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Quiz about Cities Along Latitude 10 Degrees South

Cities Along Latitude 10 Degrees South Quiz

Here´s another of my "Cities Along Latitudes" quizzes. This time I want you to find cities along (or near) latitude 10 degrees south.

A multiple-choice quiz by author. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
author

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
104,277

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
883

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Question 1 of 10

1. This African city in the Bay of Bengo used to be called Sao Paulo de _____. Hint

Cabinda

Luanda

Benguela

Lobito

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Question 2 of 10

2. This African city in a rich copper area used to be called Elisabethville. Hint

Mbuji-Mayi

Ndola

Kolwezi

Lubumbashi

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Question 3 of 10

3. This African city is situated on an island called Njazidja. It´s capital of an Islamic Republic. Hint

Moroni

Mutsamudu

Fomboni

Mamoudzou

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Question 4 of 10

4. This is the major city of Timor Island. Hint

Dili

Ambon

Mataram

Kupang

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Question 5 of 10

5. This city in Australia was formerly known as Palmerston. Hint

Darwin

Wyndham

Cairns

Cooktown

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Question 6 of 10

6. This city is the major city of the island of New Guinea. Hint

Rabaul

Lae

Jayapura

Port Moresby

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Question 7 of 10

7. This is the main city of Guadalcanal Island, Pacific Ocean. Hint

Vila

Honiara

Nouméa

Suva

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Question 8 of 10

8. This city is capital of a Pacific island group formerly called Ellice Islands. Hint

Tarawa

Mata-Utu

Fakaofo

Funafuti

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Question 9 of 10

9. This city is the harbor of Peru´s capital Lima. Hint

Iquique

Guayaquil

Callao

Chimbote

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Question 10 of 10

10. This city in Brazil was formerly known as Pernambuco. Hint

Natal

Recife

Fortaleza

Salvador

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This African city in the Bay of Bengo used to be called Sao Paulo de _____.

Answer: Luanda

The city used to be called Sao Paulo de Loanda. It was founded in 1576 and made capital in 1627. Until 19th century it was a centre for export of slaves to Brazil.

2. This African city in a rich copper area used to be called Elisabethville.

Answer: Lubumbashi

Lubumbashi used to be known as Elisabethville under Belgian colonial administration of Democratic Republic Congo. (The country was called Zaire 1971-1997). It is the capital of Katanga province which used to be known as Shaba. The city is site of one of the world's major copper fields.

3. This African city is situated on an island called Njazidja. It´s capital of an Islamic Republic.

Answer: Moroni

Moroni is capital of the Comoro Islands. The city is situated on Njazidja Island, formerly known as Grande Comore. Comoro Islands is a Federal Islamic Republic in the Indian Ocean. It became independent from France in 1975.

4. This is the major city of Timor Island.

Answer: Kupang

Kupang is capital of Indonesian East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia. Also called West Timor this part of Timor Island still belongs to Indonesia, while East Timor became an independent republic in 2002. Dili, capital of East Timor, is slightly smaller than Kupang.

5. This city in Australia was formerly known as Palmerston.

Answer: Darwin

Darwin is capital of Northern Territory, Australia. It was settled in 1889. It was bombed by Japanese in 1942 and rebuilt. It was devastated by a cyclone in 1974 and rebuilt again.

6. This city is the major city of the island of New Guinea.

Answer: Port Moresby

Port Moresby is capital of Papua New Guinea.The harbor was explored by British Captain John Moresby in 1873. The city is bigger than Jayapura, capital of Indonesian Western part of New Guinea. (Irian Jaya)

7. This is the main city of Guadalcanal Island, Pacific Ocean.

Answer: Honiara

Honiara is capital of Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands came under British protection in 1893-1900. Most known island is Guadalcanal where Americans landed in 1942. The islands became independent in 1978. Some of the Solomon Islands belong to Papua New Guinea, among them Bougainville. Bougainville and others were part of German colony Solomon Islands 1886-1914.

8. This city is capital of a Pacific island group formerly called Ellice Islands.

Answer: Funafuti

The atoll of Funafuti is the capital of the small island nation Tuvalu with 10,000 inhabitants. Tuvalu was formerly part of British colony Gilbert and Ellice Islands. Gilbert Islands are today called Kiribati.

9. This city is the harbor of Peru´s capital Lima.

Answer: Callao

Callao is chief seaport of Peru. It was founded in 1537. It was occupied by Chile during War of the Pacific (1879-84).

10. This city in Brazil was formerly known as Pernambuco.

Answer: Recife

Recife is capital of Pernambuco state, Brazil. It´s one of the leading ports of Brazil. It was founded by Portuguese in first half of 16th century. It was occupied by Dutch 1630-54.

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