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WAWM GeoFest -- Round 4

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Your job is simple: find and arrest the evil criminal mastermind Martin San Diego. Your sources tell you he was last seen in this capital city in Southern Africa, where many street vendors can be found (click to hide the text, to see visual clues and MSD in his disguise). Formerly known as Southern Rhodesia, in this country you can go bungee-jumping and whitewater rafting in Bakota George, on the Zambezi River.  What is the capital city of this country?
a)
Cape Town
b)
Brazzaville
c)
Harare
d)
Windhoek
2.
It appears that Martin San Diego has eluded you, leaving Zimbabwe, heading south. He was last seen in a township just outside of Johannesburg, South Africa, which became famous because of the student protests of 1976 against Apartheid. Name this township...
a)
Soshanguve
b)
Soweto
c)
Sebokeng
d)
Tembisa
3.
Before you could apprehend him, Martin San Diego has headed north. He was last seen (in this photo) running past a Maasai Warrior (language: Maa), in the nation that is known for its great distance runners, beginning with cattle raiding hundreds of years ago. This country has won more men's world cross country championships than any other country (24 team gold medals since 1986). Name this country...
a)
Egypt
b)
Kenya
c)
Sudan
d)
Ethiopia
4.
Once again San Diego has slipped through your fingers, but your sources tell you he is still on the African Continent. Last seen near the Zambezi River near the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe, getting ready to go over a waterfall known as "Mosi-oa-Tunya", or "Smoke that Thunders", name this waterfall, and apprehend the criminal...
a)
Niagara Falls
b)
Tugela
c)
Angel (Salto Angel)
d)
Victoria Falls
5.
Martin San Diego is still on the loose. The leadership team is beginning to seriously doubt your crimefighting skills. A photograph has surfaced showing him hiding out in an unfinished desert hotel, wearing yet another disguise, just east of Cairo, Egypt, on a peninsula west of the Gaza Strip, in between the Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba. Name this Peninsula (and -- PLEASE -- capture the criminal!)...
a)
Arabian Peninsula
b)
Sinai Peninsula
c)
Florida
d)
Italy
6.
Before you could nab him, MSD left the Sinai Peninsula and was next seen on the way to a European ski lodge in Marmolada, hidden away in a very well-known mountain range in the northern region of Italy. While it is not true that many Italians in this area are "on the Dole", this may provide a clue regarding the whereabouts of the diabolical and evil Martin San Diego. Name this mountain range...
a)
Garda Mountains‎
b)
Lepontine Alps‎
c)
Julian Alps
d)
Dolomites
7.
Without realizing it, you were within five feet of Martin San Diego, but your efforts were foiled again. Even worse, an informant tells you that MSD was just seen in an old, run-down building, near the site of an explosion of a nuclear power plant in the former Soviet Union. Even though this well-publicized accident happened in 1986, the area is still highly radioactive, hence still unsafe for human habitation. What is the name of the city where this infamous nuclear accident occurred?
a)
3-Mile Island
b)
Fukui Prefecture, Japan
c)
Sosnovyi Bor, Leningrad, USSR
d)
Chernobyl, USSR
8.
Seriously, Martin San Diego is still on the loose? Maybe you should consider another line of work other than catching criminals! Another clue: MSD may be working as a butler at the actual castle that was used for the Downton Abby TV series, which highlighted the good and bad aspects of the Edwardian Era. In which nation does this castle reside?
a)
United Kingdom
b)
Scotland
c)
Iceland
d)
Germany
9.
"Honey, have you seen the yacht?"
"Yes dear, it's on the neighbor's house."
Okay, so you've found the missing yacht, but still no Martin San Diego in a jail cell! But seriously folks, if you knew how an earthquake in 2011 could ultimately cause a large yacht to end up on a house, you will know where to go next to find MSD, to which Asian Island nation, with the same emperor since 1989?
a)
The Phillipines
b)
Japan
c)
Indonesia
d)
Madagascar
10.
It appears that Martin San Diego has left Japan for the Western Coast of the United States. A paparazzi was able to photograph him on top of a building, at a soirée of movers and shakers, overlooking Lombard Street (pictured), in the very hilly city that MSD will hopefully be found and arrested. Humorist Mark Twain is famous for the following quote about this city, "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in..." Name this city, and once and for all catch Martin San Diego!
a)
San Clemente
b)
San Francisco
c)
San Bernadino
d)
Santa Anita
11.
Since Martin San Diego was able to leave San Francisco, now it looks like you are off to another continent, in the southern hemisphere. Your sources tell you that MSD will be found in a very arid and large region, which just happens to have the same name as a very popular car with all-wheel drive, sold in the USA. The company that manufactures the car is a longtime sponsor of the American Birkebeiner cross country ski race. Name this region where you will find Martin San Diego...
a)
Atacama
b)
Australian Outback
c)
Guban Desert
d)
Namib
12.
Okay, so you've left Australia, with all of your efforts in vain. But alas and alak, you have yet another lead -- a picture of Martin San Diego on top of a building in front of a place known as Navy Pier, just after watching his favorite football team play a game in Wisconsin. He was next seen at the corner of Chicago and Ashland Avenue, in the middle of the intersection, in a car heading east. What color is his car? (hint: use GeoLink -- Map 3, select the camera tool for a visible map)
a)
Red
b)
Green
c)
Yellow
13.
You have shown promise, but still no results. It is with great regret that I am to inform you that you have but one last chance to redeem yourself. Your best and highest paid informant says that Martin San Diego is in a city in the Southern Hemisphere, in another continent, in a place famous for its Christ the Redeemer Statue, pollution, crime, street children, and most recently for the Zika Virus. Name this city...
a)
Rio de Janeiro
b)
Sao Paulo
c)
Bogota
d)
Buenos Aires