Geography Pub Quiz 260630 (Free Printable)

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1. Q: The island of Yap has the world’s largest what?
   A: Largest currency or coinage. Known as Rai stones (or Fei), these are massive, doughnut-shaped limestone disks with a hole in the centre, some measuring up to 12 feet in diameter and weighing as much as four tons.
2. Q: The Jordanian city Amman was called what during the Greco-Roman period?
   A: Philadelphia. The ancient name of Philadelphia was given to the city in the 3rd century BCE by Ptolemy II Philadelphus.
3. Q: In which ocean are the Madeira islands?
   A: North Atlantic Ocean, approximately 520 kilometres (320 miles) west of Morocco and about 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) southwest of mainland Portugal.
4. Q: In which country is the most northerly point of mainland Africa?
   A: Tunisia. Ras ben Sakka (located on Cape Angela), a rocky headland situated about 15 km from the northernmost city of Bizerte
5. Q: The name of which Indian city means “Town of Boiled Beans” or “Village of Boiled Beans”?
   A: Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore). The name derives from the Kannada words Benda kaalu (boiled beans) and ooru (town or village).
6. Q: The national flag of which South American country features a deep blue circle depicting a starry night sky?
   A: Brazil. The 27 white stars represent Brazil’s 26 states and one federal district.
7. Q: The North and South Islands of New Zealand are separated by a stretch of water named what?
   A: Cook Strait (Māori: Te Moana-o-Raukawa). 22 km (14 miles) at its narrowest point between Cape Terawhiti on the North Island and Perano Head on the South Island.
8. Q: There are only two countries that begin with an “A” but don’t end with an “a”: one is Azerbaijan; what is the other?
   A: Afghanistan. The suffix -stan means “land of” or “place of” in Persian.
9. Q: In which country is the only place in the world where one can see the sun rise on the Pacific Ocean and set on the Atlantic Ocean?
   A: Panama. Due to the country’s unique “S-shaped” geography and horizontal orientation, the Pacific Ocean lies to the east of Panama City, allowing you to see the sun rise over the Pacific and set over the Atlantic (Caribbean Sea).
10. Q: What is the only African river to flow both north and south of the equator?
    A: Congo River. It rises in the highlands of south-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), loops north across the equator, curves westward, and then flows south back across the equator to empty into the Atlantic Ocean.