Geo Bowl Dec. 1, 2007

A U.S. football team, the San Francisco 49ers takes its name from what important event in California history?

• Earthquake of 1949

• Gold Rush of 1849

• Great Drought of 1749

• none of the above

The ruins of Chichén Itzá provide archaeologists with information about the Toltec and which other pre-Columbian civilization?

• Andes

• Inca

• Maya

• Olmec

Which European country does not have one of the Romance languages as its official language?

• Albania

• Italy

• Spain

• France

Many Irish immigrated to the U.S. in the mid-1800s because of the failure of which crop?

• corn

• potato

• wheat

• rye

Which of the following countries would suffer the most economic drain because of global warming producing drought-stricken conditions?

• Canada

• Kenya

• Finland

• Poland

Name the wind blown silt deposits of the North Central China Plateau:

• peat

• loess

• talus

• alluvium

What is the name of the winds near the Equator that blow from the northeast in the Northern Hemisphere and the southeast in the Southern Hemisphere?

• Trades

• Subtropical High

• Westerlies

• Doldrums

Which state is not a leading producer of petroleum?

• Oklahoma

• Texas

• Louisiana

• Ohio

The hajj is the pilgrimage made by followers of what religion that began in the Middle East?

• Judaism

• Buddhism

• Islam

• Zoroastrianism

Zionism is a political movement that lead to the creation of which country in southwest Asia in 1948?

• Israel

• Jordan

• Saudi Arabia

• Lebanon