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For today’s Geo Quiz, we’re looking for an unusual road. It’s not as famous as Germany’s Autobahn or as well paved as Route 66. This road very near the Baltic Sea is only open several months of the year. Most of the traffic on this road comes from a northern European country, we want you to name… Download MP3Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
The Geo Quiz takes us to South America this time, to a remote region that borders on Brazil and Bolivia. Recent satellite images show cattle ranchers there moving in and thus forcing indigenous people out. Download MP3Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
If you’ve ever been to Rio de Janeiro, then you’ve seen the towering statue of Jesus Christ the Redeemer. It’s so high up there that there are lightning rods installed on the statue but the statue itself is not the tallest statue of Jesus Christ in the world. Rio’s landmark is rivaled by a similar one in Cochabamba, Bolivia. But for today’s Geo Quiz, we’re looking for a place in Poland that claims to best them both. Download MP3Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
For the Geo Quiz, we’re looking for the tourism gateway to the Himalayas. The grandeur of the world’s highest mountains attracts “trekkers” and travelers of all stripes to this crowded city. Download MP3Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
We’re looking for a southeast Asian city for today’s Geo Quiz. The Saigon River flows through it and the city’s name honors a Communist leader. Early in the morning people come together with wicker bird cages to escape the hustle and bustle of the metropolis. Download MP3
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Today’s Geo Quiz welcomes a new president. We’re looking for a nation in the Caribbean where people just found out who their new president is going to be. Voters first went to the polls in November but a second round of voting had to be held to settle the matter. Download MP3Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
Today’s Geo Quiz is ripped from the headlines. We’re looking for a Central American country where a constitutional ban is kicking in. In this country, members of the president’s family are legally banned from running as presidential candidates. So, the First Lady of this country is now trying to get a divorce to be able to run herself… Download MP3Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
We’re headed to the Andes for the Geo Quiz. We’re looking for two countries on the South American continent where chewing coca leaves remains popular. It’s been a cultural tradition of indigenous people in Andean countries for centuries. Download MP3Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
For today’s geo quiz, we’re looking for a West African country and its capital. The capital sits on the banks of the Niger River and it’s deemed to be one of the fastest growing cities in Africa. For decades, this city has played a major role in world music. Download MP3Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
We’re looking for a Central European country on the Baltic Sea in the Geo Quiz. This nation borders seven countries. The longest borders are shared with the Czech Republic and Belarus and you can enjoy Tatar cuisine there, in a new restaurant that recently opened in the northeast of the country. Download MP3Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
Today’s Geo Quiz is hot – very hot! That’s because during the summer, temperatures in this Emirate on the Arabian peninsula can soar above 115 degrees Fahrenheit. This country has been chosen to host the 2022 soccer world cup with games scheduled to be played in the summer. So, engineers there are trying to find ways to shield players and fans from the intense heat… Download MP3Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
Monica Ortiz Uribe reports on a New Mexico border town that was once attacked by Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa. It is in the news now because some local officials were arrested recently on charges of smuggling guns into Mexico. Which town? That’s the question in our Geo Quiz. Download MP3
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Shake off that winter chill and start daydreaming about a tropical vacation. The Geo Quiz is taking us to a Caribbean island. It’s the smaller of two main islands that make up a nation. Download MP3Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
For the Geo Quiz we’re getting out the popcorn and settling in for a screening of the world’s longest movie. The ticket’s cheap: in fact it’s free but the feature lasts 240 hours. So, we want to know, where is this mega-pic being shown? Download MP3Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
In the Geo Quiz we’re looking for the Spanish island that was once home to really big rabbits some 3 to 5 million years ago. Today, it’s famed as a sunny tourist destination…Download MP3
