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For today’s Geo Quiz head about as far south as you can go. The Transantarctic Mountains span Antarctica … dividing it roughly in half. We’re looking for the half that principally borders on the Pacific Ocean. Download MP3
Beagá is the nickname for the south east Brazilian city we’re after in today’s Geo Quiz. It’s full name in Portuguese means “Beautiful Horizon.” The city’s got a great view of the Espinhaço Mountains.
Today’s Geo Quiz may require some heavy lifting. Massive blue stones are the centerpiece of a new discovery near Stonehenge. The mysterious stone circle in south west England has long intrigued archaeologists and new agers.
We’ll meet you halfway for today’s Geo Quiz. We’re searching today for a Pacific island atoll that… lies just about halfway between North America and Asia. It’s at 177 degrees West longitude right near the International Date Line, so that means these islands are also halfway around the world from Greenwich, England.
For today’s Geo Quiz we’re gliding on a Dutch canal. We’re looking for the name of the longest of Amsterdam’s canals. This canal cuts right through the center of the city. And it has a regal name.
Today’s Geo Quiz is about “.yu.” “.yu” is the Internet country code assigned to Yugoslavia. The country no longer exists. The name hasn’t even been used officially since 2003.
We’re looking for a city in northwest Belgium this time. It’s the capital of the province of West Flanders. And it’s a world heritage site. The city’s most famous landmark is a 13th century belfry with a carillon inside.
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An international team of scientists has been investigating Ardipithicus Ramidus, or Ardi for short, a 4.4 million-year-old hominoid skeleton. Ardi is opening another window on ancient human history according to the team’s research published today in the journal Science. Anchor Marco Werman gets details from project co-director and paleontologist Tim White and evolutionary biologist Owen Lovejoy. Download MP3Head south for today’s Geo Quiz — as far south as Colombia. Colombia straddles the equator at the northern end of the South American continent.
A remote Scottish island shows up on our Geo Quiz radar today. There’s an 18th century lighthouse at one end of the island…
Today’s Geo Quiz is our gift to you. President Obama is earning a reputation as a classy gift giver. Earlier this year, he gave Queen Elizabeth an iPod loaded with Broadway show tunes.
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For today’s Geo Quiz, we’re going in search of the city that’s playing host to the 2009 Baseball World Cup. Sure, baseball is supposedly “America’s Pastime,” but you’ll want to look well beyond the U.S. border to get the answer to today’s quiz. OK, no more clues. Time for you get sleuthing, and for us to go grab some hot dogs. We’ll have the answer for you later today on our show. Download MP3 For today’s Geo Quiz we looking for some Swedish banknotes. We’re not the only ones … Swedish police are hot on the trail of some cash that went missing today….
It’s your move for today’s Geo Quiz. The city we’re looking for has been called the “birthplace of modern chess.” That nickname stems from the fact that the rules on the movement of the Queen were first documented right here. And so it’s fitting that this city is hosting an exhibition rematch between two former chess greats…
We’re looking for the smallest nation in Central Asia, about 3,400 miles south west for today’s Geo Quiz destination. Like many of its neighbors, Afghanistan being one, this place has challenging terrain. More than ninety percent of it is mountainous…
