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.
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Geo Quiz
A 3000-Year-Old Singer Discovered in Egypt
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Cities Where Hyundai Cars Are Made
For the Geo Quiz we are looking for cities that manufacture Hyundai cars.
Mexico’s Baluarte Bridge Tallest Cable-Stayed Bridge in the World
Geo Quiz: Looking for two Mexican states that are now connected by the world’s tallest cable-stayed bridge.
Island that Returned Peter Frampton’s ‘lost’ Guitar
For the Geo Quiz we are looking for a sun-splashed island in the southern Caribbean Sea where people have stepped forward to honor rock-n-roll legend Peter Frampton.
Preserving the Cold War in Sunny California
We are looking for a museum of Cold War history that has a collection of everything from East German blueprints to Soviet artwork.
Mormon From Mali
The Geo Quiz wants you to name the capital of a sub-Saharan country roughly the size of South Africa. Its presidential election features a Mormon candidate.
Mountains in British Columbia
For the Geo Quiz we are looking for a mountain in British Columbia, Canada where there is plenty of snow for skiers this season unlike last year when snow had to be helicoptered for the Winter Olympics.
Malaysian City Home to Orangutan Rehabilitation Center
We are looking for an East Malaysian city along the north-east coast of Borneo that is close to an orangutan rehabilitation center.
An Island Nation That Will Have ‘No Friday’
For the Geo Quiz, we are looking for an island nation that lies in the middle of the Pacific Ocean that is going to switch its clocks by moving forward 24 hours.
In Turkey’s Last Armenian Village, a Place to Get Away From it All
For the Geo Quiz we are looking for a province in southern Turkey about the size of Delaware. The province used to be part of Syria once, but was ceded to Turkey in 1939. It is an ethically diverse province and even includes a village with a 100 percent ethnic Armenian population. Can you name it?
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