Geo Quiz

The World’s GEO QUIZ

Today’s Winners:

Natasha in College Hill, PA

Omar in Manhattan

Michael in Portland, OR

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Who can I contact to get more information? For more information about the Geo Quiz texting game and its guidelines email theworld@pri.org. The World’s Geo Quiz tests your knowledge of world geography, and introduces you to fascinating people and places around the globe. Produced by The World’s David Leveille. Geo Quiz Podcast on iTunes Geo Quiz Podcast via RSS

Geo Quiz theme music:

SONG TITLE: Diaraby

ARTISTS:Ali Farka Toure with Ry Cooder

CD TITLE: Talking Timbuktu

CD LABEL: World Circuit Purchase the CD here

A Community North of Toronto that is Home to Several Music Bands

By The World ⋅ February 22, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

A street sign in Thornhill, Canada. (Photo: AndroidCat/Wikipedia)

We are looking for a small community near Toronto where Canadian singer Hayden and group The Philosopher Kings come from.

Video: Extreme Bike Race in Chile

By Steven Bodzin ⋅ February 21, 2012 ⋅ 2 comments ⋅ Transcript

A biker in action in Chile. (Photo: Josefina Bahamondes)

For the Geo Quiz we are looking for a city located about halfway down Chile’s long Pacific Coast that hosts an unusual mountain bike race that follows a very topsy turvy course.

Home of ‘Best’ Smoked Meat Sandwich

By The World ⋅ February 20, 2012 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

The smoked meat sandwich at Schwartz's deli in Montreal, Canada. (Photo: Steve Dolinsky)

For the Geo Quiz, we are looking for a Canadian city that is home to some of the world’s best smoked-meat sandwiches.

The Epic Migration of a Songbird

By The World ⋅ February 17, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

The Northern Wheatear is a tiny songbird that breeds in Arctic Canada and then migrates thousands of kilometres to Africa for winter. (Photo: Rolf Nagel)

For the Geo Quiz, we are looking for one of the breeding grounds in eastern Canada of the Northern Wheatear, the songbird with one of the largest ranges of any songbird in the world.

A List of Cities Compiled by International Economists

By The World ⋅ February 16, 2012 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

Zurich city at night. (Photo: Andyindia/Wikipedia)

Zurich, Tokyo, Geneva, Osaka Kobe, Oslo are the top five cities of a list compiled by international economists.

Slideshow: An Underground River in the Philippines

By Mary Kay Magistad ⋅ February 14, 2012 ⋅ 2 comments ⋅ Transcript

Boats approaching the Underground River cave. (Photo: Mary Kay Magistad)

For today’s Geo Quiz, we were looking for an island that is site of one of the new 7 Wonders of Nature, a river that burrows for five miles through a cave under a mountain.

‘Tintin in the Congo’ Not Racist, Court Rules

By The World ⋅ February 13, 2012 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

Tintin in the Congo (Cover Egmont Publishing)

“Blistering Blue Barnacles!” For the Geo-Quiz, we’re looking for the hometown of Georges Remi. You might know him by his pen name, Hergé. His depiction of life in the Congo has struck some these days as racist.

Mindful Eating Comes to America

By The World ⋅ February 10, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Mindful Eating (Photo: Harvard Public Health/YouTube)

There’s a food movement called mindful eating that’s picking up speed in the US. led by Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hạnh. He has a food meditation center in southern France. For the Geo Quiz, we’re looking for the name of the French department or region where you can find Plum Village.