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

Geo Quiz


Mapping Mars From A German Park

Mars (Photo: NASA)

After 520 days of motionless ‘travel’, the Mars500 simulation ended Friday – where in Germany did astronomers study the red planet in the 19th century?

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Toronto’s ‘Occupy’ Protesters Prepare for Winter

Occupy Toronto protesters are using gers or yurts donated by unions. (Photo: Josh Tapper/Toronto Star)

‘Occupy’ protesters in Toronto are getting worried about the cold. Since October, they’ve been camping out in a city park we want you to name.

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Home Of The First Regular Television Service

London's Alexandra Palace (Photo: John Bointon/Wiki Commons)

For our Geo Quiz, we want you to name the building where a battle between competing television systems took place 75 years ago.

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Learning Chess in Elementary School

Armenian students learning chess moves (Photo: Shant Shahrigian)

The Geo Quiz visits the crossroads of western Asia and Eastern Europe: The country we’re looking for is landlocked, mountainous and passionate. Passionate about chess, that is!

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New Dolphin Sanctuaries in Asian Mangrove Forest

Sundarban mangrove (Photo: V.Malik/Wiki Commons)

For our Geo Quiz, we are looking for a thick swamp. No, not the Everglades but a large mangrove forest in South Asia, along the coast of eastern India and southern Bangladesh.

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Cultural Icon of Russia Reopens

Bolshoi Theater (Photo: Alexey Vikhrov/Wiki Commons)

The Geo Quiz visits a cultural symbol of Russia which has re-opened after six years of renovations.

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Where Apples Come From

For our Geo Quiz, we want to know where apples originated, thousands of years ago. Scientists point to a Central Asian mountain range where Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and China meet.

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Indian Computer Operator Hits Jackpot

Kumar wins jackpot (Photo: newsxlive/YouTube)

We’re looking for the world’s newest millionaire for the Geo Quiz: An economically backward state in eastern India might not be the first place you’d look for a new millionaire.

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Old Pulteney Wins World Whisky of the Year Honor

Old Pulteney Whiskey (Photo: Martyn Jenkins/Flickr)

According to Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible, the best single malt whisky comes from this tiny town at the northern end of the Scottish Highlands.

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Controversial Domino Tournament

Domino Tournament (Photo: domino-abkhazia.org)

We want you to name the city near the eastern coast of the Black Sea where this year’s world domino championship took place.

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The Silence Of The Bells

Notre Dame belltower (Photo: Chris Yunker/Flickr)

We’re looking for an iconic cathedral in Paris where the bells chime every 15 minutes. Some of them are soon to be silenced, though. Experts say they’re worn out and that’s raising a fuss.

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Marching To Protect A National Park In Bolivia

One of the many anti-government protests in support of the marchers. (Photo:TIPNIS)

Protesters in Bolivia have been marching to protect a national park that straddles the states of Cochabamba and Beni.

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Important Viking Burial Site Discovered

Sword found at Viking boat burial site (BBC Video)

The Geo Quiz involves a little Viking history: We’re looking for a remote and isolated peninsula in the Scottish Highlands where archaeologists have uncovered an important burial site.

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Korean City Hosts UN Conference On Desertification

Changwon (Photo: Edward Seongho Jeon/Wiki Commons)

Which South Korean city is hosting a UN meeting at the moment?

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Bahamian Remembers Martin Luther King’s Visits

Ansil Saunders, boat-maker, Bahamas (Photo: Jake Warga)

For the Geo Quiz, we want you to name the westernmost district of the Bahamas where Martin Luther King Jr. visited in 1964 and 1968.

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