1. The 100-mile ultramarathon on Mont Blanc includes 30,000 feet of climbing along with great views and cheering crowds. The western side of Mont Blanc faces the Savoy region of what country?
2. Steep rapids make the Bashkaus River one of the most difficult kayaking locations in the world. This river feeds Lake Teletskoye, located west of the Yenisey River in the southern part of what country?
3. The few hundred people who have stood on the highest point on every continent had to scale Aconcagua in South America. This mountain summit is west of the Pampas in what country?
4. Toxic gas, extreme heat, and sudden explosions add to the danger of getting close to live volcanoes in locations such as Vanuatu and what large Pacific island country to its south?
5. Adventurers have braved high winds and avalanches while attempting to ski from the summit of K2, a peak in the Karakoram Range in the Kashmir region. Name the country most of which lies northeast of the Kashmir region.
6. Which clue correctly describes the location of Cartagena, Colombia? — south of Bogotá — west of the Magdalena River — in the Amazon Basin
7. Which clue correctly describes the location of Genoa, Italy? — on the Adriatic Sea — southeast of San Marino — north of Corsica
8. Which clue correctly describes the location of Durban, South Africa? On the Limpopo River; east of Lesotho; north of Maputo
9. Which clue correctly describes the location of Hamburg, Germany? On the Elbe River; east of the Baltic Sea; southwest of Prague
10. Which clue correctly describes the location of Sevastopol, Ukraine? North of Moldova; west of Kiev; on the Crimean Peninsula
National Geographic Bee, National Geographic Society
ANSWERS: 1. France 2. Russia 3. Argentina 4. New Zealand 5. China 6. West of the Magdalena River 7. North of Corsica 8. East of Lesotho 9. On the Elbe River 10. On the Crimean Peninsula
