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1. What is the Latin name for Anglesey, an island off the coast of Wales?
a) Mona
b) Canna
c) Iona
d) Coll
2. What is the capital of Kyrgyzstan?
a) Przhevalsk
b) Kyzyl-Kiya
c) Bishkek
d) Osh
3. Which island in the Mediterranean Sea lies off the south coast of Turkey and west coast of Syria?
a) Menorca
b) Corsica
c) Cyprus
d) Ibiza
4. Which town in Sarthe, France, has an annual 24-hour motor race?
a) Monte Carlo
b) Paris
c) Le Mans
d) Lombard
5. What is the German name for the federal state of Lower Austria?
a) Thuringen
b) Hessen
c) Bayern
d) Niederösterreich
6. What is the name of the peninsula containing the countries of Spain and Portugal?
a) Iberian Peninsula
b) Biscay Peninsula
c) Spanish Peninsula
d) Esposito Peninsula
7. What is the French name of Aachen, an ancient city in Germany?
a) Strasbourg
b) Le Mans
c) Aix-la-Chapelle
d) Stuttgart
8. At 1,343 m/4,406 ft, which mountain in the Grampian Range is the highest mountain in the British Isles?
a) Snowdon
b) Cairngorm
c) Ben Nevis
d) Mont Blanc
9. Which mountain in the Alps, on the Swiss-Italian border, is called le Cervin in French and il Cervino in Italian?
a) The Eiger
b) Fuji
c) K2
d) The Matterhorn
10. Which Sussex coastal resort has the same name as a famous 11th-century battle?
a) Rye
b) Hastings
c) Battle
d) Beachy Head
11. Windhoek is the capital of which African country?
a) Ethiopia
b) Botswana
c) Namibia
d) Guinea
12. What lowland stretch of the Italian peninsula includes and surrounds the city of Rome?
a) Emilia-Romagna
b) Golfo di Taranto
c) Campagna Romana
d) Isole Ponziane
13. Where is Lake Huron?
a) In Arctic Russia
b) In North America
c) In Central Africa
d) In the Amazon Basin
14. Where in Spain is there an 11th century cathedral which was a famous medieval place of pilgrimage?
a) Saragossa
b) Granada
c) Santander
d) Santiago de Compostela
15. On the north coast of which country in the southern hemisphere would you find the Bay of Plenty?
a) New Zealand
b) Australia
c) South Africa
d) Argentina
16. In which US state is Yellowstone National Park?
a) Wyoming
b) Montana
c) Utah
d) Idaho
17. What is the capital of Iceland?
a) Akureyri
b) Reykjavík
c) Akranes
d) Helsinki
18. What type of alcoholic drink is the Spanish Amontillado?
a) Dry sherry
b) Port
c) Beer
d) Brandy
19. On which river does Baghdad, capital of Iraq, stand?
a) Mekong
b) Tigris
c) Ganges
d) Euphrates
20. What is the capital of Austria?
a) Salzburg
b) Graz
c) Vienna
d) Linz
21. Which Lancastrian seaside town with a famous tower is the largest holiday resort in northern England?
a) New Brighton
b) Scarborough
c) Blackpool
d) Southport
22. Which city on the Mediterranean is the chief seaport of France?
a) Monte Carlo
b) Marseille
c) Nice
d) Calais
23. What is another name for the River Chao Phraya in Thailand?
a) Sittang
b) Menam
c) Chindwin
d) Salween
24. On which island is the mountain known as Adam's Peak?
a) Madagascar
b) Jamaica
c) Sumatra
d) Sri Lanka
25. In which West Indian dance does the performer bend backwards at the knees to pass under a pole?
a) Limbo
b) Cha-cha-cha
c) Salsa
d) Rumba
26. The French national flag is called the Tricolore, meaning `three colours`. What are the three colours?
a) Blue, black, white
b) Red, white, blue
c) Black, red, gold
d) Green, white, red
27. What is the capital of Guatemala?
a) Quezaltenango
b) Zacapa
c) Guatemala City
d) Puerto Barrios
28. The largest lake in central Europe is called Lake Balaton. In which country is it situated?
a) Hungary
b) Czech Republic
c) Poland
d) Austria
29. Alderney, Great Sark, Little Sark, and Herm all belong to which group of British islands off the coast of France?
a) The Farne Islands
b) The Isle of Wight
c) Mont St Michel
d) The Channel Islands
30. What type of drink is the Californian zinfandel?
a) Whisky
b) Red wine
c) Beer
d) Sherry
31. To which country does the airline Lufthansa belong?
a) Germany
b) Netherlands
c) Norway
d) Italy
32. In which country are Tangier and Casablanca?
a) Tunisia
b) Egypt
c) Morocco
d) Algeria
33. What is the capital of Botswana?
a) Mahalapye
b) Tutume
c) Gaborone
d) Serowe
34. What port in Scotland, south of the Firth of Forth, was incorporated into Edinburgh 1920?
a) Leith
b) Dunfermline
c) Kirkcaldy
d) Peebles
35. The Netherlands is the most densely populated country in Europe. Which is second?
a) France
b) Italy
c) Germany
d) England
36. Which Scottish waterway links the North Sea with the Atlantic Ocean?
a) Loch Ness
b) Caledonian Canal
c) Crieff Links
d) Carse of Gowrie
37. Which of the following is a Lake in Gwynedd, North Wales?
a) Bala Lake
b) Kielder Lake
c) Yarrow Lake
d) Rhayader Lake
38. In which country is the largest part of the Kalahari desert?
a) Namibia
b) Zimbabwe
c) South Africa
d) Botswana
39. In which US state are the Everglades and Palm Beach?
a) Florida
b) Louisiana
c) Georgia
d) South Carolina
40. What is the capital of Zimbabwe?
a) Harare
b) Gweru
c) Kwekwe
d) Bulawayo
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