1. English is the official language of what British territory on the mainland of Europe?
2. Comino is an island in the Mediterranean Sea belonging to which country?
3. Throughout the 1990s, many immigrants from the former Soviet Union settled in Beersheba and other cities in what country?
4. Lead and silver are mined in the Kopaonik Mountains near the administrative capital city of Kosovo. Name this city.
5. Doberai Peninsula, also known as Bird’s Head Peninsula, is the northwesternmost part of what large island in the South Pacific Ocean?
6. Mountaineer Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner became the first woman to climb the world’s 14 highest peaks without using supplemental oxygen. The final peak in her expedition was K2, located on the border between China and what other country?
7. K2 lies in what mountain range that is an extension of the Hindu Kush mountain system?
8. Geneticist Spencer Wells explores the human past by collecting DNA samples from around the world. One group studied is a segment of the Bushman population that lives in the desert region west of the Caprivi Strip in what country?
9. Northern Namibia is the site of one of the world’s largest wildlife parks, which is centered on a large salt pan. Name this salt pan.
10. What country is bordered by Burkina Faso and Libya?
National Geographic Bee; National Geographic Society
ANSWERS: 1. Gibraltar 2. Malta 3. Israel 4. Prishtina 5. New Guinea 6. Pakistan 7. Karakoram Range 8. Namibia 9. Etosha Pan 10. Niger
