For today’s Geo Quiz, here’s a story about 14 of the world’s top chefs. They recently gathered in a remote place. It’s a 14 hour train ride north from Helsinki. Can you name this bountiful region of Finland that extends 80 miles north of the Arctic Circle.
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Saturday is New Year’s Day in Ethiopia and most Ethiopians don’t celebrate by popping a bottle of bubbly. Instead, they hold a traditional coffee ceremony. In our Geo Quiz, we want you to name the region in the eastern highlands of Ethiopia where the beans for Ethiopian New Year’s coffee come from. 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.
Where do most of South Africa’s Zulu speakers live? It’s a coastal province bordering the Indian Ocean and its capital is Pietermaritzburg. Download MP3
For our geo quiz today, we want you to name an East African capital which was once under British rule.This city has about 4 million people and it’s growing fast. Which is why this capital has been increasingly buzzing with the sound of cell phones…
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70 years ago, the German Blitz got under way. Hitler’s air assault killed more than 40,000 civilians in Britain. We’re looking for a city in the West Midlands of England that was almost entirely destroyed by the German bombings. 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 going for a scenic trip through the Scottish highlands for today’s geo quiz. We’re headed for a remote village of the Knoydart peninsula where the local pub is for sale. (flickr image: Fred Riley) 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 diving into the warm waters of Egypt for today’s geo quiz. We want you to name a seaside resort on the tip of the Sinai Peninsula. It’s been referred to as “the city of peace” because it’s hosted numerous international peace conferences. The waters around this city are a diver’s paradise. (Photo: Melaina Spitzer) 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 smallest independent nation in South America. It has the highest percentage of rainforest cover on earth and Dutch is the official language there. Download MP3
We’re headed to West Africa in search of a Sub-Saharan country. Actually, a large chunk of this landlocked nation is in the Sahara desert. The country won independence from France in 1960. It’s home to many nomadic tribes, such as the Touareg and the Wodaabe.
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We’re looking for a fault-line where seismologists say an earthquake is inevitable. It’s 680 miles long and runs off the coast of the Pacific Northwest. It stretches from Southern British Columbia in Canada, along the states of Washington and Oregon, all the way to northern California. 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 want you to name a northern region of Israel. According to the gospels, the region was Jesus’ home and where the majority of his ministry was based. Download MP3
We’re looking for the capital of Bohemia, for today’s Geo Quiz. This city has been an important cultural and commercial center in the region for more than a thousand years. Now it’s supposed to get a bust to honor Michael Jackson… (flickr image by Lauren Rauk)
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This time we’re headed to where the wild things are. It’s a place in southeastern British Columbia. If you’re driving there you would take the Crows Nest Highway to the “warmest tree-lined lake in Canada”. This lake was in the news recently. Canadian police raided a property there and found a fenced-off marijuana field with about a 1,000 plants. And they found what they believed were black bears guarding the property. 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.
West Africa is our destination for today’s Geo Quiz. This landlocked nation provides a home to the Tuareg. They’re a nomadic people who roam in west and north Africa. But young Tuaregs are losing their connection to their traditional language. So, can you name this west African country? (flickr image:Cultr Vultr) Download MP3
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Can wildebeests and trucks coexist? That’s the question at the heart of today’s Geoquiz. Hundreds of thousands of wildebeest migrate every year through a protected area in northern Tanzania. Now the Tanzanian government wants to build a road through the region. Opponents say this would threaten the entire ecosystem. So, what’s the national park that’s home to all these wildebeests? (Photo: Benedict Moran) Download MP3
