1. Bogor, called Buitenzorg by the Dutch, is known for its botanical gardens and is located in which island country?
2.The Marquesas Islands are one of five regions in which Pacific Ocean territory?
3. Florence Nightingale, recognized as the founder of modern nursing, reduced death rates dramatically during which war that shares its name with a Ukrainian peninsula?
4. Chiba and Nagoya, two of the world’s largest ports in terms of tonnage, are located in which country?
5. Pula, a port city on the Adriatic Sea, is an industrial center and resort area in which country?
6. The largest city in Siberia, with approximately 1.4 million people, is located on the Trans-Siberian Railway. Name this city.
7. To see Sandro Botticelli’s famous painting, “The Birth of Venus,” you would travel to which Italian city located upriver from Pisa?
8. The province of Guandong is a major manufacturing region in East Asia and borders which sea?
9. Coffee is cultivated in the Department of Ahuachapán in the smallest Central American country. Name this country.
10. The province of Papua, formerly known as Irian Jaya, was claimed by the Netherlands until 1962. Name the present-day country where this province is located.
Answers: 1. Indonesia 2. French Polynesia 3. Crimean War 4. Japan 5. Croatia 6. Novosibirsk 7. Florence 8. South China Sea 9. El Salvador 10. Indonesia
National Geographic Bee, National Geographic Society
