Geo Quiz

The World’s GEO QUIZ

Today’s Winners:

Andy – Oakland, Calif.

Robin – Garland, Texas

Chet – Agawam, Mass

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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

A West African Dust Storm

By The World ⋅ February 8, 2012 ⋅ 2 comments ⋅ Transcript

A dust plume spanning hundreds of kilometers blew off the coast of western Africa on February 6, 2012. (Photo: NASA)

For the Geo Quiz, we are not looking for a dry and dusty trade wind that is causing a vast Saharan dust cloud to hover over West Africa.

Charles Dickens’ American Tour

By The World ⋅ February 7, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Portrait of Charles Dickens on his visit to Boston 1842, painted by Francis Alexander. (Photo: Wikipedia)

We are looking for an industrial town near Boston where Charles Dickens traveled in his maiden America trip to see the conditions of women mill workers.

Celebrating 60 Years of Queen Elizabeth II

By Alex Gallafent ⋅ February 6, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

A 2010 image of Queen Elizabeth II at Queen's Park. (Photo: Ibagli/Wikipedia)

As the Queen celebrates 60 years on the throne, The World’s Alex Gallafent looks back at the circumstances in which Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II.

Giants’ Linebacker Kiwanuka’s Political Connection

By The World ⋅ February 3, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Mathias Kiwanuka. (Photo: Facebook/Mathias Kiwanuka)

We are looking for the country where Giants’ linebacker Mathias Kiwanuka’s grandfather became its first prime minister.

Facebook’s Fastest Growing Markets

By The World ⋅ February 2, 2012 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook at a press conference in 2010. (Photo: Robert Scoble/Wikipedia)

We are looking for two countries that are experiencing an explosive growth of Facebook users.

Elephants as Possible Solution to Stop Australia’s Wildfires

By Rhitu Chatterjee ⋅ February 1, 2012 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

African Elephant in Addo National Park, South Africa. (Photo: Gorgo/Wikipedia)

We are looking for a vast, but sparsely-populated territory of Australia. It borders the Timor Sea to the north and to the south it abuts South Australia.

Illegal Ivory Market Flourishes in Cairo

By The World ⋅ January 31, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

A shop in the Khan el-Khalili bazaar in Cairo selling illegal ivory. (Photo: Lucy Vigne)

The marketplace that we are looking for in the Geo Quiz sells everything from chandeliers and spices to hookahs and shisha and now even illegal ivory.

Meet Way-C: The African-Designed Tablet

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

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 ⋅ Transcript

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 ⋅ Transcript

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 ⋅ Transcript

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 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

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?

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