Three of These Places Belong Together

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1. Russia's second largest city and former capital was known by three different names throughout the 20th century. Which of these is NOT one of them? Saint Petersburg Leningrad Petrograd Stalingrad

2. Three of these countries are on the Iberian Peninsula. Which is the odd one out? Andorra Portugal Italy Spain

3. Seven countries made official territorial claims in Antarctica prior to the establishment of the Antarctica Treaty in 1961. Which of the following is NOT one of them? Chile Australia Egypt New Zealand

4. An archipelago is a chain or cluster of islands. Three of the following countries are archipelagos. Which is a single island? Philippines Fiji Indonesia Madagascar

5. All of these countries are pretty small, but three of them are *extremely* small, having an area of less than fifty square kilometres. Which comparative giant is the odd one out? Vatican City Luxembourg Monaco Nauru

6. Only three of the following can be found in an atlas. Which is the odd one out? Grand Canal Panama Canal Alimentary Canal Suez Canal

7. One of the benefits of being the head of an empire is that lots of things get named in your honour. As monarch for eight decades at the height of the British Empire, Queen Victoria lent her name to places and geographical features around the globe. Which of these is NOT one of them? A state in the south-east of Australia The capital city of British Columbia, Canada The largest lake in Africa A river in Vietnam

8. A country that is bordered only by other countries or closed seas is called a landlocked country. Three of the following countries are landlocked. Which is the odd one out? Central African Republic Bolivia India Switzerland

9. All of the following are Wonders of the Ancient World, but three no longer exist. Which is the odd one out? The Hanging Gardens of Babylon The Lighthouse of Alexandria The Great Pyramid of Giza The Colossus of Rhodes

10. The equator crosses the land of three of these nations. Which is the odd one out? Indonesia Kenya Ecuador Mexico