1. Which city, the capital of the state of Bavaria, was the site of the 1972 Summer Olympic Games?
2. On the southern edge of Nicaragua, the San Juan River has been a source of a border dispute the past 100 years with which neighboring country?
3. Leaving your shoes by the door and bringing a gift are customary gestures when visiting someone’s home in the Central Asian country that borders both Iran and Kazakhstan. Name this country.
4. The taka is the unit of currency for what country that was formerly known as East Pakistan?
5. Hainan, an island located east of the Gulf of Tonkin, is part of what country?
6. What is the capital and principal city for the state of Western Australia?
7. In the 1960s, Rwanda and Burundi gained their independence from which European country?
8. From 1899 to 1961, Kuwait was a protectorate of which European country?
9. In 1999, an approximately 10-square-mile region, located about 30 miles west of Hong Kong, became a special administrative region of China. Name this region.
10. The Pilcomayo River forms part of the border between Paraguay and what country?
ANSWERS: 1. Munich 2. Costa Rica 3. Turkmenistan 4. Bangladesh 5. China 6. Perth 7. Belgium 8. United Kingdom 9. Macau 10. Argentina
National Geographic Bee, National Geographic Society
