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1 Which English county absorbed the historic county of Westmorland in 1974?
A Cumbria – under the Local Government Act 1972, the county council was abolished, and its former area was combined with Cumberland and parts of Lancashire and Yorkshire to form the new county of Cumbria, administered by a new Cumbria County Council.
2 What is the largest country through which the Tropic of Capricorn line of latitude passes?
A Brazil. The Tropic of Capricorn cuts through southern Brazil, influencing a climate that ranges from tropical in the north to temperate in the south.
3 Which shipping forecast area is named after an island off the north coast of Devon?
A Lundy. Lundy Island is a granite outcrop located in the Bristol Channel, about 12 miles off the North Devon coast. The name Lundy is also Old Norse for “Puffin Island”.
4 Into which body of water does the River Danube empty?
A Black Sea, flows southeast for about 2,730 km (1,700 mi), passing through four capital cities (Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, and Belgrade) before emptying into the Black Sea via the Danube Delta in Romania and Ukraine.
5 Which country does the Khyber Pass link to Afghanistan?
A Pakistan. It’s a mountain pass located in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, on the border with Afghanistan’s Nangarhar Province. Specifically, it connects the town of Landi Kotal in Pakistan to the Valley of Peshawar and the city of Jalalabad in Afghanistan.
6 Upper Volta is the former name of which country?
A Burkina Faso. The nation gained independence from France as Upper Volta in 1960. In 1984, the government adopted the name Burkina Faso, which means “Land of Incorruptible People.”
7 What is the fourth largest of the Balearic Islands?
A Formentera – The Balearic Islands are comprised of five main islands: Majorca (Mallorca), Menorca, Ibiza, and Formentera and Cabrera
8 What is Thailand’s largest island?
A Phuket, located in Southern Thailand. It is the biggest island of Thailand and sits on the Andaman Sea. The nearest province to the north is Phang-nga, and the nearest provinces to the east are Phang-nga and Krabi.
9 Three countries have both Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines; Spain and Morocco are two; what’s the third?
A France
10 Into which body of water does the River Ganges flow?
A Indian Ocean (Bay of Bengal). The river originates in the Himalayas and flows across northern India and into Bangladesh before emptying into this bay.