1,000 trivia questions and answers: geography
Questions 201–300 of 1,000. Answer, explanation and source under each one.
Geography trivia questions 201–250
Q 201Off which point on the US coast does the Gulf Stream veer north-east into open ocean?
- ACape Hatteras
- BCape Cod
- CCape Canaveral
- DCape May
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Cape Hatteras
Its northern branch, the North Atlantic Current, is what keeps north-west Europe mild in winter.
Q 202Roughly how long until Niagara Falls erodes the remaining 32 km to the lake and ceases to exist?
- AAbout 50,000 years
- BAbout 5 million years
- CAbout 500,000 years
- DAbout 5,000 years
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About 50,000 years
Since forming near Queenston and Lewiston about 10,900 years ago, the falls have already retreated some 10.9 km southward. Hydro diversion has slowed the erosion considerably.
Q 203How large is Crater Lake National Park?
- AAbout 900,000 acres
- BAbout 183,000 acres
- CAbout 30,000 acres
- DAbout 1.5 million acres
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About 183,000 acres
That is about 286 square miles of caldera, flanks and forest; the lake surface sits at 6,178 feet.
Q 204The liner Andrea Doria sank in 1956 after colliding with which Swedish ship off Nantucket?
- ADrottningholm
- BStockholm
- CGripsholm
- DKungsholm
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Q 205Paro Taktsang, the "Tiger's Nest" monastery, is named after a legend that Guru Padmasambhava arrived how?
- ACarried by a garuda bird
- BFlying on the back of a tigress
- CRiding a snow leopard
- DWalking barefoot over the snow
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Flying on the back of a tigress
He is credited with bringing Vajrayana Buddhism to Bhutan; the monastery buildings date from 1692.
Q 206During which years did the CCC run camps at the future park, restoring farmsteads?
- A1926 to 1929
- B1929 to 1931
- C1926 to 1933
- D1933 to 1942
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1933 to 1942
Up to four camps got round a rule barring federal work while the private association still held the land.
Q 207A 1649 epidemic that killed a third of Havana's population was which disease?
- AYellow fever
- BBubonic plague
- CSmallpox
- DCholera
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Yellow fever
It arrived on ships from Cartagena, in present-day Colombia.
Q 208Which is Lima's largest single district, with about a million people?
- ASan Martín de Porres
- BVilla María del Triunfo
- CVilla El Salvador
- DSan Juan de Lurigancho
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San Juan de Lurigancho
It lies in Lima Este, the most populous of the five zones of the metropolis.
Q 209What is the highest mountain in Southeast Asia?
- AFansipan
- BPuncak Jaya
- CMount Kinabalu
- DHkakabo Razi
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Q 210How many FIFA World Cups had Paraguay's men's team played in before the 2026 tournament?
- ASix
- BNine
- CFour
- DTwelve
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Q 211Mehran Karimi Nasseri lived in Terminal 1 of which airport from 1988 to 2006?
- AAmsterdam Schiphol
- BFrankfurt am Main
- CLondon Heathrow
- DCharles de Gaulle
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Charles de Gaulle
His story inspired Spielberg's The Terminal; he died in 2022.
Q 212What is the smallest sovereign state in the world by both area and population?
- ASan Marino
- BVatican City
- CLiechtenstein
- DMonaco
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Vatican City
It is the only country on Earth with fewer than 1,000 residents.
Q 213What did the New York Times' first New Year's Eve party at its tower in 1904 feature, before the ball drop?
- AA brass band
- BFireworks
- CA cannon salute
- DA searchlight show
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Fireworks
The city banned launching them over the crowd, so Ochs wanted a bigger, safer spectacle for 1907.
Q 214Kyrgyzstan's second city, Osh, sits in which fertile lowland?
- AFergana Valley
- BNaryn Valley
- CTalas Valley
- DChüy Valley
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Fergana Valley
UNESCO estimates the "capital of the south" to be more than 3,000 years old.
Q 215What is the capital and largest city of Saint Lucia?
