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A hodgepodge of why, where, who, what, and when of geographical names.

A multiple-choice quiz by yiz1951. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
yiz1951
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
64,282
Updated
Jan 14 22
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
8 / 20
Plays
4442
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Question 1 of 20
1. Which one of these is NOT a real city? Hint


Question 2 of 20
2. What is the meaning of the 'Himalayas'? Hint


Question 3 of 20
3. What is Ougadougou? Hint


Question 4 of 20
4. The Volkswagen Sirocco is named after which of the following? Hint


Question 5 of 20
5. Bethlehem, in Israel, literally translated in Hebrew means which of the following? Hint


Question 6 of 20
6. Uluru, the monolith in Australia, was named after Sir Henry Ayers, who was known for being what? Hint


Question 7 of 20
7. Aotearoa is the name given to this country by its indigenous inhabitants. Hint


Question 8 of 20
8. Budapest, the Hungarian capital, is named because of a combination of Buda and Pest, which are what? Hint


Question 9 of 20
9. Approximately how many U.S. states are so named because of Native American tribe names or phrases? Hint


Question 10 of 20
10. Which one of these U.S. presidents has an African capital city named after him? Hint


Question 11 of 20
11. Which one of these literally means 'Tariq's Mountain? Hint


Question 12 of 20
12. Which one of the following is referred to in English as the Yellow River? Hint


Question 13 of 20
13. In what year did New York City's name change from the original New Amsterdam? Hint


Question 14 of 20
14. Which one of the following is called 'Shining Mountain? Hint


Question 15 of 20
15. The U.S. state of Maryland was named after which of the following persons? Hint


Question 16 of 20
16. 'To the city' when translated, led to the present day name of which of the following cities? Hint


Question 17 of 20
17. The name of which of these countries means 'a garrison town' in the local language? Hint


Question 18 of 20
18. Which city is so named because it literally means 'land surrounded by hedges'? Hint


Question 19 of 20
19. In 1966, Nyasaland, a British African Protectorate, became an independent country. What is that country's name. Hint


Question 20 of 20
20. Cape Agulhas is where which of the following Oceans meet? Hint



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1. Which one of these is NOT a real city?

Answer: Lebanon, MA

There are at least 13 States with a city called Lebanon in the U.S. Massachusetts is not one of them.
2. What is the meaning of the 'Himalayas'?

Answer: Abode of Snow

Its meaning comes from the Sanskrit word Himlaz.
3. What is Ougadougou?

Answer: Capital of Burkina Faso

The Mossi Empire of Wagadugu ( alternate spelling ) established it as the capital in the 15th century.
4. The Volkswagen Sirocco is named after which of the following?

Answer: A warm humid Mediterranean wind

It blows from the south or southwest and brings rain and fog.
5. Bethlehem, in Israel, literally translated in Hebrew means which of the following?

Answer: House of food

It is situated in the Judean Hills a few miles south of Jerusalem.
6. Uluru, the monolith in Australia, was named after Sir Henry Ayers, who was known for being what?

Answer: Premier of South Australia

Upon first seeing it, Ernest Giles named the landmark after Ayers as early as 1872.
7. Aotearoa is the name given to this country by its indigenous inhabitants.

Answer: New Zealand

The preferred name of the country by the Maoris.
8. Budapest, the Hungarian capital, is named because of a combination of Buda and Pest, which are what?

Answer: Two cities

The Danube divides the two cities, although there is a third, Obuda, which also played a part in the name.
9. Approximately how many U.S. states are so named because of Native American tribe names or phrases?

Answer: 27

Algonquin and Sioux phrases and names were the most frequently used.
10. Which one of these U.S. presidents has an African capital city named after him?

Answer: Monroe

Monrovia, the capital of Liberia was named after him.
11. Which one of these literally means 'Tariq's Mountain?

Answer: Gibraltar

In Arabic Jabal means mountain.
12. Which one of the following is referred to in English as the Yellow River?

Answer: Huang Ho

The name is in the Mandarin language, and so named because of the yellow-ochre muddy silt it carries.
13. In what year did New York City's name change from the original New Amsterdam?

Answer: 1664

The Dutch ceded to military pressure along with the local people's will to hand over control to the British.
14. Which one of the following is called 'Shining Mountain?

Answer: Kilimanjaro

In Swahili, Kilima Njaro means shining mountain.
15. The U.S. state of Maryland was named after which of the following persons?

Answer: Henrietta Maria

She was the wife of British monarch Charles I
16. 'To the city' when translated, led to the present day name of which of the following cities?

Answer: Istanbul

The literal phrase was 'is tin polin'.
17. The name of which of these countries means 'a garrison town' in the local language?

Answer: Egypt

In Arabic, Misr (Egypt's name) was the word given to a garrison town built within conquered lands.
18. Which city is so named because it literally means 'land surrounded by hedges'?

Answer: The Hague

In the 13th century, Floris IV, a Dutch Count, built a 'Haga' a small town with a walls around it.
19. In 1966, Nyasaland, a British African Protectorate, became an independent country. What is that country's name.

Answer: Malawi

Dr Hastings Kamazu Banda was the new country's first President?
20. Cape Agulhas is where which of the following Oceans meet?

Answer: Atlantic and Indian

This is the southernmost point in South Africa, not Cape Town as sometimes thought in error.
Source: Author yiz1951

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