1. The boomerang is a curved stick traditionally used for hunting by the Aborigines in what country in the Southern Hemisphere?
2. In ancient times the papyrus plant, used for making paper, grew along the Nile River Delta in what country?
3. A type of collective farm called a kibbutz, where people live and work together, is associated with which Middle Eastern country?
4. Bergen is a starting point for tours of the fjords along the western coast of which Scandinavian country?
5. Most people in the Canadian province of Quebec speak which language?
6. Potatoes were first cultivated more than a thousand years ago by people living in which mountain system in the Western Hemisphere?
7. The annual Tulip Festival in Holland, Mich., illustrates the city’s cultural connection to which European country that borders the North Sea?
8. The Yorkshire terrier was named for a region in which country in Western Europe?
9. A pleasant climate and luxury resorts attract tourists to France’s southern coast in a region called the Riviera. This region borders what sea?
10. People watch matadors perform at bullfights in Seville, a city in which European country?
ANSWERS: 1. Australia 2. Egypt 3. Israel 4. Norway 5. French 6. Andes 7. Netherlands 8. United Kingdom 9. Mediterranean Sea 10. Spain
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BEE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
