The World

The following are the IATA codes for ten international airports – can you identify the airport from the three-letter code?

1. ATL

Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Georgia, USA

2. LGW

London Gatwick

3. FCO

Rome Airport Fiumicino/Leonardo da Vinci Airport

4. HND

Haneda Airport /Tokyo International Airport

5. AMS

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

6. BCN

Barcelona El Prat Airport

7. MEX

Mexico City International Airport/Benito Juárez International Airport

8. HKG

Hong Kong International Airport

9. DUB

Dublin Airport

10. AKL

Auckland Airport, New Zealand

1. In which country would you find Mount Sinai?

Egypt

2. Which was the first English ‘New Town’ to be created following the New Towns Act of 1946?

Stevenage

3. Within which country does Lake Athabasca lie?

Canada

4. Of which country is Lusaka the capital?

Zambia

5. Which European country had three kings named Leopold who reigned for the majority of the years between 1831 and 1951?

Belgium

6. Morgantown, Martinsburg, Parkersburg and Fairmont are towns in which US state?

West Virginia

7. Which country has the internet domain extension .hu?

Hungary

8. What is the national currency of Israel?

Israeli New Shekel

9. Name all eight countries and principalities that share a border with France.

Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Andorra and Spain

10. The Denmark Strait lies between which two countries? (Clue: Neither is Denmark)

Iceland and Greenland

1. Which of the world’s continents has the largest population?

Asia

2. The Nile is famously the longest river in the world but which is the second longest?

Amazon

3. Of which country is Freetown the capital city?

Sierra Leone

4. What is the national currency of Hungary?

Hungarian forint

5. Just as a British car uses ‘GB’, which letters denote a vehicle registration plate from Gibraltar?

GBZ

6. Which country borders Russia, Belarus, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Moldova?

Ukraine

7. The UK shipping forecast uses distinctive names for the seas surrounding the British Isles – how many of these ‘sea areas’ are there?

31

8. Mount Everest is named the world’s highest mountain, as its peak is the highest above sea level – but what is the name of the island mountain which could be considered the ‘tallest’ in the world if measured from the bottom of the sea bed to its peak?

Mauna Kea (in Hawaii)

9. Which is the largest of the Canary Islands?

Tenerife

10. What is the national sport of Wales?

Rugby Union

This UK geography quiz is especially for drivers. Can you tell us on which motorway the following service stations are?
1. Abington Services

M74

2. Keele Services

M6

3. Severn View Services

M48

4. Warwick Services

M40

5. Trowell Services

M1

6. Sarn Park Services

M4

7. Michaelwood Services

M5

8. Norton Canes Services

M6 Toll

9. Doncaster North Services

M18

10. Kinross Services

M90

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Official US state nicknames – Can you name the state by the nickname?

1. Grand Canyon State

Arizona

2. Equality State

Wyoming

3. The Mount Rushmore State

South Dakota

4. The First State

Delaware

5. Aloha State

Hawaii

6. The Great Lakes State

Michigan

7. Prairie State

Illinois

8. Evergreen State

Washington

9. Lone Star State

Texas

10. Keystone State

Pennsylvania

Which countries use the following internet domain extensions?

1. .at

Austria

2. .th

Thailand

3. .fr

France

4. .cz

Czech Republic

5. .no

Norway

6. .jm

Jamaica

7. .tr

Turkey

8. .be

Belgium

9. .bz

Belize

10. .es

Spain

In which sea would you find the following islands?

1. Mauritius

Indian Ocean

2. Sardinia

Mediterranean Sea

3. Kiribati

Pacific Ocean

4. Corfu

Ionian Sea

5. Santorini

Aegean Sea

6. Elephant Island

Southern Ocean

7. Chechen Island

Caspian Sea

8. Alderney

English Channel

9. Nanshan Island

South China Sea

10. Gotland

Baltic Sea

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1. Of which Mediterranean island is Palermo the capital?

Sicily

2. In which country does the cycle race of ‘La Vuelta’ primarily take place?

Spain

3. How many countries have land borders with China?

14 – India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia, North Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Bhutan and Nepal.

4. Of which American state is Annapolis the capital?

Maryland

5. What is the largest freshwater lake (by volume) in the world and is located in southern Siberia?

Lake Baikal

6. Between which two countries is the Tasman Sea located?

Australia and New Zealand

7. Which two colours can be found on the Ukrainian flag?

Blue and gold/yellow (two horizontal stripes)

8. Which island is sometimes referred to as the ‘Emerald Isle’?

Ireland

9. Which is the world’s largest ocean?

Pacific Ocean

10. To which country does the internet domain extension .mx belong?

Mexico

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The following are all airports named after famous people. Which town or city do they serve?

