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Quiz about Assorted Deserts
Quiz about Assorted Deserts

Assorted Deserts Trivia Quiz


A quiz on deserts, large and small, around the world.

A multiple-choice quiz by yonglo32. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
yonglo32
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
302,346
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
1698
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Question 1 of 10
1. Because this continent has very little precipitation, it is by definition a desert, though not often thought of as one. The last continent to be touched by humans, what is technically the largest desert in the world? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. This desert in Africa is about 350,000 square miles, and is not completely arid. It has red sand and large amounts of game and minerals (uranium is one). What is this desert, inhabited by a tribe that speaks a language with clicks? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. A lot of people know that the Sahara is the world's largest hot desert. But not everyone knows the origins of the name of its desert. It comes from the word "sahra", a word from what language? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Known by locals as the High Desert, this desert is located within California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona. It supports between 1,000 to 2,000 different species of plants, including the famed Joshua Tree. What desert is named after a Native American tribe? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. This desert, west of the Andes mountains, receives pretty much no rain. This is due to a rain shadow caused by the Andes. Forty-eight times drier than Death Valley, what Chilean desert is the driest in the world? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Besides China, what other country hosts the Gobi Desert? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. The 4,700 square mile Negev is a desert in the southern part of a certain country. Its name comes from the Hebrew word for "dry". What country is it located in?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 8 of 10
8. Most of this desert is located within the Navajo Nation. Most beautiful at sunrise and sunset, what is this colorful desert in Arizona?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 9 of 10
9. Included within the Western Desert are the Great Sandy and Gibson Deserts. About 30 Aboriginal tribes live in the Western Desert, in what continent?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 10 of 10
10. This desert takes up a large part of the Arabian Peninsula. A recent expedition showed that this desert had about 25 different plant species and 20 bird species. In English, this desert is called the Empty Quarter. A more appropriate name for this desert is its Arabic name, which is what? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Because this continent has very little precipitation, it is by definition a desert, though not often thought of as one. The last continent to be touched by humans, what is technically the largest desert in the world?

Answer: Antarctica

Very few organisms live on Antarctica, some of which are the penguin and various lichens. The area of desert covers some 13,829,430 sq km.
2. This desert in Africa is about 350,000 square miles, and is not completely arid. It has red sand and large amounts of game and minerals (uranium is one). What is this desert, inhabited by a tribe that speaks a language with clicks?

Answer: Kalahari

Occupying much of Botswana and Namibia, the Kalahari is Africa's premier southern desert, and is occupied by the San Bushmen, who speak with clicks.
3. A lot of people know that the Sahara is the world's largest hot desert. But not everyone knows the origins of the name of its desert. It comes from the word "sahra", a word from what language?

Answer: Arabic

"Sahra" means "desert" in Arabic. The desert takes up a whopping 9 million square kilometers. The countries that the Sahara touches are Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Sudan, Tunisia and Western Sahara.
4. Known by locals as the High Desert, this desert is located within California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona. It supports between 1,000 to 2,000 different species of plants, including the famed Joshua Tree. What desert is named after a Native American tribe?

Answer: Mojave

The Mojave Desert contains the city of Las Vegas and the lowest point in America, Death Valley which consistently records very high temperatures in summer. On July 10, 1913, a record temperature of 56.7 °C (134F) was measured.
5. This desert, west of the Andes mountains, receives pretty much no rain. This is due to a rain shadow caused by the Andes. Forty-eight times drier than Death Valley, what Chilean desert is the driest in the world?

Answer: Atacama

The Atacama is 20 million years old and it is said that the average precipitation is 1 mm rain per year.
6. Besides China, what other country hosts the Gobi Desert?

Answer: Mongolia

Mongolia is the least densely populated country in the world with 4/100 square miles.
7. The 4,700 square mile Negev is a desert in the southern part of a certain country. Its name comes from the Hebrew word for "dry". What country is it located in?

Answer: Israel

Israel, over history, has been one of the most contested areas for reasons of religion. Its capital Jerusalem is considered a holy site for Christians, Jews, and Muslims.
8. Most of this desert is located within the Navajo Nation. Most beautiful at sunrise and sunset, what is this colorful desert in Arizona?

Answer: Painted

The Painted Desert is really a large area of badlands and is located within the Petrified Forest National Park and runs roughly astride and just north of the Little Colorado and the Puerco Rivers.
9. Included within the Western Desert are the Great Sandy and Gibson Deserts. About 30 Aboriginal tribes live in the Western Desert, in what continent?

Answer: Australia

The Western Desert takes up 600,000 of Australia's approximately 7.7 million square kilometers.
10. This desert takes up a large part of the Arabian Peninsula. A recent expedition showed that this desert had about 25 different plant species and 20 bird species. In English, this desert is called the Empty Quarter. A more appropriate name for this desert is its Arabic name, which is what?

Answer: Rub al Khali

The Rub al Khali is one of the most oil-rich places in the world with little in the way of vegetation however gazelles, oryx, sand cats, and spiny-tailed lizards have adapted to the harsh conditions.
Source: Author yonglo32

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