Geography 116170

Geography 116170 is a selection of 10 questions. Geography 116170 is the filename to differentiate it from other Geography quizzes. Feel free to use any of these questions and answers for your own quizzes. Just keep in mind that you cannot republish them in any format.

1   What is the name of the main town in the Falkland Islands?
A   Port Stanley – the Falkland Islands’ the capital, founded in 1843

2   Which county is known as the ‘Garden of England’?
A   Kent, known as the “Garden of England” for its abundance of orchards and hop gardens. In particular the county produces tree-grown fruits, strawberries and hazelnuts

3   Which Scottish city is on the River Clyde?
A   Glasgow – Historically, it was important to the British Empire because of its role in shipbuilding

4   Which island group in the North Atlantic, between the Shetland and Iceland, is a self-governing region of Denmark?
A   The Faroes – also spelled Faeroe Islands, Faroese Føroyar, Danish Færøerne

5   Which cathedral city of Norfolk is the most complete medieval city in England?
A   Norwich – During the Roman conquest of Britain the Celtic Iceni tribe occupied East Anglia.

6   What range of chalk hills extends for some 72 km/45 mi in a curve from a point north of Reading to the Suffolk border?
A   Chiltern Hills

7   You are off on holiday – wallet full of Dirham, and you land at Agadir airport. In which country are you?
A   Morocco

8   How many time zones are there in the United States without the addition of Alaska and Hawaii?
A   Four (Eastern, Central, Mountain & Pacific)

9   Flying due east from the island of Madeira, what is the first country you would arrive at?
A   Morocco

10   Which is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?
A   Sicily – The two biggest islands of the Mediterranean: Sicily and Sardinia, which are both part of Italy.