1. Arkhangelsk, located on a river delta near the White Sea, is a major port in which country?
2. Which country is separated into two parts by the South China Sea?
3. Birkirkara is the largest city of what island country off the coast of Sicily?
4. What city in northern Spain, located on the Arga River, is famous for an annual festival that includes the running of the bulls?
5. Dartmouth, a former center for shipbuilding and fishing, is located in Nova Scotia across the harbor from what city?
6. In 1667, the Dutch ceded New Amsterdam to the British in return for what present-day South American country?
7. The second-largest city in Great Britain is located in West Midlands county of central England. Name this city.
8. Río Muni, the mainland portion of Equatorial Guinea, is bordered to the north by which African country?
9. Akrotiri and Dekeleia are two British-controlled sovereign bases on which Mediterranean island country south of Turkey?
10. Located in the Indian Ocean, Mahé is the principal island of which country east of Tanzania?
National Geographic Bee; National Geographic Society
ANSWERS
1. Russia 2. Malaysia 3. Malta 4. Pamplona 5. Halifax 6. Suriname 7. Birmingham 8. Cameroon 9. Cyprus 10. Seychelles
