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WorksheetsClarion University Geography Bee 2016
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the second highest mountain in the Himalayas?
a)
Manaslu
b)
K2
c)
Cho Oyu
2.
What is the deepest lake in the world?
a)
Baikel Lake
b)
Crater Lake
c)
Tahoe Lake
3.
Which state has a climate suitable to grow citrus fruit?
a)
Montana
b)
California
c)
Connecticut
4.
Which term is used to describe the sparsely populated area of the Australian Interior?
a)
Outback
b)
Goji
c)
The Great Desert
5.
Activity along the San Andreas Fault helped create which peninsula—Baja California or the Yucatan Peninsula?
a)
Baja California
b)
Yucatan Peninsula
6.
If you were caught in a storm called a haboob while traveling across North Africa, you would have to protect yourself from what substance?
a)
Sleet
b)
Sand
c)
Rain
7.
Burma was the former name of which country?
a)
Myanmar
b)
Fuji
c)
Laos
8.
Elephant Rock is located near what Southwestern City?
a)
Denver
b)
Santa Fe
c)
Las Vegas
9.
Hobart, the southernmost capital city in Australia, is located on what island?
a)
Melville Island
b)
Tasmania
c)
Kangaroo Island
10.
The currencies of both India and Sri Lanka have the same name but different values. What is this currency?
a)
Ruble
b)
Taka
c)
Rupee
d)
Pounds
11.
True or False: Nova Scotia is made up of at least 4 ancient continents.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
The majority of people in Albania practice which major religion?
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Judaism
13.
How many time zones are there in Russia?
a)
7
b)
11
c)
15
14.
Name all of the Great Lakes
a)
Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior
b)
Huron, Michigan, Ontario, Superior, Clinton
c)
Swan, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior
d)
Huron, Ontario, Enid, Superior, Erie
15.
What fruit does China produce that is both spiky and emits a nasty odor?
a)
Watermelon
b)
Dragonfruit
c)
Durian
16.
What is the largest volcano in the United States?
a)
Mount Saint Helens
b)
Yellowstone Volcano
c)
Mauna Loa
17.
What is the term for a part of an ocean or sea that cuts far into the bordering landmass and may contain one or more bays?
a)
Basin
b)
Canal
c)
Gulf
18.
Kansas City is in both Kansas and what other U.S. state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Nebraska
c)
Oklahoma
19.
Which of the following Cultural Traits was transferred to Japan from Korea?
a)
Rice Cultivation
b)
Buddhism
c)
Confucianism
d)
Written Language
20.
Which of the following is the tallest mountain in the United States?
a)
Grey's Peak
b)
Denali
c)
Mount St. Helen's
21.
Which of the following was a part of the USSR
a)
Georgia
b)
Italy
c)
Russia
22.
How much of Canada is covered by lakes?
a)
8%
b)
15%
c)
45%
23.
What is the most populated city in Canada?
a)
Vancouver
b)
Montreal
c)
Toronto
24.
The source of the Danube River can be found in which forest?
a)
The Black Forest
b)
Yellowstone National Forest
c)
Cook Forest
25.
What man made feature in Jerusalem is considered holy due to its connection to the Temple Mount?
a)
Western Wall
b)
Dome of the Rock
c)
Al-Aqsa Mosque
26.
What is the only country in South America whose official language is English?
a)
Peru
b)
Guyana
c)
Chile
27.
Which mountain range separates Italy from the rest of Europe?
a)
The Alps
b)
The Pyrenees Mountains
c)
The Apennine Mountains
28.
What small shrimp-like crustaceans inhabit the cold waters of the southern hemisphere near Antarctica?
a)
Snow Crab
b)
Krill
c)
Foxes
29.
What river is at the top of Victoria Falls?
a)
Nile
b)
Congo
c)
Zambezi
30.
What desert area in the United States has the hottest recorded temperature?
a)
Lake Havasu City, Nevada
b)
Gold Rock Ranch, California
c)
Death Valley, California
31.
What is the Gaelic name for the Emerald Isle?
a)
Tahiti
b)
Ireland
c)
Sicily
32.
What is the highest point in Vermont?
a)
Mt. Carmel
b)
Mt. Mansfield
33.
What country in Africa is the newest in the World?
a)
Kenya
b)
South Sudan
c)
Benin
34.
What is the world famous art gallery in Paris that features artwork from all over the world?
a)
The Louvre
b)
The Orsay
35.
What was the first capital city of Alaska?
a)
Nome
b)
Anchorage
c)
Juneau
d)
Sitka
36.
Australia lies between what two oceans?
a)
Atlantic and Arctic
b)
Indian and Pacific
37.
The French Rivera contains which small country?
a)
Vatican City
b)
Monaco
c)
Luxemborg
38.
What is the name of the main International Airport at New York?
a)
John F. Kennedy Airport
b)
Charles de Gaulle Airport
c)
Abraham Lincoln Airport
39.
