1. Mogadishu is the largest city in what war-torn country on the Horn of Africa?
2. In 2006, a decision was made to place the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Arusha, a city near both Mount Kilimanjaro and the Ngorongoro Crater, in what country?
3. The ruins of ancient Ephesus in Asia Minor, which is also known as Anatolia, are located south of modern-day Izmir in what country?
4. Many Shiite Muslims believe that the final resting place of Ali, one of the Prophet Muhammad’s cousins and son-in-law, is in the Blue Mosque of Mazar-e Sharif. The mosque is located about 200 miles northwest of Kabul in what country?
5. Volcán de Colima, an active volcano, is located south of Guadalajara, a city established by the Spanish in 1542, in the present-day state of Jalisco in what country?
6. Christchurch, settled by the English in 1850 and located just northwest of the Banks Peninsula, is the largest city on the South Island of what country?
7. Zurich, an internationally renowned financial center, is home to the university attended by the first woman to receive a doctorate in the German-speaking world. In which country can you find Zurich?
8. Chernobyl, a city that was mostly abandonded in 1986 after an accident at a nearby nuclear power plant, lies near the northern border in what eastern European country?
9. The Blue Nile flows out of Lake Tana, which is located in the northern part of which country?
10. Which island is not an overseas department of France — Martinique, Tasmania, or Reunion?
ANSWERS: 1.Somalia 2. Tanzania 3. Turkey 4. Afghanistan 5. Mexico 6. New Zealand 7. Switzerland 8. Ukraine 9. Ethiopia 10. Tasmania
National Geographic Bee, National Geographic Society
