Quiz 2

1 'Cirrus' and 'cumulus' are names for two types of what?

2 Name the eastern European country that calls itself the 'Land of the Eagle' and whose capital is Tirana.

3 Into how many times zones is the world divided?

4 On what continent would you find living in the wild, the tallest animal on earth?

5 Chihuahua is the name for a small breed of dog, it is also the name of a state in which country?

6 The Nile, Congo (Zaire), Zambezi and Orange (Oranje) rivers all flow through Africa. Which one is the southernmost?

7 Two important, historic rivers flow through Iraq. The Euphrates is one, name the other.

8 What huge river flows through a rainforest that contains more species of plants and animals than any other place on earth?

9 If you took a boat from the mainland of the People's Republic of China to the island of Taiwan, what waterway would you cross?

10 We use this Titan giant's name for a book of maps. Who is this giant?

11 What two countries border the Gulf of Bothnia?

12 What is the name for the hypothetical line designated as the place where each calendar day begins?

13 What is the art and science of mapmaking called?

14 Name the capital of the Mongolian People's Republic.

15 Name five of the countries that extend north of the Arctic Circle.

16 In which country would you find Flemings and Walloons?

17 What country is also known as the 'Land of the Rising Sun'?

18 What was the Roman name for Scotland?

19 What body of water would you cross if you travelled from Sudan, in Africa, to Saudi Arabia, in Asia?

20 What continent has the lowest average yearly temperature?

21 Which kind of mile is longer, a nautical mile or a statute (land) mile?

22 Give one of the two former names of Istanbul, Turkey.

23 On days when the sun crosses the equator, the earth's days are as long as its nights, these days are known as equinoxes. How many such days occur each year?

24 True or false: Snow never falls in the tropics?

25 Katmandu is the capital city of what country?

26 According to geologists, the earth originally had one 'supercontinent' that drifted apart into Gondwanaland and Laurasia, and subsequently into the continents we know today. What was the name of the original 'supercontinent'?

27 Which mountains are younger - the Rocky Mountains or the Appalachian Mountains?

28 In which ocean would you find the Falkland Islands?

29 How long does it take the earth to travel once around the sun?

30 The world's longest mountain range lies underwater. What is its name?

31 Name the highest mountain in Africa.

32 To the nearest thousand kilometres how far is it around the equator?

33 In what country is the world's highest international airport?

34 If you were visiting Angel Falls, the highest waterfall in the world, in which country would you be?

35 Name the country where the kiwi lives in the wild.

36 In what two countries would you come across the region known as Patagonia?

37 Name the highest mountain in Canada.

38 Name the three major classes of rocks.

39 What does the Beaufort Scale measure?

40 What large sea separates mainland South East Asia from the Philippine Islands?

41 What is the most plentiful metallic element in the earth's crust?

42 The metric system was first adopted in the 1790's in which European country?

43 What natural resource provides both transportation routes and power?

44 'Black gold' is another name for what natural resource?

45 True or false: Petroleum, natural gas and coal are all fossil fuels?

46 Which country used to be known as Siam?

47 Which three countries border on Mexico?

48 The Appian Way, first paved with stones in 312 BC, was a major road into which present day capital city?

49 If you travelled to Zanzibar Island, in what African country would you be?

50 The British Isles contains which five countries?