Geo Quiz

The World’s GEO QUIZ

Today’s Geo Texting game winners (Yakutsk):

Temperance in Fruitridge CA

Scott in Cherokee, CA

Shawn in Tampa, FL

Texting Game Sign up to get the Geo Quiz delivered to your mobile phone via text message.

How do I play? Text the keyword GEOQUIZ to 69866 from your mobile phone. Instructions will follow via text. You will need to reply with your name and zip code to enter. Once you have signed up, you will receive a quiz every Wednesday. We expect to add other days fairly shortly. Simply tune-in to the show to see if you got the correct answer. Answers will also be sent via text later and posted on The World’s website at theworld.org/geoquiz.We will select three people who answered the quiz correctly and mention your first name and city during the broadcast and post here on theworld.org

What are the terms and conditions? By signing up for the Geo Quiz texting game, you are subscribing to receive text alerts from Public Radio International (PRI) and The World. The Geo Quiz is free, but message and data rates from your mobile carrier may apply. You may opt-out any time by replying STOP to a text message from PRI or The World, or by sending a request to theworld@pri.org. You must include the mobile phone number you want opted out.

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

Meet Way-C: The African-Designed Tablet

By The World ⋅ January 30, 2012 ⋅ One comment ⋅

We are looking for two cities in the Democratic Republic of Congo where the African-designed tablet went on sale.

Canadian Lego Man Goes to Space

By The World ⋅ January 27, 2012 ⋅ 8 comments ⋅

Lego man in space (Photo: mathewmho/YouTube)

For the Geo Quiz we’re talking with two Toronto teenagers who launched a Lego man into space.

Cyber Tycoon Wanted for Internet Piracy Arrested in New Zealand

By The World ⋅ January 26, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅

Kim Dotcom, founder of file-sharing website Megaupload. (Photo: Andreas Bohnenstengel/Wikipedia)

Dotcom is the man behind a website called “Megaupload,” which the FBI alleges has carried out massive worldwide online piracy.

Burns, Haggis and Highland Dancers – A Postcard From Scotland

By The World ⋅ January 25, 2012 ⋅ 2 comments ⋅

Burns portrait by Alexander Nasmyth (Scottish National Portrait Gallery)

We’re in Scotland for the Geo Quiz, in the city where Robert Burns started to make a name for himself in the late 1780′s, and where his portrait now hangs in the Scottish National Gallery.

Video: Solar Storm To Lash Earth Until Wednesday

By The World ⋅ January 24, 2012 ⋅ 2 comments ⋅

Solar Flare (Photo: NASA/SDO and the AIA Consortium/Edited by J. Major)

Our Geo Quiz starts 93 million miles away: on the surface of the Sun. That’s where a solar eruption happened over the weekend. It’s described as an immense blast of plasma and radiation streaming out from the sun. The question is, what kind of storm are we talking about?

European King of Seltzer

By Nate Tabak ⋅ January 23, 2012 ⋅ One comment ⋅

Seltzer bottles in Hungarian restaurant (Photo: Nate Tabak)

For our Geo Quiz, we want you to name a landlocked country in central Europe where seltzer rules.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Appointed Cultural Ambassador

By The World ⋅ January 20, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets with Hall-of-Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. (Photo: State Dept)

Marco Werman talks with the NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about his upcoming trip to Brazil, his first as US cultural ambassador.

Slideshow: A Gabonese Lake with Legend of the Dwarves

By Daniel Glick ⋅ January 19, 2012 ⋅ 3 comments ⋅

Gabon's Lac Bleu (Lake Blue). (Photo: Daniel Glick)

A pristine freshwater lake that is famous for its clear blue water and for the dwarves that, according to the local legend, protect the lake.

‘Angry Brides’ Game Targets India’s Dowry Problem

By The World ⋅ January 18, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅

The "Angry Brides" application is aimed at discouraging people from taking dowry. (Photo: facebook.com/shaadicom)

We are looking for a city in India where the creators of a matrimony site have designed a game to raise awareness about the problem of dowry in India.

A 3000-Year-Old Singer Discovered in Egypt

By The World ⋅ January 17, 2012 ⋅ 3 comments ⋅

A handout picture released by Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities on January 15, 2012 shows the grave of Nany of the 22nd Dynasty, a singer of the Egyptian deity Amun-Re.

For the Geo Quiz, we are looking for a modern Egyptian city where a team of Swiss archaeologists has discovered an 1,100-year-old tomb.

AP Opens Office in North Korea

By The World ⋅ January 16, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅

AP President Tom Curley, right, shakes hands with Korean Central News Agency President Kim Pyong Ho. (Photo: AP/David Guttenfelder)

For the Geo Quiz we want you to name the city where the Associated Press has just opened a full-time news bureau.

Australian Horse Cheats Death Twice

By The World ⋅ January 13, 2012 ⋅ One comment ⋅

Boyd Martin and Neville Bardos at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Lexington, KY (Copyright Amber Heintzberger 2010)

For the Geo quiz, we want you to name a town that some call “the horse capital” of Australia.

Dutch Queen Beatrix Sparks Controversy Over Headscarf

By The World ⋅ January 12, 2012 ⋅ 6 comments ⋅

For the Geo Quiz we are looking for one of the cities in the Arab world where Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands paid a visit and got into trouble because of what she was wearing.

A 30-story Building in 15 Days

By The World ⋅ January 11, 2012 ⋅ One comment ⋅

A 30-story building in China was constructed in 15 days. (Photo: youTub grab)

A developer in China recently managed to erect a multi-story hotel building in just 15 days.

Ships Crossing an Icy Sea to Bring Fuel to Alaskan Community

By The World ⋅ January 10, 2012 ⋅ One comment ⋅

The Coast Guard Cutter Healy breaks through the Bering Sea ice 165 miles south of Nome, Alaska, on a return path to break ice up around the tanker Renda. (Photo: U.S. Coast Guard)

For the Geo Quiz we are looking for the name of an icy sea across which two ships are slowly making their way to bring fuel to an Alaskan coastal community.

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