraphy Multiple Choice

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The term ‘country’ will refer to UN member states only
When a country is referred to this will include overseas territories
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1. Which of these country/kingdom pairs share a land border?
Although not bordering in Europe, France and the Netherlands share the island of Saint Martin in the Caribbean
France & Netherlands
Bhutan & Nepal
Namibia & Zimbabwe
Indonesia & Philippines
El Salvador & Nicaragua
Kazakhstan & Mongolia
2. Which of these countries / territories is situated the most north?
NS:11.4N, NMI: 18.8N, NC: 36.4N, NK: 43.0N
Northern Mariana Islands
North Sentinel Island
North Korea (DPRK)
North Carolina
3. Which of these territories/regions has the highest population density?
NW Territories: 0.03/km², Greenland: 0.03/km², Falklands: 0.3/km², Siberia: 3.8/km²
Siberian Federal District, Russia
Greenland, Denmark
Northwest Territories, Canada
Falkland Islands, UK
4. Which of these countries has the most official languages (at National level)?
Bolivia: 37(!), Zimbabwe: 16, Switzerland & PNG: 4. PNG does have the most living languages as 122, but only Tok Pisin, English, Hiri Motu and PNG Sign Language are official at the National level
Papua New Guinea
Bolivia
Zimbabwe
Switzerland
5. Which of these towns/cities is furthest from Oslo, Norway?
Vardø is the Easternmost town in Norway, 1,500km from Oslo. Vipiteno is the northernmost town in Italy, just 50km closer
Vipiteno, Italy
Vardø, Norway
St Petersburg, Russia
Lviv, Ukraine
6. Which country has the southernmost northernmost point?
New Zealand's mainland is far further South, however the Kermadec Islands extend to 29.1S, more north than the banks of the Quarai River at 30.1S
Paraguay
Lesotho
New Zealand
Uruguay
7. Which of these is at the highest elevation?
La Paz is the highest capital in the world, higher than almost all settlements in North America, Europe, Africa and Oceania, and higher than the final stations of many famous mountains.
Station 9, Mt Fuji, Japan
Kathmandu, Nepal
La Paz, Bolivia
Mount Etna Summit, Italy
8. Which city in the Americas is furthest East?
Despite being on the West Coast, Lima is situated 77W, further East than Toronto (79W), Miami (80W), and Havana (82W)
Toronto, Canada
Lima, Peru
Miami, Florida
Havana, Cuba
9. Which country is furthest from any other country/territory? (inhabited/uninhabited land does not change the answer)
Cape Verde is 571km from Dakar, Senegal. This makes it further from any other country than all the Pacific Island countries due to their sprawling and "overlapping" islands.
Tuvalu
Marshall Islands
Nauru
Federated States of Micronesia
New Zealand
Cape Verde
10. Which of these does the Equator not pass through?
Despite its name, all of mainland Equatorial Guinea lies above 0.9N, and all islands lie fully above or below the Equator.
Lake Victoria
Equatorial Guinea
Amazon Rainforest
Ecuador
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