- ASoufriere
- BVieux Fort
- CGros Islet
- DCastries
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Castries
Nearly 40 percent of the population lives in its district; the town was burned during the British recapture of 1796.
Q 216Which tribe from Neah Bay has traditionally favoured the Ozette Loop area of the coast?
- AQuinault
- BMakah
- CSkokomish
- DHoh
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Makah
The Park Service runs a reservation program to control usage of the 9-mile loop.
Q 217How large was the northernmost parcel Andrew Haswell Green bought for the park, now the Harlem Meer area?
- A20 acres
- B65 acres
- C120 acres
- D200 acres
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65 acres
Green was a board member known for micromanaging costs during construction.
Q 218The Danube Delta's wetlands host migratory birds of more than how many species?
- A300
- B50
- C200
- D120
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300
They include the endangered pygmy cormorant, and the marshes support 45 freshwater fish species.
Q 219Which country's flag has a blue Star of David between two blue horizontal stripes?
- AHonduras
- BSomalia
- CIsrael
- DDjibouti
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Israel
Israel's flag features a blue Star of David (Magen David) centered between two horizontal blue stripes on a white background. The design was inspired by the Jewish prayer shawl (tallit) and was adopted as the national flag in 1948.
Q 220Which is the largest national park in the contiguous US, also its hottest and lowest?
- ADeath Valley
- BGlacier
- COlympic
- DBig Bend
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Death Valley
Its floor at Badwater Basin sits 282 feet below sea level, the lowest point in North America.
Q 221Which capital city is the coldest in the world by average yearly temperature?
- AUlaanbaatar
- BHelsinki
- CReykjavik
- DOttawa
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Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia's capital sits at about 1,350 metres in a valley that traps bitterly cold winter air.
Q 222How many UNESCO World Heritage Sites does Romania possess?
- A11
- B4
- C7
- D15
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11
They include the painted churches of Moldavia, the wooden churches of Maramureș and the Danube Delta.
Q 223Which of the five Great Lakes lies entirely inside the United States?
- AMichigan
- BHuron
- CErie
- DSuperior
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Michigan
The other four are shared with Canada; Michigan alone touches four of the five.
Q 224North Pole, Alaska got its name in 1952 when developers renamed a homestead hoping to attract what?
- AA reindeer farm
- BA toy manufacturer
- CA ski resort
- DA military base
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A toy manufacturer
It is actually about 1,700 miles south of the geographic pole and 125 miles below the Arctic Circle, but its post office is swamped with Santa letters every December.
Q 225Waitangi Day, on February 6, is the national day of which country?
- ANew Zealand
- BIreland
- CAustralia
- DCanada
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Q 226Which island is the only surviving remnant of the original volcano destroyed in 1883?
- ASebesi
- BRakata
- CPanaitan
- DSertung
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Rakata
The caldera left behind sits in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra, in the Indonesian province of Lampung.
Q 227At its peak 1.2 million years ago, how did the ancient landmass including Maui compare in size with today's Big Island?
- AAbout half the size
- BAbout three times larger
- CAbout the same size
- DAbout 50 percent larger
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About 50 percent larger
It covered about 5,600 square miles before rising seas and subsidence split it apart.
Q 228No point in Denmark is farther from the coast than about how far?
- A85 km
- B52 km
- C160 km
- D120 km
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52 km
That is roughly a one-hour drive, which helps explain why Danes have been sailors, traders and Vikings for a thousand years.
Q 229Which French guide, one of the most famous of his day, died in the 1865 Matterhorn disaster?
- AAlexander Burgener
- BJean-Antoine Carrel
- CMichel Croz
- DJohann Joseph Bennen
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Michel Croz
He is buried in the Zermatt churchyard along with Hudson and Hadow.
Q 230Which state's flag has a white silhouette of an American bison bearing the state seal on its side?
- AWyoming
- BMontana
- CKansas
- DNorth Dakota
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Wyoming
The blue field is bordered in white and red; it was adopted in 1917.
Q 231By what local nickname is the five-mile Interstate 184 spur into downtown Boise known?
