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


Women’s Soccer World Cup in Germany

US soccer: Women's National Team

Where will the opening game of the US team take place?

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Midsummer in Sweden

Traditional Midsummer Dance (Photo: Steve Dolinsky)

The Geo Quiz takes you to a park in Stockholm

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British Folk Music Duo “Smoke Fairies”

Smoke Fairies (Photo courtesy: http://www.myspace.com/smokefairies)

We are looking for a city in southeast England, which is home to the “Smoke Fairies.”

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Mideastern Cuisine in the Midwest

Fresh Pita the Naba Bakery (Photo: Ted Weesner)

The Geo Quiz is looking for a city with a large Arab-American community

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First Lady’s Africa Trip

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The Geo Quiz tours two sub-Saharan countries with First Lady Michelle Obama

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Dengue Fever and Cambodian Psychedelic Rock

Los Angeles band Dengue Fever(Photo: Gina)

This six-person outfit plays a style of music associated with 1970s psychedelic rock from Cambodia.

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Unlocked iPhones No Big Deal in Lebanon

(Photo: Witer/Flickr)

In the Geo Quiz we’re looking for the name of the main street in Beirut where iPhones sell cheap.

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Sudan’s Next Flashpoint

West Nuba Mountains (Flickr Image: Rita Willaert)

The Geo Quiz is looking for a mountainous region that could become Sudan’s latest flashpoint.

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Argentine space mission

Aquarius Mission (Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

The Geo Quiz is looking for a space command center in Argentina.

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Raising the Drinking Age in India

Mumbai Liquor Store (Photo: Chhavi Sachdev)

The Geo Quiz is looking for a city in India where the drinking age just went up to 25.

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Big Cod and a Strawberry, Australia’s Roadside Attractions

Jason Margolis at The Big Cod, Tocumwal, Australia (Photo: Joanna Silber)

The Geo Quiz wants you to find a really big strawberry in Australia.

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Unearthing the Underground Warfare of the Somme

British trench near the Albert–Bapaume road at Ovillers-la-Boisselle, July 1916

The famous Battle of the Somme was fought in this French region in 1916.

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Hablamos Español

Mexican Man (flickr image: Elido Turco)

How many countries are there in the world, where Spanish is an official or national language?

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Hometown of A Capella Group ‘amarcord’

Ensemble amarcord (Photo: Martin Jehnichen)

Can you name the home town of the famous German five-man ensemble?

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Running Drugs in Tanks

Mexican drug running tank (BBC video)

The Geo Quiz is looking for a Mexican state where police seized homemade tanks recently.

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