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1. How many countries are inside the United Kingdom?


a. Three
b. Two
c. !Four
d. One
2. What name was historically used for the Turkish city currently known as Istanbul?
a. Huuml;davendigar
b. Adrianople
c. Souml;uuml;t
d. !Constantinople
3. The Sonoran Desert is located in eastern Africa.
a. True
b. !False
4. Which country was NOT formerly part of Yugoslavia?
a. !Albania
b. Serbia
c. Croatia
d. Macedonia
5. What is the smallest country in South America by area?
a. Chile
b. Brazil
c. !Suriname
d. Uruguay
6. What is the Finnish word for quot;Finlandquot;?
a. Eesti
b. !Suomi
c. Sverige
d. Magyarorszaacute;g
7. What is the capital of Estonia?
a. Helsinki
b. Riga
c. !Tallinn
d. Tartu
8. Hungary is the only country in the world beginning with H.
a. True
b. !False
9. New Haven is the capital city of the state of Connecticut in the United States.
a. True
b. !False
10. The longest shared border in the world can be found between which two nations?
a. !Canada and the United States
b. India and Pakistan
c. Russia and China
d. Chile and Argentina
1. This Greek goddess039;s name was chosen for the dwarf planet responsible for discord
on Pluto039;s classification amongst astronomers.
a. Dysnomia

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b. Charon
c. !Eris
d. Ceres
2. According to Greek Mythology, Zeus can control lightning.
a. !True
b. False
3. Who is the Egyptian god of reproduction and lettuce?
a. Mut
b. Meret
c. !Min
d. Menu
4. A minotaur is half human half what?
a. Cow
b. !Bull
c. Eagle
d. Horse
5. What mythology did the god quot;Apolloquot; come from?
a. Greek, Roman and Norse
b. !Greek and Roman
c. Greek and Chinese
d. Roman and Spanish
6. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.
a. !False
b. True
7. What mytological creatures have women039;s faces and vultures039; bodies?
a. Lilith
b. Mermaids
c. Nymph
d. !Harpies
8. The Nike apparel and footwear brand takes it039;s name from the Greek goddess of
what?
a. Honor
b. Courage
c. Strength
d. !Victory
9. Hel was the daughter of which Norse Mythological figure?
a. !Loki
b. Thor
c. Odin
d. Balder
10. Who is a minor god that is protector and creator of various arts, such as cheese
making and bee keeping.
a. Cephisso
b. Carme
c. Autonoe
d. !Aristaeus
1. What is the largest noncontinental island in the world?
a. Madagascar

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b. New Guinea
c. !Greenland
d. Borneo
2. In which English county is Stonehenge?
a. Cumbria
b. Somerset
c. Herefordshire
d. !Wiltshire
3. What is the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet?
a. Nu Nu;
b. !Omicron Omicron;
c. Sigma Sigma;
d. Pi Pi;
4. The Southeast Asian island of Borneo is politically divided among 3 countries.
a. !True
b. False
5. How many countries border Kyrgyzstan?
a. 1
b. 6
c. !4
d. 3
6. What is the capital of British Columbia, Canada?
a. Kelowna
b. Vancouver
c. !Victoria
d. Hope
7. What is the tallest mountain in Canada?
a. !Mount Logan
b. Mont Tremblant
c. Blue Mountain
d. Whistler Mountain
8. Which of these cities has a 4deg; East longitude.
a. Rio de Janero
b. !Amsterdam
c. Toronto
d. Hong Kong
9. Which is the world039;s longest river?
a. Yangtze
b. Amazon
c. Missouri
d. !Nile
10. What is the northernmost human settlement with year round inhabitants?
a. McMurdo Station, Antarctica
b. Honningsvaring;g, Norway
c. Nagurskoye, Russia
d. !Alert, Canada

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