1.Tswana is a Bantu language spoken by the largest ethnic group in what landlocked country?
2. The production of yerba mate, a tea made from an evergreen plant, is important to the economy of Misiones. This province is located in which country that borders Paraguay?
3. The Øresund Bridge, opened in 2000, connects Copenhagen, Denmark, with what Swedish city?
4. Cam Ranh Bay has served as a naval base for France, Japan, the United States and the former Soviet Union. This bay is located in what country?
5. The largest city in northern Haiti was renamed following Haiti’s independence from France. What is the present-day name of this city?
6. The state of Baden-Württemberg is an important manufacturing area in what country?
7. People toss coins into the Trevi Fountain, located in the heart of what city that lies between the Appennines and the Tyrrhenian Sea?
8. The Balsas River flows through what country before it empties into the Pacific Ocean near the city of Lázaro Cárdenas?
9. The kinkajou, a member of the raccoon family, lives in tropical forests and sleeps in hollow trees during the day. Kinkajous can be spotted in the cloud forest of Pico Bonito National Park, located south of the Caribbean port of La Ceiba in which Central American country?
10. The fujara originated in the mountainous regions west of Ko ice in which central European country?
ANSWERS: 1. Botswana 2. Argentina 3. Malmö 4. Vietnam 5. Cap-Haïtien 6. Germany 7. Rome 8. Mexico 9. Honduras 10. Slovakia
National Geographic Bee, National Geographic Society
