Geography for Experts Trivia

1. By now you probably know that Wellington is the national capital furthest south. Let's challenge you a bit. What is the national capital that is the second most southerly?

From Quiz Geographical Penultimates

Answer: Canberra

Canberra's latitude is 35.3 degrees South. Santiago is 33.92 degrees South Cape Town is also 33.92 degrees South Montevideo is 34.88 degrees South Note that Wellington lies at 41.2 degrees South; so it is much further south than any other national capital.

From Quiz Where We Hang Our Hats

Answer: Rose Parade

Pasadena's Rose Parade, also known as The Tournament of Roses, was created by the exclusive group whose members were primarily the elite from the east coast. The intent was to promote the mild Pasadena weather to friends back home still living through ice and snow laden winters. Club member, Charles F. Holder stated, "In New York, people are buried in the snow. Here our flowers are blooming and our oranges are about to bear. Let's hold a festival to tell the world about our paradise." The other listed choices are also California holiday events. Question by jackslade.

From Quiz Whacky Geography

Answer: Northwest

If you guessed north east like many people do, here is the explanation : in our mind we picture the California coast as a straight vertical line, while in reality, it veers sharply to the SE from the NW. So, the thinking goes, Los Angeles is on the coast, Reno is inland, so, Reno must be east, right? Wrong!

From Quiz What Do You Know About Earth's Natural Wonders?

Answer: Aurora Borealis

The Aurora Borealis is also known as the Northern Lights. The Aurora Australis are the lights that appear in the Southern Hemisphere. These auroras are sometimes called the Polar Auroras. They surround the northern and southern magnetic poles and light up the sky when elements in the Earth's atmosphere interact with charged electrons from the solar wind. The colours of the lights vary between violet, purple, green, red, and blue.

From Quiz Do You Know the Fourth?

Answer: Argentina

Four of the world's largest eight countries lie within the Americas. Following Canada, the USA is the second largest country in size in the Americas and Brazil the third. Brazil is also number five in the world, and the largest in South America. The fourth-largest in the Americas is Argentina, which is also number eight in the world. Mexico is the fifth-largest in the Americas and number 14 in the world, whilst Peru is sixth in the Americas and the world's number 20.

From Quiz A Few Interesting Topics About The World

Answer: Trieste

The Mariana Trench with approximately a maximum-known depth of 35,793 feet (10,910 meters) is the deepest point in the ocean. If we could put Mount Everest inside it, there still would be nearly 6760 feet (2050 meters) of water above Mount Everest. The whole place was completely unexplored by man until 1960. That year a US Navy bathyscaphe called "Trieste" (It was built in Italy) reached the bottom of the trench with Lieutenant Jacques Piccard on board. There were another two descents, in 1966 and the last one in 2009.

From Quiz Rocking Around the World

Answer: Whyalla

Whyalla is the main breeding ground for cuttlefish in the Southern Hemisphere. The town was established in 1920.

From Quiz 1910-2000 City Population Changes

Answer: 11,134

I wonder when the retirees first discovered it?

From Quiz Tristan da Cunha

Answer: In the south Atlantic ocean

Tristan da Cunha is in the south Atlantic ocean. It is the largest island of a group of islands that also goes by the same name.

From Quiz Earth - Biggest and Smallest

Answer: Panthalassa

The ocean around Pangea was called Panthalassa. One of the reasons the continents are located where they are now is due to the motion of tectonic plates. Other choices: Pangea was once the enormous continent that was, in reality, all the continents put together. Pancreas is an organ of the human body. Finally, pangarius is a name I made up.

From Quiz Try Beating THIS Geography Quiz!

Answer: Texas

This Colorado River starts in northwestern Texas and winds southeast to the Gulf of Mexico. It is the 18th largest river in the United States and its drainage basin encompasses central Texas and parts of New Mexico.

From Quiz Locales in Search of Their Homeland

Answer: Trinidad

Port of Spain is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago. It is located in the northwest corner of Trinidad on the Gulf of Paria.

From Quiz The Rockets Study Geography

Answer: Black Pool

Dublin has two Gaelic (Irish) translations, the older being Dubh (black) and Linn (pool or hole). In modern Irish the city is known as Baile Atha Cliath (the town of the hurdled ford). When Irish place names were Anglicized they were not translated, thus often losing the original meaning. The word "baile" town was mostly anglicized to bally thus the vast number of Irish place names that have Bally as part of the name. Contributed by Rocket's team member: foamy1haup

From Quiz Geography Quiz

Answer: 6

They are France, Switzerland, Slovenia, Austria, San Marino, and Vatican City.

From Quiz Autonomous Places

Answer: Denmark

Though the Faroe Islands have their own parliament (Løgting), it remains a possession of Denmark's kingdom. Interestingly, the Faroe Islands are NOT considered part of the European Union even though Denmark itself is a full member.

From Quiz Australian and Irish Trivia

Answer: Lough Neagh

Ireland's largest lake is Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland which covers an area of approximately 396 sq. kilometres. The legendary Fionn MacCool created the lake while fighting with another giant, by scooping up a clump of earth (thus Lough Neagh was formed) and throwing it at the giant. The earth landed in the Irish Sea and created The Isle of Man.

