MED: Lab

1. What state is the largest state of the United States of America?

a. Texas
b. Washington
c. !Alaska
d. California
2. Which city is the capital of Switzerland?
a. !Bern
b. Wien
c. Zuuml;rich
d. Frankfurt
3. How many time zones does China have?
a. 4
b. !1
c. 2
d. 3
4. Antarctica is the largest desert in the world.
a. !True
b. False
5. What is the smallest country in South America by area?
a. Brazil
b. Chile
c. !Suriname
d. Uruguay
6. Tokyo is the capital of Japan.
a. !True
b. False
7. The Maluku islands informally known as the Spice Islands belong to which country?
a. New Zealand
b. Chile
c. Fiji
d. !Indonesia
8. How many time zones are in Russia?
a. 8
b. !11
c. 5
d. 2
9. Which of these is NOT a real tectonic plate?
a. !Atlantic Plate
b. Nazca Plate
c. Eurasian Plate
d. North American Plate
10. Bir Tawil, an uninhabited track of land claimed by no country, is located along the
border of which two countries?
a. Israel and Jordan
b. !Egypt and Sudan
c. Chad and Libya
d. Iraq and Saudi Arabia

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1. Which country does Austria not border?
a. Switzerland
b. Slovenia
c. !France
d. Slovakia
2. In 2012 the Germanspeaking microstate quot;Liechtensteinquot; in Central Europe had
a population of how many inhabitants?
a. 2,400
b. 323,400
c. !36,600
d. 90,000
3. Where is the area commonly known as the Bermuda Triangle?
a. North Pacific Ocean, between Japan and the USA
b. !North Atlantic Ocean, between Florida and Puerto Rico
c. South Pacific Ocean, far off Chile
d. In the Caribbean Sea
4. Which of these is NOT an island that is part of the Philippines?
a. Palawan
b. !Java
c. Mindanao
d. Luzon
5. Gibraltar, located just south of the Iberian peninsula, is a territory of which West Europe
country?
a. !United Kingdom
b. Portugal
c. France
d. Spain
6. Which of the following countries has a flag featuring a yellow lion wielding a sword on a
dark red background?
a. !Sri Lanka
b. Scotland
c. Bhutan
d. Kiribati
7. What is the most common climbing route for the second highest mountain in the world,
K2?
a. Cesen Route
b. Polish Line
c. !Abruzzi Spur
d. Magic Line
8. In which English county is the city of Portsmouth?
a. Buckinghamshire
b. !Hampshire
c. Surrey
d. Oxfordshire
9. What is the northernmost human settlement with year round inhabitants?
a. !Alert, Canada
b. Nagurskoye, Russia
c. McMurdo Station, Antarctica
d. Honningsvaring;g, Norway
10. How many time zones are in Russia?

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a. 2
b. 5
c. !11
d. 8
1. The body of the Egyptian Sphinx was based on which animal?
a. !Lion
b. Dog
c. Bull
d. Horse
2. What state is the largest state of the United States of America?
a. Washington
b. California
c. Texas
d. !Alaska
3. Which of these is NOT a city in India?
a. Ghaziabad
b. !Islamabad
c. Ahmedabad
d. Hyderabad
4. If soccer is called football in England, what is American football called in England?
a. Touchdown
b. Handball
c. Combball
d. !American football
5. The Japanese district Akihabara is also known by what nickname?
a. !Electric Town
b. Otaku Central
c. Moon Walk River
d. Big Eyes
6. How many countries does the United States share a land border with?
a. 3
b. !2
c. 4
d. 1
7. The historical city Timbuktu is located in which West African country?
a. Niger
b. !Mali
c. Burkina Faso
d. Senegal
8. Which of these is the name of the largest city in the US state Tennessee?
a. Thebes
b. Alexandria
c. Luxor
d. !Memphis
9. How many stations does the Central Line have on the London Underground?
a. 51
b. !49
c. 43
d. 47

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10. What was the African nation of Zimbabwe formerly known as?
a. Zambia
b. Bulawayo
c. !Rhodesia
d. Mozambique

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