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Geography Quiz #384

Geography Quiz for 22 May 2016

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Q1. What nationality were the first European settlers in Brooklyn, New York City?

A
French
B
English
C
Spanish
D
Dutch
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Q2. Where are the Sugarloaf Mountain, the Morro da Babilônia, the Morro da Urca, and Mount Corcovado (with its famous giant religious statue)?

A
UstroĊ„, Poland
B
Gateshead, England
C
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
D
Manado, Indonesia
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Q3. Which city, sometimes known as the City of Drizzle and having the motto "I am not led, I lead", is the capital of Brazil's wealthiest and most populous state?

A
Rio de Janeiro
B
São Paulo
C
Belo Horizonte
D
Brasilia
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Q4. A famous Icelandic freshwater diving site, the Silfra (Silver) Fissure, is known for the extreme clarity of its water and for which other of these?

A
Its variety of corals
B
It is sited on top of an active underwater volcano
C
It is the deepest freshwater dive in the world
D
It is a crack between the Eurasian and North American continental plates
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Q5. Where are almost the only mountainous areas near the African coast of the Red Sea?

A
Libya
B
Eritrea
C
Egypt
D
Ethiopia
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Q6. How did Rio de Janeiro get its name?

A
The bay where the town was later built was discovered by Portuguese on 1 January.
B
The first European explorer who sailed the river was called Janeiro
C
In honour of the wife of the first European explorer in the area
D
It was the name of the ship which first anchored in the area
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Q7. What is the branch of the Mediterranean Sea between Italy and the Balkans, with ports such as Bari, Venice, and Trieste?

A
Aegean Sea
B
Adriatic Sea
C
Black Sea
D
Caspian Sea
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