FunTrivia Geography Mix: Vol 32 Quiz

Answer: Lithuania

Lithuania had a population of 3.2 million people in 2011. It was the first country to declare its independence from the USSR in 1990.

Question by player timence

Answer: South America

Located in Argentina, the second largest country in South America, Mount Aconcagua rises 22,838 feet above sea level. Not only is it the tallest mountain outside of Asia, it is the largest outside of the Himalayan Mountains (home of Mount Everest). It was an active volcano millions of years ago but has since become dormant.

Question by player bernie73

Answer: Waikiki Beach

When you visit Honolulu, make sure you take a boat trip to tour Pearl Harbor in the daytime; then plan to have the 'Oahu' Luau dinner and shows in the evening. Also, visit the Royal Hawaiian Center, a shopping area, on Kalakawa Avenue. You can get tan by sprawling on Waikiki Beach in the morning or swimming in Waikiki's water.

Question by player tritran5555

Answer: Canary Islands

The Outer Banks is a chain of islands near North Carolina. The Florida Keys are in Florida. The United States Virgin Islands can be found in the Caribbean Sea. The Canary Islands are found near Africa and are owned by Spain.

Question by player raidersruleall

Answer: Iceland

Hotel Husafell is situated in the Borgarnes Peninsula, 76 km north of Reykjavik, one of the best spots to catch the Northern Lights. The Northern Lights are visible in the winter in Iceland approximately three times a week. The trained staff of the hotel recognize the weather conditions that will make the Lights visible and alert the sleeping guests. Several hotels in Iceland now offer this service to tourists.

Question by player tiye

Answer: Alaska

Many people will remember the disruptions in global weather patterns caused by the huge amounts of ash and other materials dispersed in the stratosphere by the explosive eruption of Mount Pinatubo, an hitherto low-profile volcano on the Philippine island of Luzon. Pinatubo's eruption, however, did not quite reach the magnitude of the 60-hour-long eruption that occurred on June 6, 1912 in what is now Katmai National Park and Preserve, located on the Alaska (or Aleutian) Peninsula in southern Alaska.

The eruption that formed Novarupta ("newly erupted") was rated 6 (Colossal) on the Volcanic Explosivity Index - on a par not only with Pinatubo's, but with Krakatoa's devastating 1883 eruption. Just to put things into perspective, the Novarupta eruption released 30 times the volume of magma of the 1980 eruption of Mount St Helens, in the US state of Washington. Oregon, California and Hawaii are also home to a remarkable number of active volcanoes and related phenomena, but Alaska (also on account of its sheer size) tops them all. All of these US states are part of the Pacific Ring of Fire.

Question by player LadyNym

Answer: Lake Mead

Lake Mead was formed by the damming of the Colorado River by the Hoover Dam in 1936. It is 110 miles long and has a maximum depth of 500 feet. It is the main water supply for the desert oasis Las Vegas.

Question by player Clamking

Answer: Paris

Paris, affectionately known as "La Ville-Lumiere" or "City of Light", is home to the Pere Lachaise Cemetery, one of the most visited cemeteries in the world. Located in the 20th arrondissement in the east of Paris, the Cimetière du Père-Lachaise was opened in 1804, is spread over 118 acres and has been called "the grandest address in Paris".

The list of notable figures laid to rest here include Oscar Wilde, Jim Morrison, Isadora Duncan, Frederic Chopin and Edith Piaf.

Question by player KayceeKool

Answer: Mersey

The River Mersey flows through the city of Liverpool, one of the ports in England and home of the Beatles. It was made world famous in the 1964-65 song "Ferry Cross the Mersey" by Gerry and the Pacemakers. The Thames flows through London. The Missouri River is in the United States. The Nile River flows in Africa.

Question by player da_man11

Answer: Durham

Durham City lies on the River Wear and has one of the most beautiful Norman cathedrals in Europe. The Bishop of Durham was known as a "Prince Bishop" and was expected to fight off Scot invasions as well as minister to the souls of local people.

Durham, North Carolina is home to Duke University.

Question by player GillianO