Geo Quiz
Great Pacific Garbage Patch
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Today’s Geo Quiz might have a bit of a smell. Far off the coast of North America there’s a huge spot where the Pacific Ocean swirls around and around…
University anthem
From South Dakota, we go to American University…somewhere in the Middle East— for today’s Geo Quiz. This song— or at least a version of it– the university’s anthem. Recognize it? Well, it happens to be the anthem for hundreds of colleges around the US. Chief among them, Cornell University. But we digress … the specific American University we’re looking for today was founded by a missionary in 1866.
European peace picnic’s 20th anniversary
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This peace demonstration, known as “The Pan-European Picnic,” was held on the border between two European countries on August 19, 1989. In the run-up to August 19th, the organisers of the Pan-European Picnic had distributed pamphlets advertising the event. The 20th anniversary is celebrated today. We’ll tell you more about what’s planned later on the program. By the way, we’re looking for the name of those two countries for today’s geography quiz!
Rebranding
Flying can be the quickest way to travel. Until you discover the airport you’re arriving in is actually nowhere near your final destination. For today’s Geo Quiz we’re looking at airports near London.
Baby boom
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They have been called the “Kreppa babies” – just over nine months after this country’s banking sector collapsed, this country is experiencing a baby boom. Deliveries are up about 3.5 per cent so far this year, putting the volcanic Atlantic island on course to record its most annual births for at least half a century. Also, check out Alda Sigmundsdóttir’s blog.
A lively volcano
Alaska’s Aleutian Island chain is home to some of the world’s most dangerous volcanoes, including the one we’re looking for in today’s Geo Quiz. This particular volcanic island roared to life a year ago.
That was bad news for the plants and animals living there. But scientists report signs of life on this volcanic moonscape.
Greens, fairways, and baseball
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We’re looking for greens and fairways in today’s Geo Quiz. The world’s top golfers are gathered today for the start of the USPGA Tournament, the final major of the year.
Kamchatka: Salmon paradise in danger?
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We’re looking for one of Russia’s biggest peninsulas for our Geo Quiz today. Peninsulas, by the way, go by all sorts of names. A cape, an island promontory, or even something called a spit qualifies as peninsulas. But it’s an 800 mile long Russian peninsula we’re after and it’s more than 9 time zones away the Kremlin. We speak with Journalist David Quammen, who has just returned from a reporting trip there. ©2009 Randy Olson / National Geographic. >>>See more photos
Geo Quiz
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Our daily geography puzzler.
Geo answer
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The answer to today’s Geo Quiz is the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia’s far east. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with David Quammen who wrote about this remote area “where salmon rule” for this month’s National Geographic.
South Pacific
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We’re looking for a country in the South Pacific… for today’s Geo Quiz. The island nation we want you to name is located within a larger group of islands in the South Pacific. The entire archipelago used to be known as the Navigator Islands.
Afghanistan’s new national park
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For our Geo Quiz today we’re looking for the name of Afghanistan’s new national park. It’s nestled in the Hindu Kush mountain range of Central Afghanistan.
Geo Quiz
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Our daily geography puzzler.
Geo answer
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It’s nestled high up in the Hindu Kush mountain range of Central Afghanistan. Jessica Weinstein — says getting to this national park from the capital Kabul was a long and winding journey.
A skateboarding park
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Bigflips, air and ollies figure in today’s Geo Quiz. In the world of skateboarding: to air means to jump or ollie, like off of something like a ramp. The sport’s only been around since the forties and fifties. The city we’re looking for in today’s quiz … in contrast …. dates back some 3,000 years. >>>Click here to watch a video
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