Q 01/05

Which US state is northernmost, westernmost and, as its Aleutians cross 180°, easternmost too?

A) Hawaii

B) Texas

C) Florida

D) Alaska

Answer · why

D) Alaska

Alaska claims all three extremes because Semisopochnoi Island in the Aleutians sits just past the 180th meridian, east of the line. Point Barrow is th...

Q 02/05

Which state joins Arizona, Colorado and Utah at the Four Corners Monument, the only point four US states share?

A) New Mexico

B) Nevada

C) California

D) Oklahoma

Answer · why

A) New Mexico

New Mexico completes the quadripoint, though the 1875 marker sits about 1,800 feet east of where surveyors intended. The states accepted that survey, ...

Q 03/05

Which US state borders just one other state, New Hampshire, while touching two Canadian provinces?

A) Texas

B) Utah

C) Ohio

D) Maine

Answer · why

D) Maine

Maine is the only state with a single state neighbour, and its Quoddy Head is also the closest point in the United States to Europe. Canada wraps arou...

Q 04/05

Nepal set its clocks in 1986 to a meridian over Gaurishankar peak, giving it which odd offset from UTC?

A) UTC+4:30

B) UTC+5:30

C) UTC+5:45

D) UTC+6:15

Answer · why

C) UTC+5:45

UTC+5:45 makes Nepal one of only three time zones in the world with a 45-minute offset. Its neighbour India sits a quarter-hour behind, at UTC+5:30.

Q 05/05

Which Canadian city on the south bank of the Detroit River is entered by driving south from Detroit?

A) Sarnia

B) Hamilton

C) Kingston

D) Windsor

Answer · why

D) Windsor

Windsor lies directly across the river from Detroit and is the southernmost major city in Canada. The tunnel and bridge between the two run roughly no...