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1. China's largest city is thought to be the most densely populated area in the world. What is its name?
a) Shanghai
b) Hong Kong
c) Nanjing
d) Beijing
2. On which Greek island was a famous sculpture without arms found in 1820?
a) Crete
b) Milos
c) Corfu
d) Kos
3. In which country would you expect to be served a yoghurt-based starter called tzatziki?
a) Bulgaria
b) Hungary
c) Greece
d) Turkey
e) Australia
4. For which industry is the Australian town of Ballarat particularly known?
a) Chemicals
b) Printing
c) Steelworking
d) Gold mining
5. What is the longest river in Scotland, famous for its salmon fishing?
a) Dee
b) Forth
c) Clyde
d) Tay
6. In which mountain chain would you find Mount Everest?
a) Himalayas
b) Pyrenees
c) Andes
d) Rockies
7. In which American state is the west-coast city of Tampa?
a) Texas
b) New York
c) Florida
d) Oklahoma
8. Which European capital city was once known as Christiania?
a) Warsaw
b) Stockholm
c) Oslo
d) Copenhagen
9. Which country is the home of the Ashanti?
a) Kenya
b) Niger
c) Cameroon
d) Ghana
10. In which city is the Byzantine cathedral of San Marco?
a) Rome
b) Venice
c) Ravenna
d) Istanbul
11. Which island was awarded the George Cross in 1942?
a) Cyprus
b) Rhodes
c) Malta
d) Corsica
12. The Oktoberfest is an annual German festival celebrating what?
a) Ice cream
b) Apples
c) Beer
d) Cheese
e) October
13. What name is given to the great wilderness area of central Australia?
a) Badlands
b) Outback
c) Wildings
d) Rough Lands
e) Desert
14. Which river, at a length of 668 km/415 mi is the longest river in Italy?
a) Rhine
b) Rhone
c) Tiber
d) Po
15. In which American city is Wall Street, home of the US Stock Exchange?
a) New York
b) Detroit
c) Washington
d) Chicago
16. What is the capital of Western Samoa?
a) Apia
b) Doha
c) Basseterre
d) Kingstown
17. Which is the largest of the Dodecanese islands?
a) Karpathos
b) Rhodes
c) Kos
d) Kalimnos
18. Which city is the capital of Benin?
a) Porto Novo
b) Lome
c) Abeokuta
d) Cotonou
19. Which Australian capital was once called Palmerston, but changed its name in honour of the famous 19th century English naturalist?
a) Melbourne
b) Darwin
c) Mackenzie
d) Murray-Darling
20. What is the name for the two waterfalls on the Canada-USA border which lie between lakes Erie and Ontario?
a) Sainte Marie Falls
b) Derwent Falls
c) Victoria Falls
d) Niagara Falls
21. What is the French name for Brittany, the region of northwestern France?
a) Bois-le-Duc
b) Bourgogne
c) Breguet
d) Bretagne
22. What is the capital of Poland?
a) Wroclaw (Breslau)
b) Warsaw
c) Lódz
d) Kraków (Cracow)
23. Which famous waterfalls were discovered by David Livingstone in 1855?
a) Sutherland Falls
b) Victoria Falls
c) Niagara Falls
d) Zambesi Falls
24. What is the French name for the Strait of Dover?
a) Passage Sangatte
b) Le Tréport
c) La Manche
d) Pas-de-Calais
25. The western part of the island of Hispaniola is called Haiti. What is the eastern part called?
a) Dominican Republic
b) Barbados
c) Martinique
d) Guadeloupe
26. Into which stretch of water does the Mississippi River flow?
a) Atlantic Ocean
b) Gulf of Mexico
c) Pacific Ocean
d) Caribbean Sea
27. Which famous bridge spans the entrance to San Francisco Bay?
a) Brooklyn Bridge
b) Manhattan Bridge
c) Golden Gate Bridge
d) London Bridge
28. The Strait of Messina separates which island from the mainland of Italy?
a) Sicily
b) Cyprus
c) Crete
d) Malta
29. What is the name for the channel between Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula?
a) Strait of Messina
b) Strait of Magellan
c) Strait of Malaysia
d) Strait of Malacca
30. Which is the largest lake in the British Isles?
a) Derwentwater
b) Lough Neagh
c) Loch Ness
d) Lake Windermere
31. Which two European countries are connected by the Simplon Tunnel?
a) Switzerland and Italy
b) Germany and Austria
c) Italy and Austria
d) Italy and France
32. What is the name of the principal waterway of Venice?
a) Central Canal
b) Main Canal
c) Grand Canal
d) High Canal
33. What is the capital of the United Arab Emirates?
a) Sharjah
b) Dubai
c) Abu Dhabi
d) Ras al-Khaimah
34. What is the capital of Cape Verde?
a) Praia
b) Dakar
c) Bangui
d) Mindelo
35. Which of these islands is not one of the Channel Islands?
a) Guernsey
b) Jersey
c) Sark
d) Lundy
36. In which Middle-Eastern town was the Church of the Nativity built over a grotto said to be the birthplace of Jesus?
a) Mecca
b) Bethlehem
c) Medina
d) Nazareth
37. In which country are there four official languages, German, Italian, French and Romansch?
a) Switzerland
b) Canada
c) Algeria
d) Austria
38. In which range of hills is the source of the River Thames?
a) Malverns
b) Chilterns
c) Quantocks
d) Cotswolds
39. Which Scottish city is nicknamed `Auld Reekie` from the thick low-lying clouds that used to hang over it?
a) Glasgow
b) Perth
c) Edinburgh
d) Dundee
40. Which of the following was a province of Spain's empire in the New World?
a) Guyana
b) New Granada
c) New Spain
d) New Madrid
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