The Amazing Equator Trivia Quiz

Answer: Isabela Island

Isabela Island is named after Queen Isabella of Spain. The northern part of the island lays on the Equator. The Galapagos are home to some of the most diverse species on earth, and are carefully protected. Tourism is carefully regulated so as not to upset the animals or the ecological balance. The Galapagos Islands are a province of Ecuador.

Answer: Uganda

Situated in east Africa, Uganda is a landlocked country. The Equator passes through the country close to Kampala, the largest and capital city. To capitalise on tourism Kampala has several luxury hotels. In addition to equatorial tourism (many people visit locations just to stand on the equator), Uganda also offers safaris and other attractions.

Answer: Lake Victoria

Lake Victoria is in three countries. Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. It was first discovered by John Speke and he named it after Queen Victoria. It is the largest tropical lake in the world. The Equator passes through the Ugandan part of the lake, touching some of the Ugandan Ssese Islands.

Answer: The Andes

The Equator passes just to the north of Quito, close to Mitad del Mundo. At the local museum a monument marks the place where the equator passes through the country. A blue line across the plaza of the museum marking the line of the Equator is a popular spot for tourists to have their photographs taken.

The usual pose is straddling the line with one foot in the Northern Hemisphere and one foot in the Southern.

Answer: The Prime Meridian

The Prime Meridian starts at the North Pole, and together with the International Date Line, forms a circle dividing the world into east and west. It intersects the Equator in the Atlantic Ocean. One of the most famous locations of the Prime Meridian is at Greenwich in London, England. Greenwich Mean Time is the starting point for all the world's time zones.

Answer: Kenya

Kenya's coastline faces the Indian Ocean and the climate varies from hot and humid to temperate; it gets drier the further you go inland. Its capital city is Nairobi.
Kenya has many amazing National Parks and Reserves, but probably the best known ones are the Masai Mara and Tsavo.

Answer: Colombia

Colombia's industries include growing flowers and coffee, emerald mining, and oil and coal.

Answer: Sao Tome and Principe

This island nation consists of two main islands with numerous islets. It has a tropical climate. In the south of Sao Tome island there is a volcanic plug that rises dramatically out of the surrounding area - it's called Pico Cao Grande and it's worth finding a picture it. The islands are part of the Cameroon line of volcanoes that stretch out into the Atlantic ocean.

Answer: Brazil

Brazil has an immense network of rivers and a climate that is mostly tropical. It is the largest country in South America, and famous for the Carnival that takes place annually in Rio de Janeiro. Rio is overlooked by Sugar Loaf Mountain and an huge statue of Christ the Redeemer.

Answer: Borneo

This shipbuilding city is named after the pontianak, a terrifying Malaysian ghost, thought to originate from a stillborn child or a mother who died in childbirth. It is often called Kota Khatulistiwa (Equator City) because of its location. In the surrounding countryside agricultural products such as rubber, sugar, rice and tobacco are grown.

The climate is rain forest tropical with abundant rainfall all year round. Temperatures are consistently between 23C and 30C with a high level of humidity.