MED: Lecture

1. What is the capital of Denmark?

a. Aarhus
b. Odense
c. !Copenhagen
d. Aalborg
2. Alaska is the largest state in the United States.
a. !True
b. False
3. The Japanese district Akihabara is also known by what nickname?
a. Otaku Central
b. Moon Walk River
c. Big Eyes
d. !Electric Town
4. Ottawa is the capital of Canada.
a. !True
b. False
5. There exists an island named quot;Javaquot;.
a. !True
b. False
6. What is the capital of British Columbia, Canada?
a. Kelowna
b. Hope
c. !Victoria
d. Vancouver
7. What is Canada039;s largest island?
a. !Baffin Island
b. Prince Edward Island
c. Vancouver Island
d. Newfoundland
8. The emblem on the flag of the Republic of Tajikistan features a sunrise over mountains
below what symbol?
a. Sickle
b. Tree
c. Bird
d. !Crown
9. Rhode Island is actually located on the US mainland, despite its name.
a. False
b. !True
10. What is the capital of Greenland?
a. Narsaq
b. Sisimiut
c. Maniitsoq
d. !Nuuk
1. There are no roads inout of Juneau, Alaska.
a. False
b. !True
2. What is the name of one of the NeoAramaic languages spoken by the Jewish population

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from Northwestern Iraq?
a. Chaldean NeoAramaic
b. !Lishana Deni
c. Hulaulaacute;
d. Lishan Didan
3. The following Spanish provinces are located in the northern area of Spain except:
a. Asturias
b. !Murcia
c. Navarre
d. Leoacute;n
4. What is the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet?
a. Nu Nu;
b. Sigma Sigma;
c. Pi Pi;
d. !Omicron Omicron;
5. What is the capital of the US state Nevada?
a. Reno
b. Las Vegas
c. Henderson
d. !Carson City
6. Which of these is the name of the largest city in the US state Tennessee?
a. Luxor
b. Alexandria
c. !Memphis
d. Thebes
7. quot;Mongoliaquot; was a part of the now nonexistent U.S.S.R.
a. True
b. !False
8. Switzerland has four national languages, English being one of them.
a. True
b. !False
9. Which of these is NOT a real tectonic plate?
a. !Atlantic Plate
b. Nazca Plate
c. North American Plate
d. Eurasian Plate
10. Which of these countries is not a United Nations member state?
a. Montenegro
b. Tuvalu
c. South Sudan
d. !Niue
1. In which city, is the Big Nickel located in Canada?
a. Calgary, Alberta
b. Halifax, Nova Scotia
c. Victoria, British Columbia
d. !Sudbury, Ontario
2. Seoul is the capital of North Korea.
a. True
b. !False

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3. The Hunua Ranges is located in...
a. Nepal
b. Mexico
c. !New Zealand
d. China
4. What is the name of the peninsula containing Spain and Portugal?
a. !Iberian Peninsula
b. Peloponnesian Peninsula
c. European Peninsula
d. Scandinavian Peninsula
5. What is the name of the Canadian national anthem?
a. LeafSpangled Banner
b. !O Canada
c. O Red Maple
d. March of the Puck Drop
6. When does Finland celebrate their independence day?
a. !December 6th
b. November 12th
c. January 2nd
d. February 8th
7. Which of these countries is the smallest by population?
a. Hong Kong
b. Finland
c. !Norway
d. Slovakia
8. Which of these Japanese islands is the largest by area?
a. Okinawa
b. !Shikoku
c. Odaiba
d. Iki
9. Which two modernday countries used to be known as the region of Rhodesia between
the 1890s and 1980?
a. !Zambia amp; Zimbabwe
b. Lesotho amp; Swaziland
c. Rwanda amp; Burundi
d. Togo amp; Benin
10. What is the largest freshwater lake by volume?
a. Lake Superior
b. Lake Michigan
c. Lake Huron
d. !Lake Baikal

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