- AThe Loop
- BThe Connector
- CThe Spur
- DThe Bench Road
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The Connector
It runs from I-84 into the city centre, where Main Street Station serves as an underground bus hub.
Q 232Who was sworn in as president of Honduras on 27 January 2026?
- ASalvador Nasralla
- BRoberto Suazo Córdova
- CNasry Asfura
- DRixi Moncada
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Nasry Asfura
His 2025 election win was disputed by both his opponents and the outgoing president, with about 14.5% of tally sheets flagged for review.
Q 233In what year was Charlottesville established by an act of the Albemarle County assembly?
- A1775
- B1801
- C1762
- D1789
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1762
It sat on the Three Notched Road, a trade route from Richmond to the Great Valley that is now US Route 250.
Q 234In which desert town did the Keïta government imprison opponents such as Fily Dabo Sissoko?
- ATimbuktu
- BTaoudénit
- CGao
- DKidal
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Kidal
Sissoko founded the Sudanese Progressive Party and died in custody there, allegedly on Keïta's orders.
Q 235Em que ano o local para a construção de Camberra foi escolhido?
- A1916
- B1911
- C1920
- D1908
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1908
A escolha foi resultado de uma pesquisa coordenada por Charles Scrivener, e o governo de Nova Gales do Sul cedeu o território ao governo federal.
Q 236The Ganges ultimately empties into which body of water?
- AGulf of Mannar
- BArabian Sea
- CAndaman Sea
- DBay of Bengal
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Bay of Bengal
It arrives there as part of the vast Ganges Delta, the largest river delta on Earth.
Q 237How did firefighters protect the park's biggest tree from the KNP Complex Fire in September 2021?
- AWrapped its base in foil
- BDug a moat around it
- CSprayed it with foam
- DFelled the trees around it
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Wrapped its base in foil
The park was closed from mid-September to mid-December 2021 because of that fire.
Q 238More than a fifth of Ellesmere Island is protected as which national park?
- AUkkusiksalik
- BSirmilik
- CAuyuittuq
- DQuttinirpaaq
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Quttinirpaaq
The island is Canada's northernmost and third largest, had 144 residents in 2021, and as of 2025 hosts the north geomagnetic pole.
Q 239Which is the largest lake in Africa by surface area?
- AVictoria
- BChad
- CMalawi
- DTanganyika
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Victoria
It is also the world's largest tropical lake and the source of the White Nile.
Q 240The 1920s inn that preceded the Painted Desert Inn had what nickname, thanks to its building material?
- AStone Tree House
- BAgate Arms
- CRainbow Lodge
- DChalcedony Hall
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Stone Tree House
The CCC rebuilt it in Pueblo Revival style between 1937 and 1940 to designs by NPS architect Lyle Bennett.
Q 241Which 1960s sitcom about an astronaut and a genie was set in Cocoa Beach?
- AMy Favorite Martian
- BI Dream of Jeannie
- CThe Jetsons
- DBewitched
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I Dream of Jeannie
The show never actually filmed there, but the town has a street named I Dream of Jeannie Lane, and 11-time surfing world champion Kelly Slater grew up in the same city.
Q 242Brunei ranks as which largest oil producer in Southeast Asia, at about 167,000 barrels a day?
- AFourth
- BSixth
- CSecond
- DFirst
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Fourth
It is also the world's ninth-largest exporter of liquefied natural gas and a member of OPEC+.
Q 243Which is the most widely spoken indigenous language of Angola?
- AKimbundu
- BUmbundu
- CKikongo
- DChokwe
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Umbundu
Portuguese is the native tongue of 45.5% of Angolans according to the 2024 census.
Q 244The Posterior Rhine starts from which ice field near the Rheinwaldhorn?
- AMorteratsch Glacier
- BParadies Glacier
- CRhône Glacier
- DAletsch Glacier
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Paradies Glacier
It then runs through the Rofla and Viamala gorges before meeting the Anterior Rhine at Reichenau.
