MED: Questions

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

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c. McMurdo Station, Antarctica
d. Honningsvaring;g, Norway
10. How many time zones are in Russia?
a. 2
b. 5
c. !11
d. 8
1. Which country inside the United Kingdom does NOT appear on its flag, the Union Jack?
a. Isle of Wight
b. !Wales
c. Ireland
d. Scotland
2. The flag of South Africa features 7 colours.
a. True
b. !False
3. Which of these countries is NOT a part of the Asian continent?
a. Singapore
b. Russia
c. Georgia
d. !Suriname
4. There are no roads inout of Juneau, Alaska.
a. !True
b. False
5. If soccer is called football in England, what is American football called in England?
a. Touchdown
b. !American football
c. Combball
d. Handball
6. What is the capital city of Slovenia?
a. Velenje
b. Trbovlje
c. !Ljubljana
d. Maribor
7. What continent is the country Lesotho in?
a. South America
b. !Africa
c. Asia
d. Europe
8. Which of these country039;s capitals starts with the letter B?
a. !Lebanon
b. Jordan
c. Qatar
d. Kuwait
9. Only one country in the world starts with the letter Q.
a. False
b. !True
10. Bir Tawil, an uninhabited track of land claimed by no country, is located along the
border of which two countries?
a. !Egypt and Sudan

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b. Chad and Libya
c. Iraq and Saudi Arabia
d. Israel and Jordan
1. Vatican City is a country.
a. False
b. !True
2. The mountainous Khyber Pass connects which of the two following countries?
a. Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan
b. India and Nepal
c. !Afghanistan and Pakistan
d. Pakistan and India
3. The following Spanish provinces are located in the northern area of Spain except:
a. Leoacute;n
b. Asturias
c. Navarre
d. !Murcia
4. Gibraltar, located just south of the Iberian peninsula, is a territory of which West Europe
country?
a. France
b. Spain
c. Portugal
d. !United Kingdom
5. What is the capital of the State of Washington, United States?
a. Washington D.C.
b. Yukon
c. Seattle
d. !Olympia
6. St. Louis is the capital of the US State Missouri.
a. !False
b. True
7. What is the capital of British Columbia, Canada?
a. Kelowna
b. Hope
c. Vancouver
d. !Victoria
8. What is the name of the formerly rich fishing grounds off the island of Newfoundland,
Canada?
a. Mariana Trench
b. Great Barrier Reef
c. Hudson Bay
d. !Grand Banks
9. Rhode Island is actually located on the US mainland, despite its name.
a. False
b. !True
10. How many provinces are in the Netherlands?
a. !12
b. 13
c. 14
d. 10

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