1. W.A. Mozart Airport

Salzburg

2. John Lennon Airport

Liverpool

3. George Best Airport

Belfast

4. Rajiv Gandhi Airport

Hyderabad

5. John F. Kennedy International Airport

New York City

6. John Wayne Airport

Santa Ana (California)

7. John Paul II International Airport

Krakow

8. Franz Joseph Strauss International Airport

Munich

9. Marco Polo Airport

Venice

10. Roland Garros Airport

Saint-Denis (Reunion)

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In which English county are the following attractions?

1. Stonehenge

Wiltshire

2. Flamingo Land

North Yorkshire

3. Whipsnade Zoo

Bedfordshire

4. Chatsworth House

Derbyshire

5. Cadbury World

West Midlands

6. Ashmolean Museum

Oxfordshire

7. The Eden Project

Cornwall

8. Alton Towers

Staffordshire

9. Highclere Castle

Hampshire

10. Cromer Pier

Norfolk

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Capital Cities Quiz

What is the capital city of the following countries?

1. Norway

Oslo

2. Malawi

Lilongwe

3. Italy

Rome

4. Latvia

Riga

5. Montenegro

Podgorica

6. Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar

7. Senegal

Dakar

8. Costa Rica

San José

9. Uruguay

Montevideo

10. Fiji

Suva

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World rulers quiz – Which country did/do the following people rule?

1. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

Turkey (1st President of Turkey)

2.Hồ Chí Minh

Vietnam

3. Otto von Bismarck

Germany (Accept also Prussia)

4. Joseph Stalin

Soviet Union

5. Narendra Modi

India

6. Jenny Shipley

New Zealand

7. Mao Zedong

People’s Republic of China (Known as Chairman Mao)

8. Lord Frederick North

Great Britain

9. Martin Van Buren

United Stated of America

10. Erna Solberg

Norway

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1. Which town lies furthest north: Harrogate, Kendal or Darlington?

Darlington

2. Greece borders four countries – can you name three of them?

Any three of; the Republic of Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria and Turkey

3. Of which U.S. State is Montgomery the capital?

Alabama

4. The river Danube runs through four European capital cities – can you name three of them?

Vienna (Austria), Bratislava (Slovakia), Budapest (Hungary) and Belgrade (Serbia)

5. In which year was the European Union founded?

1993

6. In which European city would you find the Groeninge Museum?

Bruges

7. Which is the highest mountain in Africa?

Kilimanjaro

8. Barras market is in which British city?

Glasgow

9. Which is the most southerly Channel Island?

Jersey

10. Which city has the largest railway station in the world, in terms of platforms?

New York

1. Which African country has the highest population?

Nigeria

2. Which city is the capital of Lebanon?

Beirut

3. In which Indian city is Bollywood based?

Mumbai

4. The ‘Strait of Otranto’ separates which two countries?

Italy and Albania

5. Which is the second-highest waterfall in the world?

Tugela Falls (South Africa)

6. What is the national currency of Algeria?

Algerian Dinar

7. In which Irish county will you find Skellig Michael?

Kerry

8. Dutch is the official language of which South American country?

Suriname

9. Which Russian city has formerly been named both Petrograd and Leningrad?

Saint Petersburg

10. In which city will you find the Metropolitan Museum of Art?

New York City

1. Which US state capital has the same name as a UK city?

Lincoln (capital of Nebraska – Dover is the capital of Delaware, but Dover is a town, not a city)

2. Name the 5 boroughs that make up New York City.

The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island

3. Which country’s international vehicle registration code is CH?

Switzerland

4. Formentera is part of which island group?

Balearics (Accept also Pityusic – a smaller subgroup within the Balearics)

5. Which is the largest natural lake in England?

Windermere

6. What is the capital of Haiti?

Port-au-Prince

7. What is the national currency of Sri Lanka?

Sri Lankan Rupee

8. In which sea can Malta be found?

Mediterranean

9. In which country are the Taurus mountains?

Turkey

10. Alaska is the largest US state by area – which is second largest?

Texas

Quite simply, what are the capital cities of these countries?

1. Norway

Oslo

2. Lithuania

Vilnius

3. Uganda

Kampala

4. Malta

Valletta

5. Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby

6. Namibia

Windhoek

7. Netherlands

Amsterdam

8. Uruguay

Montevideo

9. Bangladesh

Dhaka

10. Qatar

Doha

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