Q 245Who was Cameroon's first president, from independence in 1960 until his surprise resignation in 1982?
- AFélix-Roland Moumié
- BAhmadou Ahidjo
- CRuben Um Nyobé
- DErnest Ouandié
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Ahmadou Ahidjo
Sentenced to death in absentia over an alleged 1984 coup plot, he died in exile in Dakar in 1989.
Q 246Which is the most populous country in Africa?
- ANigeria
- BSouth Africa
- CEgypt
- DEthiopia
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Nigeria
With more than 242 million people it is also the sixth most populous country in the world.
Q 247Iraqi merchants fled to Kuwait in 1775–79 when which city was besieged by the Persians?
- AKarbala
- BBaghdad
- CBasra
- DMosul
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Basra
By the late 1700s Kuwait was a trading link between the Gulf and Aleppo.
Q 248Toad's Place, the York Street music venue, opened in 1975. How did owner Mike Spoerndle explain the name?
- AA joke about his voice from conservatory days
- BIt was his childhood pet's name
- CIt rhymed with the old name, Rhodes Place
- DA frog hopped on stage on opening night
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A joke about his voice from conservatory days
Spoerndle had studied at a conservatory in Volos, Greece, where the hills are famous for breeding toads.
Q 249According to the CIA, roughly what was Niger's literacy rate in 2022?
- AAbout 96%
- BAbout 76%
- CAbout 36%
- DAbout 56%
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About 36%
It was 47.9% for men and 25.7% for women; primary education is compulsory for six years.
Q 250Which stock car race has been held at Pensacola's Five Flags Speedway every December since 1968?
- AThe Panhandle 400
- BThe Snowball Derby
- CThe Five Flags 500
- DThe Gulf Coast Classic
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The Snowball Derby
The half-mile paved oval opened in 1953 and has hosted NASCAR Grand National and ARCA rounds.
Geography trivia questions 251–300
Q 251What is the only hotel located inside the park?
- AVolcano House
- BCrater Rim Inn
- CKīlauea Lodge
- DPele's Rest
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Volcano House
A series of hotels of that name has stood on the crater rim since a grass hut in 1846; the current building dates from 1941.
Q 252Which river runs the length of Egypt into the Mediterranean?
- ACongo
- BNile
- CNiger
- DJordan
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Nile
It supplies about 90% of Egypt's water, and almost the entire population lives within a few kilometres of it.
Q 253Roughly how large is Badlands National Park?
- AAbout 1.2 million acres
- BAbout 76,000 acres
- CAbout 520,000 acres
- DAbout 243,000 acres
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About 243,000 acres
That is about 379 square miles, spread across the North Unit along the Badlands Wall and the larger South Unit on the Pine Ridge Reservation.
Q 254How long is the Burren Way, the waymarked trail from Lahinch to Corofin?
- A160 km
- B114 km
- C76 km
- D42 km
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Q 255Marajó, at the Amazon's mouth, is the world's largest example of what?
- ACombined river-sea island
- BMangrove delta
- CInhabited sandbar
- DFreshwater coral atoll
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Combined river-sea island
Its pre-Columbian Marajoara culture may have supported 100,000 people.
Q 256Which coach led Virginia to its first NCAA basketball title in 2019?
- ARyan Odom
- BTony Bennett
- CTerry Holland
- DJeff Jones
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Tony Bennett
Kyle Guy was the tournament's Most Outstanding Player and De'Andre Hunter went fourth in that year's NBA draft.
Q 257Sur le territoire de combien d'États le Sahara s'étend-il ?
- ASix
- BTreize
- CHuit
- DDix
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Dix
Il couvre aussi le territoire contesté du Sahara occidental, de l'Égypte à la Mauritanie et du Maroc au Tchad.
Q 258What is the park's only formal planted area, entered through the Vanderbilt Gate?
- AThe Rose Garden
- BThe Heather Garden
- CThe Conservatory Garden
- DThe Shakespeare Garden
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The Conservatory Garden
It began life as one of two plant nurseries maintained in the park's earliest years.