From Quiz The Polymathic Geographer

Answer: Scotland

The Second Jacobite Rebellion took place in Scotland in 1745. Charles Edward Stuart's attempt to reclaim the throne of Great Britain, lost by King James II in 1688, met with initial success, but his fortunes waned during the march to London to oust King George II. "The Skye Boat Song" is a wistful Highland song written by Sir Harold Boulton (1859-1935), well after Charles' final defeat at the Battle of Culloden in 1746. Bonny Prince Charlie, as he was known to his followers, fled after the battle. With a large price on his head, legend has it that he ignominiously managed to escape to Skye, and thence to France, dressed as Flora McDonald's maid. The dream of restoring the Catholic Stuarts to the throne of Great Britain was over, and Charles died disgraced and disinherited in Italy in 1788; he lived considerably longer than many of the Highland clansmen whom he seduced to his cause, led to defeat and, in the end, abandoned to their fates.

From Quiz Global Bazaar

Answer: Eighth Arrondissement

Paris is divided into 20 districts, or arrondissements, for ease in shopping and possibly other less important reasons. Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré is located in the 8th, on the Right Bank (Rive Droit). Cardin, Givenchy, Guerlain, Hermès, and the list goes on and on (as your bank balance drops into le toilette). The incorrect answers are all on the Left Bank (Rive Gauche). The Latin Quarter is in the 5th arrondissement and is so named because it is near Paris's major universities. The Eiffel Tower is in the 7th arrondissement.

From Quiz Minorities in Different Countries

Answer: Indian (East Indian)

34% are Creoles, 34 % are (East) Indians, 15 % are Indonesians, 10 % are (Black) Africans.

From Quiz World Facts and Figures

Answer: Kazakhstan

A rather large (at 2,717,000sq km) and sparsly populated country, once a former member of the Soviet Union. Will probably enter the news sometime in the future due to its combination of vast natural resources (notably oil and gas) and harsh government.

From Quiz Geography Genii

Answer: Israel

The hottest air tempertaure in Asia was recorded in Tirat Tsvi in Israel. The maximum was 129 degree Fahrenheit (54 degree Celsius). Its elevation is 220m below sea level. The Middle East is part of Asia.

From Quiz Extreme Geography

Answer: New Guinea

New Guinea is at 303,381 square miles. Borneo is at 288,869 sq mi. Madagascar is at 226,917 sq mi., and Baffin is at 194,574 sq mi. Australia is a continent.

From Quiz Geographical Penultimates

Answer: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sudan had been the largest country in Africa until 2011 when the country of South Sudan was granted independence from it. This reduced the size of Sudan by 239,285 square miles, making it the third largest African nation with a size of 728,215 square miles. Algeria, with a size of 919,595 square miles became the largest country with the Democratic Republic of the Congo moving up to second largest (905,355 sq. mi.) Libya (700,000 sq. mi) is fourth largest and South Africa is eighth (470,900 sq. mi). The countries of Chad, Niger, Angola, and Mali fall between Libya and South Africa in terms of land size.

From Quiz Where We Hang Our Hats

Answer: O. Henry Pun-Off

Since 1978, the O. Henry (William Sydney Porter) Pun-Off competition has attracted punsters from all walks of life: bankers who lost interest, brake fluid addicts who can stop any time, and even dead chemists (we barium); that vegetarian lady, however, I never met herbivore. Eeyore's Birthday Party is also celebrated in Austin, Texas by well-wishers trying to cheer up A. A. Milne's depressed donkey. James A. Michener, who wrote "Texas" in 1985, was also a long-time Austin denizen. As of 2014 there were no sporting events with his namesake. Bruce Sterling, another former Austinite, was one of the first writers to develop cyberpunk. Question by not_publius.

From Quiz What Do You Know About Earth's Natural Wonders?

Answer: 445.7 km (277 miles)

The width of the Grand Canyon at various places, ranges from 4 to 18 miles (6.4 to 29 km) and is over one mile (1.83 km) deep. It is estimated that the Colorado River started forming the Grand Canyon over seventeen million years ago, and the erosion of the canyon walls continues even today. It is estimated that approximately five million people visit the Grand Canyon each year.

From Quiz Do You Know the Fourth?

Answer: Mississippi-Missouri

The Amazon is the world's second-longest river, just 156 miles shorter than the Nile at 3,976 miles. China's Yangtze is the world's third-longest 3,917 and just 15 miles shorter in fourth place is North America's longest river, the Mississippi-Missouri at 3,902 miles. The Yellow River, China's second-longest is number six in the world at 3,395 miles. The Congo, Africa's second-longest after the Nile, is number nine in the world at 2,922 miles.

From Quiz A Few Interesting Topics About The World

Answer: Aeolian Erosion

Wind or aeolian erosion is typical of arid climates where there is little or no vegetation. The blowing wind carries small pieces of rock from one place to another one. One example of this kind of erosion is the worldwide famous Valle de La Luna (Valley of the Moon) situated in San Juan, Argentina. It received this name because of its extraordinary desolate rocky landscape, which it is said to be similar to the moon surface.

From Quiz 1910-2000 City Population Changes

Answer: 40

This is where I lived for 39 years before moving to Denton, TX. I had no idea it was so small. But this for the city, only. When asked, we always said 35,000 - which was the population of the whole county. Incidentally, in area Okeechobee County is four times the size of the country of Andorra.

From Quiz Tristan da Cunha

Answer: It is 1750 miles away from the nearest mainland

South Africa is a huge 1750 miles away. That's a whole 2816 kilometres away!

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