1. In January 2010, Presidents Ahmadinejad and Berdimuhamedow celebrated the opening of a new natural gas pipeline between Iran and a neighboring country to the north. Name this country that includes the Garagum Desert.
2. In January 2010, talks regarding the creation of the state of Telangana, to be carved out of the current state of Andhra Pradesh, continued in which country in southern Asia?
3. In January 2010, footprints found in the Zachelmie Quarry were identified as the world’s oldest fossil evidence of four-legged animals walking on land. This quarry is located near the city of Kielce, north of Krakow, in what country?
4. In January 2010, a strike briefly halted production at Chuquicamata, one of the world’s largest open-pit copper mines. This mine is located northeast of the port of Antofagasta in which South American country?
5. In February 2010, a new study reported that grizzly bears have been sighted in new areas such as Wapusk National Park, which is located near Churchill in what country?
6. In January 2010, new offshore wind farm licenses were approved in zones near the Firth of Forth and the Bristol Channel in what country?
7. In January 2010, a blue-fin tuna weighing more than 500 pounds was sold for about $175,000 in the Tsukiji fish market. The tuna was caught near the Tsugaru Strait off which Asian country?
8. In February 2010, archaeologists announced the excavation of a 3,000-year-old defensive wall between the Temple Mount and the ancient City of David in which country?
9. In January 2010, government representatives from 13 countries met in Southeast Asia to discuss the rapidly declining tiger population in the Mekong River region. The meeting took place in Hua Hin, in which country that borders mainland Malaysia?
10. In February 2010, which Central American country bordering Panama elected Laura Chinchilla as its first female president?
ANSWERS 1. Turkmenistan 2. India 3. Poland 4. Chile 5. Canada 6. United Kingdom 7. Japan 8. Israel 9. Thailand 10. Costa Rica
National Geographic Bee, National Geographic Society