Q 259The Sydney Opera House was designed by an architect from which country?
- ADenmark
- BSweden
- CAustralia
- DFinland
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Denmark
Jørn Utzon won an international competition in 1957 but resigned before the building opened in 1973.
Q 260Which is the largest country in the world by area?
- AChina
- BCanada
- CRussia
- DUnited States
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Q 261In 1969 the federal government gave Chattanooga what unwelcome distinction?
- ADirtiest air in the nation
- BMost polluted river
- CHighest crime rate
- DWorst drinking water
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Dirtiest air in the nation
The same mountains that make the city scenic trapped its industrial smog.
Q 262Which city is the capital of Madagascar?
- AAntananarivo
- BMahajanga
- CAntsirabe
- DToamasina
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Antananarivo
The name means 'city of the thousand', for the thousand soldiers said to have guarded the hilltop it was founded on.
Q 263Quel ouvrage de Jean de Mandeville laissait entendre la possibilité d'une circumnavigation ?
- A« Le Livre des merveilles du monde »
- B« Le Livre de la description des pays »
- C« Le Devisement du monde »
- D« L'Image du monde »
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« Le Livre des merveilles du monde »
Rédigé entre 1355 et 1357 après un voyage de 34 ans en Extrême-Orient, ce texte circula en 250 exemplaires et influença le jeune Christophe Colomb.
Q 264Which nickname is given to Bates Wilson, the park's first superintendent and chief advocate?
- AGuardian of the Rivers
- BMr Moab
- CFather of Canyonlands
- DThe Desert Ranger
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Father of Canyonlands
He began exploring south and west of Moab in the early 1950s while running Arches National Monument.
Q 265Wer eroberte zwischen 58 und 51 v. Chr. im Gallischen Krieg das heutige Frankreich?
- ASulla
- BPompeius
- CAugustus
- DCaesar
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Caesar
Danach entstanden die Provinzen Gallia Belgica, Gallia cisalpina und Gallia Narbonensis, die römische Technik und Rechtsprechung übernahmen.
Q 266What is the average depth of the Indian Ocean?
- A4,120 m
- B4,650 m
- C3,741 m
- D5,220 m
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3,741 m
It was preceded by the Tethys Ocean, which broke into the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean only about 20 million years ago.
Q 267The 'Champagne Hillsides, Houses and Cellars' joined the UNESCO World Heritage List in which year?
- A2019
- B2010
- C2015
- D2005
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2015
The listing recognises the chalk cellars, the houses and the vineyards as an internationally renowned agro-industrial enterprise.
Q 268The RV/MH Hall of Fame museum is located in which city?
- AForest City, Iowa
- BElkhart, Indiana
- CJackson Center, Ohio
- DBillings, Montana
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Elkhart, Indiana
The 100,000-square-foot museum displays historic vehicles from Airstream, Winnebago and other American makers.
Q 269Which president released Mandela in 1990 and later shared the Nobel Peace Prize with him?
- AThabo Mbeki
- BP. W. Botha
- CJacob Zuma
- DF. W. de Klerk
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F. W. de Klerk
The two negotiated the end of apartheid; Mandela received more than 250 honours in all.
Q 270Which 2016 film starring David Oyelowo dramatised the marriage of Seretse and Ruth Khama?
- AA United Kingdom
- BQueen of Katwe
- CBelle
- DThe Last King of Scotland
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A United Kingdom
Ruth served as Botswana's first First Lady from 1966 to 1980.
Q 271The 90-metre dome of the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace is more than twice the diameter of which church's dome?
- AFlorence Cathedral
- BHagia Sophia
- CSt Paul's in London
- DSt Peter's in Rome
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St Peter's in Rome
Lebanese architect Pierre Fakhoury deliberately kept the dome slightly lower than the Roman original but topped it with a bigger cross.
Q 272The Honolulu Museum of Art keeps its Islamic art collection at which estate?
- AShangri La
- BSpalding House
- CWashington Place
- DKahala
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Shangri La
The house was built by heiress Doris Duke, who also gave her name to the museum's cinema.
