ARCH: Lecture

1. Which of these is NOT a city in India?

a. Ghaziabad
b. Ahmedabad
c. Hyderabad
d. !Islamabad
2. quot;Mongoliaquot; was a part of the now nonexistent U.S.S.R.
a. !False
b. True
3. The towns of Brugelette, Arlon and Ath are located in which country?
a. France
b. Andorra
c. Luxembourg
d. !Belgium
4. Which of these cities has a 4deg; East longitude.
a. !Amsterdam
b. Rio de Janero
c. Toronto
d. Hong Kong
5. Where is the quot;Sonoran Desertquot; located?
a. Asia
b. South America
c. !North America
d. Africa
6. Which of the following is the longest river in Europe?
a. Danube
b. Dnieper
c. !Volga
d. Ural
7. Which is the world039;s longest river?
a. Missouri
b. Yangtze
c. Amazon
d. !Nile
8. How many countries share a land border with Luxembourg?
a. 2
b. 5
c. 4
d. !3
9. Bir Tawil, an uninhabited track of land claimed by no country, is located along the border
of which two countries?
a. Chad and Libya
b. Iraq and Saudi Arabia
c. Israel and Jordan
d. !Egypt and Sudan
10. Which of these countries is not a United Nations member state?
a. !Niue
b. Tuvalu

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c. South Sudan
d. Montenegro
1. What is the capital of Peru?
a. Buenos Aires
b. Montevideo
c. Santiago
d. !Lima
2. The Southeast Asian island of Borneo is politically divided among 3 countries.
a. False
b. !True
3. The Sonoran Desert is located in eastern Africa.
a. True
b. !False
4. You could walk from Norway to North Korea while only passing through Russia.
a. False
b. !True
5. Switzerland has four national languages, English being one of them.
a. !False
b. True
6. How tall is One World Trade Center in New York City?
a. 1,888 ft
b. !1,776 ft
c. 1,960 ft
d. 1,225 ft
7. Broome is a town in which state of Australia?
a. Tasmania
b. !Western Australia
c. South Australia
d. Northern Territory
8. How many rivers are in Saudi Arabia?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 1
d. !0
9. What is the capital of Wisconsin, USA?
a. Wisconsin Dells
b. !Madison
c. Milwaukee
d. Green Bay
10. Which of the following is not a megadiverse country one that harbors a high number of
the earth039;s endemic species?
a. South Africa
b. !Thailand
c. Peru
d. Mexico
1. What country is not a part of Scandinavia?
a. Denmark
b. Norway
c. !Finland

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d. Sweden
2. In which English county is Stonehenge?
a. Somerset
b. Cumbria
c. !Wiltshire
d. Herefordshire
3. Which German city is located on the River Isar?
a. Berlin
b. Dortmund
c. Hamburg
d. !Munich
4. Vietnam is the only country in the world that starts with V.
a. !False
b. True
5. There are no deserts in Europe.
a. !True
b. False
6. Which of these cities has a 4deg; East longitude.
a. !Amsterdam
b. Toronto
c. Rio de Janero
d. Hong Kong
7. Hungary is the only country in the world beginning with H.
a. True
b. !False
8. What is the capital city of Slovenia?
a. !Ljubljana
b. Maribor
c. Velenje
d. Trbovlje
9. What is the northernmost human settlement with year round inhabitants?
a. Nagurskoye, Russia
b. !Alert, Canada
c. McMurdo Station, Antarctica
d. Honningsvaring;g, Norway
10. Which of these countries is not a United Nations member state?
a. Montenegro
b. !Niue
c. Tuvalu
d. South Sudan

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