GEOGRAPHY BONUSES



GEOGRAPHY BONUSES

Minnesota is the only U.S. state that is the source of three major river systems. For ten points each, name those river systems.

MISSISSIPPI

ST. LAWRENCE

RED RIVER OF THE NORTH

For ten points each, name the island on which the given national capital is located.

1. Tokyo HONSHU

2. Manila LUZON

3. Jakarta JAVA

BONUS: So how worldly are you? Given a famous landmark, name the city where you could find it. Five points each.

Hagia Sophia Istanbul, Turkey

Corcavado Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Dome of the Rock Jerusalem, Israel

Cannery Row Monterrey, California

Taj Mahal Agra, India

The Charles Bridge Prague, Czech Republic

BONUS: For five points each, given three cities, tell which one is farthest west. None of these are as longitudinally close as you might first think.

Las Vegas, Nevada; Los Angeles, California; or Mexico City, Mexico?

Los Angeles, California

Chicago, Illinois; Caracas, Venezuela; or Lima, Peru

Chicago, Illinois

Moscow, Russia; Baghdad, Iraq; or Cairo, Egypt

Cairo, Egypt

London, England; Paris France; or Rabat, Morocco

Rabat, Morocco

Tokyo, Japan; Manila, Philippines; or Brisbane, Australia

Manila, Philippines

Tunis, Tunisia; Johannesburg, South Africa; or Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Tunis, Tunisia

BONUS: For ten points each, answer these questions involving geography and the GDS It’s Academic team.

Team captain Josh Foer has a large family living in this South American city, the largest on the continent.

Sao Paulo

Team member Dan Suzman's father comes from this African nation which illegally ruled Namibia after World War II.

South Africa

Team member Seth Schreiberg’s family does not come from this Canadian province whose capital is Regina.

Saskatchewan

BONUS: For five points each, name the capitals of the following eastern European countries.

Bulgaria Sofia

Latvia Riga

Hungary Budapest

Albania Tirana

Slovakia Bratislava

Belarus Minsk

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