Q 273Which German media giant's 1992 purchase of empty 1540 Broadway is credited with sparking Times Square's revival?
- ABertelsmann
- BBauer
- CBurda
- DAxel Springer
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Bertelsmann
Morgan Stanley followed by buying 1585 Broadway in 1993 and 750 Seventh Avenue in 1994.
Q 274Cabo San Lucas sits at the southern tip of which peninsula?
- AYucatán Peninsula
- BFlorida Peninsula
- CIberian Peninsula
- DBaja California
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Baja California
The resort is known for the sea arch El Arco and waters full of rays, sharks, mahi-mahi and striped marlin. It had about 203,000 residents in 2020.
Q 275How tall does the Jet d'Eau fountain shoot its water?
- A50 metres
- B150 metres
- C100 metres
- D200 metres
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150 metres
About 500 litres per second leave the nozzle at 200 km/h, so roughly 7,000 litres are in the air at any moment.
Q 276Shipshewana, home of the Menno-Hof Amish museum, is named after a member of which tribe?
- AMiami
- BShawnee
- CKickapoo
- DPotawatomi
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Potawatomi
The LaGrange County town had 839 residents in 2020. Elkhart and LaGrange counties together hold the third-largest Amish settlement in the US.
Q 277What was the name of Zion Canyon's first visitor lodging, a 1917 tent operation?
- AWylie Camp
- BBehunin Ranch
- CSinawava Tents
- DVirgin Lodge
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Wylie Camp
The Utah Parks Company bought it in 1923 and sold ten-day rail-and-bus tours taking in Bryce Canyon and the Grand Canyon's North Rim.
Q 278Which sea, along with the Ligurian, washes Tuscany's western coast?
- AThe Tyrrhenian
- BThe Ionian
- CThe Aegean
- DThe Adriatic
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The Tyrrhenian
An archipelago lies offshore, with Napoleon's exile island its most significant.
Q 279Which architect designed the New Capitol?
- AIeoh Ming Pei
- BFrank Lloyd Wright
- CEdward Durell Stone
- DPhilip Johnson
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Edward Durell Stone
It is a New Formalist concrete tower with metal louvers, produced jointly with Reynolds, Smith & Hills of Jacksonville.
Q 280Quelle ville danubienne d'Allemagne abrite la cathédrale à la plus haute flèche du monde ?
- AUlm
- BStraubing
- CIngolstadt
- DRatisbonne
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Ulm
Sa flèche gothique s'élève à 161,6 mètres ; le pont de pierre de Ratisbonne, lui, date de 1135.
Q 281Which line of longitude, opposite the prime meridian, underlies the International Date Line?
- A180 degrees
- B135 degrees east
- C90 degrees west
- D360 degrees
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180 degrees
A Canadian engineer had proposed the anti-meridian of Greenwich as the prime meridian itself, but Britain would not back it.
Q 282The DRC gained independence in 1960 from which European country?
- APortugal
- BBelgium
- CFrance
- DGermany
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Belgium
It was immediately hit by secessions, the murder of its first prime minister and, in 1965, a coup.
Q 283The Virginia Aquarium opened in 1986 as the 'Virginia' what?
- AOceanfront Aquarium
- BSea Life Center
- CBay Aquarium
- DMarine Science Museum
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Marine Science Museum
Its tanks hold more than 800,000 gallons and 12,000 animals, including sea turtles, sharks and Komodo dragons.
Q 284Liberia imports roughly what share of its staple food, rice?
- A70%
- B90%
- C50%
- D25%
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90%
That dependence makes the country extremely vulnerable to food shortages.
Q 285How many historic lighthouses stand in the Apostle Islands, more than any other National Park Service site?
- ASix
- BTwelve
- CFour
- DEight
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Eight
They stand on six different islands. The Sand Island light, at about 44 feet, was among the first anywhere to be automated, in 1922.
Q 286What form of city government has Pensacola used since 2011?
