1. Murmansk, the most populous city north of the Arctic Circle, is found in which country — Sweden or Russia?
2. Which African country, one of the continent’s largest by area, has the shortest coastline — Angola or Democratic Republic of the Congo?
3. Which European country is one of the smallest in the world by area — San Marino or Bulgaria?
4. Which country, located on the island of Hispaniola, has the oldest European settlement in the Americas — Dominican Republic or Grenada?
5. Which country has the largest Spanish-speaking population in the world — Mexico or Colombia?
6. Only two of the world’s landlocked countries are surrounded by other landlocked countries. One is Uzbekistan, and the other is which country — Liechtenstein or Bolivia?
7. One of the longest causeways in the world, approximately 15 miles long, connects Saudi Arabia to which Persian Gulf country — Bahrain or Kuwait?
8. Arica, one of the driest cities in the world, receives an average of three-hundredths of an inch of rain per year, and is located in the Atacama Desert in which country — Chile or Guyana?
9. Which European country has the greatest number of active volcanoes — Iceland or Malta?
10. Russia and which other country both border 14 other countries — Myanmar or China?
National Geographic Bee, National Geographic Society
Answers
1. Russia
2. Democratic Republic of the Congo
3. San Marino
4. Dominican Republic
5. Mexico
6. Liechtenstein
7. Bahrain
8. Chile
9. Iceland
10. China
