1. The city of Río Gallegos is located in the Patagonia region of which South American country?
2. During World War II the United States seized temporary control of the island of Okinawa from what country?
3. What is the name of the channel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans that separates South America’s mainland from Tierra del Fuego?
4. Three dormant volcanoes — Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira — make up what mountain about 140 miles south of Nairobi?
5. Khmer is the official language of which Southeast Asian country?
6. What large sea separates China and the Korean Peninsula?
7. Wichita has been an important center for cattle and aircraft industries in which Great Plains state?
8. The Beacon Hill Historic District and the Freedom Trail Walking Tour are tourist destinations in Boston in which New England state?
9. The Alamo attracts many tourists to San Antonio, a city in which state?
10. Toledo, a major port on Lake Erie, is located in which state?
National Geographic Bee; National Geographic Society
ANSWERS: 1. Argentina 2. Japan 3. Strait of Magellan 4. Kilimanjaro 5. Cambodia 6. Yellow Sea 7. Kansas 8. Massachusetts 9. Texas 10. Ohio
