50 What family of satellites are used to guide you home? A. NOAA B. GPS C. Seasat D. RadarSat 1The answer is: GPS (Global Positioning System) What is the longest river in the United States? A. Columbia B. Missouri C. Yukon D. Mississippi 3The answer is: Mississippi. Next to Canada and Mexico, what country is closest to the United States? A. Cuba B. Guatemala C. Jamaica D. Russia 3The answer is: Russia Which of the following pairs includes two states which border Oklahoma? A. Arkansas, Mississippi B. New Mexico, Missouri C. Nebraska, Louisiana D. Kansas, Wyoming 3The answer is: Kansas, Wyoming What country has more than 60,000 lakes? A. United States B. Finland C. Russia D. Canada 1The answer is: Finland What year did the Czech Republic receive it's independence? A. 1992 B. 1991 C. 1995 D. 1993 3The answer is: 1993 What country has the shortest shoreline? A. Monaco B. Cuba C. Honduras D. Madagascar 0The answer is: Monaco, 3.5 miles long What country did the Republic of Costa Rica receive it's independence from? A. England B. France C. Spain D. United States 2The answer is: Spain Approximately how far is Punta Arenas (Chile) from Cape Town (South Africa)? A. 2,856 nautical miles B. 3,839 nautical miles C. 4,323 nautical miles D. 5,000 nautical miles 1The answer is: approximately 3,839 nautical miles In what mountain range would you find Mt. Blanc? A. Rocky Mountains B. Appalachians C. Himalayas D. Alps 3The answer is: The Alps What is the capital of Hong Kong? A. Kowloon B. Victoria C. Macao D. Hsiying 1The answer is: Victoria Name the largest U.S. state east of the Mississippi? A. Tennessee B. Georgia C. Florida D. Arkansas 1The answer is: Georgia What is the second largest country in Africa? A. Algeria B. Kenya C. Ethiopia D. Sudan 0The answer is: Algeria Name the highest mountain in Africa? A. Mt Kenya B. Mt Killimanjaro C. Mt. Kosciuske D. Mt. Whitney 1Mt. Killimanjaro What country, outside of Asia, has the largest population? A. Russia B. Brazil C. U.S.A. D. Libya 2The answer is: U.S.A. What is the diameter of the earth in thousands of miles? A. 4,500 B. 5,800 C. 6,200 D. 8,000 3The answer is: 8,000 miles One degree of latitude covers about how many miles? A. 50 B. 70 C. 100 D. 150 1The answer is: 70 miles What river has the largest drainage basin? A. Amazon B. Mississippi C. Indus D. Nile 0The answer is: The Amazon What national capital is furthest south? A. Sydney, Australia B. Lima, Peru C. Johannesburg, South Africa D. Wellington, New Zealand 3The answer is: Wellington, New Zealand Which U.S. State receives the most rainfall? A. Oregon B. Washington C. Arizona D. Hawaii 3The answer is: Hawaii In what country is St. Moritz? A. Belgium B. Denmark C. Switzerland D. France 2The answer is Switzerland What South American country has both a Pacific and Atlantic coastline? A. Argentina B. Brazil C. Ecuador D. Columbia 3The answer is: Columbia Name the country that is located on the French-Spanish border? A. Gramercy B. Andorra C. Monaco D. Portugal 1The answer is: Andorra How many states are there in Australia? A. Six B. Seven C. Ten D. Twelve 1The answer is: Seven What country has the most coastline? A. U.S.A. B. United Kingdom C. Chile D. Canada 3The answer is: Canada Name the world's most photographed and most climbed mountain? A. Mt. Everest B. Mt. McKinley C. Mt. Fuji D. Mt. Rushmore 2The answer is: Mt. Fuji What is the name of the longest river in Europe? A. Danube B. Thames C. Amur D. Volga 3The answer is: The Volga Where would you expect to see the Abominable Snowman? A. The Canadian Rocky Mountains B. The Alps C. The Andes D. The Himalayas 3The answer is: The Himalayas What symbols are on the Turkish flag? A. Star and a Moon B. A Cross and a Crescent C. A Star and a Cross D. A star and a Crescent 3The answer is: A Star and a Crescent What is the world's highest city? A. Mexico City, Mexico B. Casablanca, Morocco C. Lhasa, Tibet D. Kabul, Afiganistan 2The answer is: Lhasa, Tibet What is the smallest country in Central America? A. Guatemala B. Panama C. El Salvador D. Uruguay 0The answer is: Guatemala What mountain range is between Poland and the Czech Republic? A. Atlas Mountains B. The Alps C. The Ural Mountains D. Carpathian Mountains 3The answer is: The Carpathian Mountains What African country has the largest population? A. Egypt B. Sudan C. Libya D. Nigeria 3The answer is: Nigeria What country has the second largest coastline? A. Japan B. England C. Indonesia D. Chile 2The answer is: Indonesia Guayaquil is the largest city in what country? A. El Salvador B. Columbia C. Paraguay D. Ecuador 3The answer is: Ecuador Which of the 48 continental states extends farthest North? A. New York B. Washington C. Michigan D. Minnesota 3The answer is: Minnesota Which of the great lakes has a border running through it? A. Lake Erie B. Lake Superior C. Lake Michigan D. Lake Huron 2The answer is: Lake Michigan What mountain range separates Europe from Asia? A. The Carpathian Mountains B. The Atlas Mountains C. The Urals D. The Himalayas 2The answer is: The Urals Which European country has the highest population density? A. Ukraine B. Russia C. Monaco D. France 2The answer is: Monaco What is the longest river in Canada? A. The Mackenzie B. The Athabasca C. The Nelson D. The Churchill 0The answer is: The Mackenzie River What is the highest mountain in Canada? A. Mt. Robson B. Mt. Athabasca C. Mt. McKinley D. Mt. Logan 3The answer is: Mt. Logan Name the two landlocked countries in South America? A. Brazil and Bolivia B. Venezuela and Paraguay C. Uruguay and Chile D. Bolivia and Paraguay 3The answer is: Bolivia and Paraguay In the continental USA, how many places are called Venice? A. 20 B. 6 C. 12 D. 3 2The answer is: 12 What year was the People's Republic of China established? A. 1945 B. 1949 C. 1954 D. 1959 1The answer is: 1949 In what country is the Mekong River Delta? A. Indonesia B. Korea C. Vietnam D. China 2The answer is: Vietnam Which continent has the greatest number of countries? A. South America B. Europe C. Africa D. North America 2The answer is: Africa What country has the world's most southerly city? A. New Zealand B. Australia C. Africa D. Chile 3The answer is: Chile Which country are the Galapagos Islands part of? A. USA B. Australia C. Ecuador D. Peru 2The answer is: Ecuador What U.S. city is located at 21 N., 158 W.? A. Miami B. San Diego C. Honolulu D. Atlanta 2The answer is: Honolulu Name the longest river in Asia? A. The Yellow River B. The Indus River C. The Ganges River D. The Yangtze River 3The answer is: The Yangtze River