Showing posts with label Geography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Geography. Show all posts

9/9/11

Geography Quiz



How many U.S. States' names end with the letters "ai"?

4/11/11

Change the World in 1 Hour and 48 minutes.



Yuri Gagarin became the first human to do what (at least successfully) on April 12, 1961?

2/1/11

War: What Is It Good For? (3 Island Nations, I Guess)



In what war did the U.S. gain possession of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines?

1/25/11

This is Mainly a Geography Question



What U.S. State (not territory) is the closest to the continent of Africa?

11/10/10

Exploratory Question

What missing explorer did Henry M Stanley presumably find alive near Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania on 11/10/1871?

10/25/10

No Balongna!


What town in Italy was Leonardo da Vinci from?

8/25/10

A Musical Question



In the musical "The King and I," what is the name of the country that the king is the king of?

6/29/10

Intercontinental Metropolis



What is the only major city that is situated on 2 continents?


Hint: it used to have a different name. 
Hint: that other name used to have a different name, too.