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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 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
2. Which of these countries / territories is situated the most north?
NS:11.4N, NMI: 18.8N, NC: 36.4N, NK: 43.0N
North Carolina
North Korea (DPRK)
Northern Mariana Islands
North Sentinel Island
3. Which is the only Ocean that France does not have territory in?
All territories of France are South of Metropolitan France, so no land lies close to the Arctic Ocean.
Antarctic / Southern
Pacific
Indian
Arctic
4. Which is the only Continent that does not have a statue/monument to Vladimir Lenin?
Africa has one monument in Port Louis, Mauritius. South America has one in Caracas, Venezuela. Antarctica has one at the pole of inaccessibility.
Antarctica
Oceania
Africa
South America
5. If you wanted to buy something when visiting the ‘Monument to Coal’ in the mining town of Barentsburg (Баренцбург), what currency would you have to use?
Barentsburg is a Russian town in Svalbard, so despite being entirely occupied by Russian nationals, it is under Norwegian sovereignty. It even has a Norwegian postcode and phone dialling codes.
Kyrgyzstani Som
Norwegian Krone
Tajikistani Somoni
Russian Ruble
6. Which of these has the largest surface area?
Mexico: 2.1M km², Nunavut: 2.1M km², Mediterranean: 2.5M km², Western Australia: 2,53M km²,
Mediterranean Sea
Mexico
Western Australia, Australia
Nunavut, Canada
7. 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.
Amazon Rainforest
Equatorial Guinea
Ecuador
Lake Victoria
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)
Lima, Peru
Havana, Cuba
Toronto, Canada
Miami, Florida
9. 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
El Salvador & Nicaragua
France & Netherlands
Indonesia & Philippines
Namibia & Zimbabwe
Bhutan & Nepal
Kazakhstan & Mongolia
10. 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
Lesotho
Uruguay
Paraguay
New Zealand
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