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Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe

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"The islands of Sao Tome and Principe were named by Portuguese explorers (around 1470) for St Thomas and St Anthony, on whose feast days they were discovered; in 1502 Santo Antao was renamed Ilha do Principe in honor of the prince of Portugal. Interested?"

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1. Where in the world is the island nation of Sao Tome and Principe located?
    Indian Ocean, off the southeast east coast of Africa
    Gulf of Aden, off the northeast coast of Africa
    Mediterranean Sea, off the north coast of Africa
    Gulf of Guinea, off the west coast of Africa


2. The islands of Sao Tome and Principe are part of an extinct volcanic mountain range. Of what fine-grained igneous rock is Sao Tome principally formed?
    Gabbro
    Granite
    Basalt
    Pumice


3. Sao Tome and Principe was Africa's second-smallest country at the start of the 21st century. With a land area just over 1,000 sq km (386 sq mi), it is approximately the same size as which of these cities?
    Moscow, Russia
    Cairo, Egypt
    Anchorage, Alaska, USA
    Mexico City, Mexico


4. Although it is a small country, uninhabited before Portuguese settlement in the 15th century, Sao Tome and Principe has four national languages. The official language is Portuguese, spoken by about 95% of the population. Which of the following is NOT spoken in Sao Tome and Principe?
    Forro
    French
    Angolar
    Principense


5. Being mountainous, the islands of Sao Tome and Principe have different climates at sea level and in their interiors. How is their sea level climate described?
    Alpine
    Polar
    Tropical
    Desert


6. What is the unsurprising name of the highest point on the island of Sao Tome (and in the country of Sao Tome and Principe)?
    Pico de Sao Tome
    Mount Kilimanjaro
    Mount Ararat
    Mount Sinai


7. The southernmost point of the country of Sao Tome and Principe is the islet of Ilheu das Rolas. What is geographically notable about Ilheu das Rolas?
    It is on the International Date Line.
    It is on the Tropic of Capricorn.
    It is on the Prime Meridian.
    It is on the Equator.


8. What is the most common biotope found in the country of Sao Tome and Principe?
    Desert
    Rainforest
    Savanna
    Mangrove


9. Being an isolated ecological zone, Sao Tome and Principe has little in the way of native mammals, but plenty of endemic birds. What is Sao Tome's only endemic terrestrial mammal?
    Feral pigs
    Sao Tome shrew
    Rats
    Mona monkey


10. The location of Sao Tome and Principe made it ideal as the site for an experiment conducted during the solar eclipse on May 29, 1919. A prediction stated in what theory was being tested in this experiment?
    Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle
    Einstein's Theory of General Relativity
    The Pauli Exclusion Principle
    The Heliocentric Theory


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Compiled Jun 28 12