- AStrong mayor–council
- BWeak mayor–council
- CCommission
- DCouncil–manager
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Strong mayor–council
Voters approved the new charter in 2009; the seven-member council picks its own president.
Q 287Door wie werden de Seltsjoeken in 1243 verslagen in de Slag bij Köse Dağ?
- Ade Perzen
- Bde Mongolen
- Cde kruisvaarders
- Dde Byzantijnen
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de Mongolen
Daarna viel de Seltsjoekse macht langzaam uiteen; uit een vorstendom onder Osman I groeide in de volgende 200 jaar het Ottomaanse Rijk.
Q 288What is Valentine's Day called in the Philippines, where it is the most popular day for weddings?
- AAraw ng Rosas
- BAraw ng Pag-ibig
- CAraw ng Kasal
- DAraw ng mga Puso
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Araw ng mga Puso
Some localities stage free mass wedding ceremonies, and the price of red roses spikes sharply.
Q 289What is Oslo's all-time record high temperature?
- A31 °C
- B33 °C
- C28 °C
- D35 °C
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35 °C
It was set in July 1901, also the warmest month on record; 2018 was the sunniest year with 2,133 hours of sun.
Q 290What was Greenville's population at the 2020 census?
- A112,300
- B45,900
- C70,720
- D58,300
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70,720
The city proper stays small because South Carolina law bars it from annexing its suburbs, while the metro area approaches a million people.
Q 291Sachertorte's chocolate sponge is layered with which jam?
- AApricot
- BCherry
- CPlum
- DRaspberry
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Apricot
Hotel Sacher and Demel fought a long battle over the 'original' recipe.
Q 292The English Channel separates southern England from which country?
- ABelgium
- BFrance
- CNetherlands
- DIreland
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France
It is an arm of the Atlantic that links to the North Sea at its narrow north-eastern end.
Q 293Which Cape Verdean poet from Brava, born 1867, is famous for mornas written in the island's Creole?
- AManuel Lopes
- BEugénio Tavares
- CJorge Barbosa
- DCorsino Fortes
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Eugénio Tavares
Self-taught, he never went to school; his "Hora di Bai" is a farewell classic.
Q 294Redonda, the country's uninhabited third island, was mined until 1929 for what?
- ASalt
- BCopper
- CGold
- DGuano
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Guano
The rock is nearer Montserrat than Antigua and is the setting for the mythical 'Kingdom of Redonda'.
Q 295The Pont du Gard aqueduct bridge carried water to which Roman city?
- AAvignon
- BNîmes
- CArles
- DMarseille
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Nîmes
Its three tiers of limestone arches rise 48.8 metres, and it later survived as a toll bridge.
Q 296Which railroad arrived in 1880 and created 'New Town' two miles east of the Plaza?
- ASouthern Pacific Railroad
- BUnion Pacific Railroad
- CAtchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
- DDenver and Rio Grande Western
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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
The bypass of Old Town shifted commerce to what became Downtown Albuquerque.
Q 297¿En qué año abolió Uzbekistán la pena de muerte?
- A2014
- B2011
- C2008
- D2017
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2008
Al año siguiente el país firmó la Convención de la ONU sobre los Derechos de las Personas con Discapacidad.
Q 298Which small endemic fish swims in the park's riparian zones?
- ABonytail chub
- BVirgin spinedace
- CHumpback chub
- DColorado pikeminnow
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Virgin spinedace
Flannelmouth suckers and bank beavers share the same streamside habitat.
Q 299Marquette, the largest city in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, is home to the world's largest what?
- AOre dock
- BSnow sculpture
- CWooden dome
- DFreshwater aquarium
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Wooden dome
The Superior Dome at Northern Michigan University hosts the university's football games and the UP high-school playoffs. The city's port still loads iron-ore pellets onto lake freighters.
Q 300How many departments is Nicaragua divided into, alongside its two autonomous regions?
- A32
- B21
- C15
- D9
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15
The departments are further split into 153 municipalities; the autonomous regions are the North and South Caribbean Coast.
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