1. Large dams on the Sog and Blanda rivers provide hydroelectric power for which island country in the North Atlantic Ocean?
2. Lapis lazuli is mined in the province of Badakhshan near the border of Tajikistan. This province is located in the northeast part of what country?
3. The Carnic Alps straddle the border between Italy and what other country?
4. The Brahmin caste has traditionally held the highest social rank among followers of what religion that originated in South Asia?
5. An island located in Lake Albert is the subject of an ongoing territorial dispute between Uganda and what other country?
6. What is the official language of Liechtenstein?
7. Cali, located on the Cauca River in the Andes, is the third-largest city in what country?
8. The Golden Mile, a popular stretch of beach along the Indian Ocean, is located in the city of Durban in what country?
9. Which Central Asian country would you visit to see both Lake Balkhash and the Aral Sea?
10. The Lofoten are a group of small, rocky islands that lie between the Atlantic Ocean and which Scandinavian country?
National Geographic Bee; National Geographic Society
ANSWERS: 1. Iceland 2. Afghanistan 3. Austria 4. Hinduism 5. Democratic Republic of the Congo 6. German 7. Colombia 8. South Africa 9. Kazakhstan 10. Norway
