European Quiz

Thought the other ones were a little US/North American centric... this one uses Europe as its setting.

1. What is the second largest European island?

2. Russia borders more countries than any other European country. Which country borders the second-most?

3. How many seas can you name that are arms of the Mediterranean Sea (or connected to other "arms")? It must have "Sea" in the name (i.e. not "Gulf" or "Bay")

4. What European capital has the highest elevation above sea level? (bonus - which is second-highest?)

5. Ireland as you should know is split between two nations, the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom. Name another European island that is also divided between two nations.

6. What is the highest mountain on a European island?

7. What is the highest waterfall in Europe? (bonus - what is the largest in terms of water volume?)

8. What is the largest lake in Europe that is not in Russia?

9. Not counting overseas provinces, how many nations have land both on the mainland of Europe and on the mainland of another continent? (by mainland I mean islands do not count) Because the dividing line might be vague leave the boundary in the Causcus Mountains out of it (e.g., do not worry whether Georgia, Armenia or Azerbaijan straddle the boundary).

10. This German island was formerly a british possession and was essentially traded for Zanzibar in east Africa.

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US State Capitals

This is another US-based one, based on US state capitals. A short quiz

We'll do state capitals today.

1. What is the smallest state capital, population-wise?

2. Most state capitals are relatively central to their state. Only three are actually adjacent to the state border. Two of those border another state, one actually borders another country. Which are they?

3. What river (or rivers) has the most state capital on its banks?

4. Six state capitals are on the sea (I'm not counting ones on navigable rivers that can allow ocean ships to reach them, it must border on actual salt water. (e.g., Albany does not count).

5. What state capital has the highest elevation inside its city limits?

6. Five state capitals do not currently have an interstate highway within their city limits. Which are they?

#2 quiz

Finding superlatives is easy with google. Want to know what the longest river in California? It is easy to find that.

Hopefully these types of questions prove a little more challenging. I mean by all means use google (or whatever your search engine of choice may be). But some of these things take a bit of digging, and the end result is more geography knowledge.

So, anyway, here we go. I'm not getting any responses on these yet but hopefully one day we will then these will still be here for people to take... sticking to North America and mostly the US for this quiz. Don't worry, will cover most of the planet in others.

1. What is the second highest mountain in the United States?

2. What is the second highest mountain in North America?

3. What is the second highest mountain in the 48 contiguous states?

4. What is the second largest island in the United States?

5. What is the second largest island in North America?

6. What ist the second largest island in the 48 contiguous (well apart from being an island of one of them) states?

7. What is the second longest river in the United States? (to qualify it must be entirely inside the US)

8. ditto for North America

9. What is the second largest lake in the United States? (must exist entirely in the US to qualify)

10. What is the second longest river to exist entirely inside one state?

For bonus points, answer #9 hydrologically. (it is not the same answer if you do).

Islands Quiz

Today's topic: Islands that belong to one political entity but are closer to another.

1. This island is just off the coast of Connecticut yet belongs to New York. Its name suggests it might be used by fishermen, but these days primarily it is used for vacation homes and summer estates.

2. This island is far closer to Sweden yet belongs to Denmark. Once in a treaty Denmark gave it to Sweden, only to have the islanders revolt and expel the swedes. They then sent a delegation to Denmark offering the Danish King the island on the condition that he never give it away again.

3. This "colossal" island is far just off the shore of Turkey, yet belongs to Greece. It does not lead to Rome.

4. This regal island is closer to Minnesota, yet belongs to Michigan.

5. This large island is just off the shore of Ontario (only 12 miles) yet belongs to Nunavut, whose mainland is over 600 miles away.

6. This island belongs to Equatorial Guinea, despite being far closer to São Tomé and Príncipe. A good year could be spent explaining that.

7. This festive island is far closer to Indonesia (about 360 km) yet it belongs to Australia, around 2000 km distant.

8. This island is far closer to somalia, yet belongs to Yemen. Actually there are a couple of islands that fit this description, including one much larger than this one. But this one is closer to Somalia.