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General Geography and History Quiz

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1. How many US state capitals lie west of Los Angeles?
3
4
5
6
Honolulu, Juneau, Salem, Olympia, Carson City, Sacramento
2. How many time zones does Russia span?
9
10
11
12
3. Which US state is nicknamed “The Show Me State”?
Louisiana
Missouri
Arkansas
Mississippi
4. What is the tallest mountain measured from base to peak?
Matterhorn
Mauna Kea
Mount Everest
Mauna Loa
Everest is the tallest one measured above sea level.
5. What is often considered the only modern country to date to gain independence unwillingly?
Vatican City
Singapore
Andorra
Monaco
Singapore was a former Malaysian state that was expelled in 1965.
6. What is the name of the building that has been under slow construction since 1882?
La Sagrada Familia
Notre-Dame
St Paul’s Cathedral
Parthenon
It is set to be finished around 2026
7. According to a legend, what type of animal causes the Great Chicago Dire of 1871 by knocking over a lantern?
Cat
Dog
Horse
Cow
8. Which of these countries does not have the Union Jack on its flag?
Tuvalu
Fiji
Vanuatu
New Zealand
9. What is the capital city of South Dakota?
Aberdeen
Sioux Falls
Pierre
Deadwood
10. What are South Africa’s 3 capital cities?
Durban, Johannesburg, Pretoria
Cape Town, Pretoria, Bloemfontein
Port Elizabeth, Bloemfontein, Johannesburg
Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria
The administrative capital is Pretoria, the legislative capital is Cape Town, and the judicial capital is Bloemfontein.
11. What is the second-largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century?
Mount Pinatubo
Mount Tambora
Krakatoa
Mauna Loa
It caused global temperatures to drop by more than 0.9ºF.
12. The city of Grand Rapids, Michigan, is served by an airport named after what US president?
John F. Kennedy
George W. Bush
Ronald Reagan
Gerald Ford
13. Which country has the lowest elevation in the world?
Lesotho
Singapore
Trinidad and Tobago
Maldives
14. What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?
Sardinia
Sicily
Cyprus
Corsica
It’s nearly 10000 square miles
15. What country has the most pyramids?
Libya
Saudi Arabia
Sudan
Egypt
Sudan has over 200 of them, but the ones in Egypt are just more famous
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