Quiz Bowl - Geography_2020

Which state was the last state admitted to the union?

• New Mexico

• Hawaii

• Alaska

• Puerto Rico

• Arizona

What is the only continent that is also a country?

• Australia

• North America

• United States of America

• South Africa

• Antartica

Name the world’s largest island, once visited by the Vikings.

• Iceland

• Greenland

• Newfoundland

• Great Britten

• Madagascar

During which war did Anne Frank write her diary?

(a)  

What geographical feature is the life source for Egypt?

• Mediterranean Sea

• Suez Canal

• the Sun

• Nile River

• Red Sea

Name the African American woman who would not give up her seat on a bus in Alabama in 1955.

(a)  

Name the river that forms the boundary between the Texas and Mexico.

• The Mississippi River

• The Rio Grande River

• The Red River

• The Colorado River

• The Gulf of Mexico

In what year did the first man land on the moon?

(a)  

How long is a full term for a senator of the United States?

• 2 Years

• 4 Years

• 6 Years

• 3 Years

• 5 Years

Which lines measure distances north and south of the equator?

• latitude

• longitude

• minutes

• seconds