1.In which country would you find the city of Verdun, located on the Meuse River and site of the longest battle in World War I?
2. Islamabad replaced a city located northwest of the mouth of the Indus River as the capital of Pakistan. Name this city.
3. Bubinga, an expensive variety of timber commonly used in cabinets and furniture, is found in Gabon and which larger country located on its northern border?
4. What language is primarily spoken by the Walloons, who are the residents of the southern region of Belgium?
5. The United Kingdom and France declared war on Germany in 1939 when Germany invaded which country on the Baltic Sea?
6. Most of the people in Naxç van (NOCK-CHIH-VAN), an exclave of Azerbaijan, are followers of which religion?
7. Essen, formerly a major coal and steel center, is located on the Ruhr River in which European country?
8. Hausa, Yoruba, and Ibo are major languages spoken in which West African county?
9. Name the special administrative region of China, formerly a Portuguese colony, that lies on the Pearl River Delta.
10. Which country, crossed by the Tropic of Cancer, borders Guinea and Algeria?
ANSWERS BELOW
GEOQUIZ ANSWERS:
1. France
2. Karachi 3. Cameroon
4. French 5. Poland 6. Islam
7. Germany 8. Nigeria
9. Macau 10. Mali
National Geographic Bee,
National Geographic Society
