1. During a daily border ceremony, Pakistani soldiers and guards lower flags along with soldiers of what neighboring country to the east?
2. Famous for their scenic locations and legendary railroad hotels, Jasper, Lake Louise and Banff are important tourist destinations in what mountain range?
3. Efforts made in cleaning up the River Thames have recently brought a small colony of seahorses to the river’s estuary, which is located in the southeastern part of what country?
4. Since 1836, the Tsar Bell, weighing over 200 tons, has been on display on the grounds of the Kremlin in what country?
5. One can visit the Tiger’s Nest Buddhist monastery in which landlocked Asian country known as “the kingdom in the clouds?”
6. Kimberley, South Africa, was founded in 1871 after the discovery of what mineral resource that continues to be mined nearby?
7. What country in the Americas is second to the United States in meat production?
8. On the anniversary of their country’s independence from Spain, crowds gather on the Plaza de la Constitucion, a large public square also known as the Zocalo. Name the country where this square can be found.
9. The city of Londonderry, located at the mouth of the River Foyle, can be found in which one of the four main political divisions of the United Kingdom?
10. In the 1940s, the mining of bauxite, the ore used to create aluminum, began to shift an island country’s economy away from bananas and sugar. Name this island country.
ANSWERS: 1. India 2. Rocky Mountains (Also acceptable: Canadian Rockies) 3. United Kingdom 4. Russia 5. Bhutan 6. diamonds 7. Brazil 8. Mexico 9. Northern Ireland 10. Jamaica
National Geographic Bee, National Geographic Society
