Countries and Cities Quiz

This country is bordered by Belize and Guatemala to the south. What is this country that has the Rio Grande running across its northern border?

• Brazil

• Panama

• Mexico

• Honduras

This city first held the Olympics in 1924. What is this city that is the site of the 2024 Olympics as well?

• Paris

• Tokyo

• Berlin

• Rio de Janeiro

In Acts, Paul became shipwrecked on a small island. What is this island located in the Mediterranean?

• Cyprus

• Sicily

• Malta

• Minoa

In the Bible, Aram refers to an area of land northeast of Palestine that had its principal city at Damascus. What modern day country is where Aram once was?

• Saudi Arabia

• Jordan

• Iran

• Syria

This US state capital has the highest elevation of any in the nation, and it is also the oldest as it was established in 1610 by Mexico. What is this western capital that is located in the Rockies’ foothills?

• Santa Fe

• Denver

• Helena

• Sacramento

The Petrified Forest is found in this Arizona desert. What is this desert that runs from the Petrified Forest National Park to the east end of the Grand Canyon?

• Chihuahuan Desert

• Painted Desert

• Great Basin Desert

• Mojave Desert

This neighborhood in Upper Manhattan was the home of Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hearston, and Countee Cullen. What is this neighborhood where a namesake renaissance occurred?

• East Village

• Tribeca

• Harlem

• SoHo

This city fell to many groups throughout antiquity, including King David, the Egyptians, the Babylonians, and Alexander the Great. What is this Southwestern Palestinian city that, in modern times, has been the site of escalating conflict between HAMAS and Israel?

• Gaza

• Jerusalem

• Damascus

• Amman

Australia also has a region called this, but theirs doesn't include Vermont & Connecticut. What is this region of the North East United States?

• New England

• Atlantic

• Delmarva

• Bible Belt

This church was first built under the orders of Constantine the Great after his mother visited Jerusalem. What is the name of this church that sits at the believed site of Jesus’ crucifixion, burial, and resurrection?

• Hagia Sophia

• Church of Mary Magdalene

• Church of the Holy Sepulchre

• Dome of the Rock