Which of these states is in the Chesapeake Bay Area?
a)
Texas
b)
Kentucky
c)
Virginia
d)
Ohio
40.
What is the name of Australia’s largest lake?
a)
Lake Eyre
b)
Lake MacKay
c)
Pink Lake
41.
What is the eastern most country of Africa?
a)
Somalia
b)
Kenya
c)
Zimbabwe
42.
Pearl Harbor is located on what Hawaiian Island?
a)
Maui
b)
Oahu
c)
Lanai
43.
On a Canadian ten-dollar bill, the letters d-i-x spell the word "ten" in which lanuage—French or Danish?
a)
French
b)
Danish
44.
Which of the following countries is not part of the United Kingdom?
a)
Wales
b)
Scotland
c)
England
d)
Sealand
45.
Which country of the world has over 15% of the worlds livestock, yet is not one of the top 10% producers of meat?
a)
Mongolia
b)
Vietnam
c)
India
46.
Australia is home to the largest structure built by living organisms on the planet. What is it?
a)
Sydney Opera House
b)
Great Barrier Reef
c)
Outback Termite Tower
47.
The world’s highest waterfall can be found in what South American country?
a)
Paraguay
b)
Brazil
c)
Venezuela
48.
What is the least populated State in the US?
a)
Wyoming
b)
Montana
c)
Connecticut
49.
La Casa de Rosa (The Pink House) is the presidential house of what Latin American country?
a)
Guatemala
b)
Argentina
c)
Chile
50.
In the year A.D. 79, Herculaneum and a neighboring city were buried by the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius. What was the other city?
a)
Athens
b)
Pompeii
c)
Sparta
51.
Which of the following is one of the two landlocked countries of South America?
a)
Brazil
b)
Ecuador
c)
Bolivia
52.
What gulf lies between the Arabian Peninsula and Somalia?
a)
The Persian Gulf
b)
Gulf of Aden
c)
Guld of Mexico
53.
Which of the following is NOT a Niagara Falls waterfall?
a)
Horseshoe Falls
b)
Bridal Veil Falls
c)
Della Falls
d)
American Falls
54.
What is the unofficial national animal of Australia?
a)
Panda
b)
Red Kangaroo
c)
Wallaby
55.
Which continent has the most countries?
a)
Africa
b)
Europe
c)
Asia
56.
What is the smallest country in South America?
a)
Suriname
b)
Argentina
c)
Venezuela
57.
What river makes up Pennsylvania’s easternmost border?
a)
Ohio River
b)
Snake River
c)
Delaware River
58.
Which of the following states was once a monarchy?
a)
Texas
b)
Hawaii
c)
California
59.
The Forbidden City is located in which Asian Capital?
a)
Seoul
b)
Beijing
c)
Ho Chi Min City
60.
What is the tallest tower in the world?
a)
Tokyo Skytree
b)
National Empire Building
c)
Canton Tower
61.
On what island are there figures called Moai located?
a)
Galapagos Islands
b)
Easter Island
c)
Canary Island
62.
Which ocean is the Mariana Trench located in?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Indian
c)
Pacific
63.
Which country lies west of Austria?
a)
Switzerland
b)
Luxembourg
c)
France
64.
The fifth largest country in the world covers half of its continent, what country is it?
a)
Brazil
b)
Russia
c)
India
65.
The Denmark Strait separates Greenland from what other island?
a)
Iceland
b)
Hawaii
c)
Disko Island
d)
Milne Island
66.
What is the Appalachian Trail’s southernmost point?
a)
Georgia
b)
Florida
c)
North Carolina
67.
The Amish were among the early German religious groups in colonial America that settled just west of the Delaware River. Most of these settlements were in a colony that is now which state?
a)
New York
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
Delaware
68.
Samarkand, Tashkent, and Changan were all cities located along what ancient caravan route that stretched from China to the Mediterranean Sea?
a)
Silk Road
b)
Trans-Saharan Trade
c)
Incense Route
69.
One of the chief corn-producing U.S. states is also the country's leading hog producer. Name this state.
a)
Minnesota
b)
Iowa
c)
Kansas
70.
What name did the Vikings give to Newfoundland?
a)
Greenland
b)
Vinland
c)
Sealand
71.
Which state has the longest stretch of Route 66?
a)
Kansas
b)
New Mexico
c)
Nevada
72.
In Agra this famous Indian landmark can be found?
a)
The Taj Mahal
b)
Bengal
73.
Discovery of silver near Carson City helped the city develop as the capital of which present-day state—Illinois or Nevada?
a)
Illinois
b)
Nevada
74.
Which country is not made up of a group of islands - Japan, Thailand, or the Phillipines?
a)
Japan
b)
Thailand
c)
Phillipines
75.
What are fjords created by?
a)
Vegetation
b)
Wind
c)
Ocean Currents
d)
Glaciers
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