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For the Geo Quiz think back to the 1700′s. That was the century of the American and French revolutions. People could read all about them in the newspapers of Europe at the time. One of the more important ones was published in a Dutch city that we want you to name…Audio 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 are looking for a city located in between the cities of Kampala and Mombasa. Host Katy Clark takes us to the backyard of an ambitious engineer in this city who has built his own aircraft. Download MP3 (Photo: Mkimemia)
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In the Geo Quiz, we’re looking for the Moon City. So where is it? For starters it’s not on the moon. Host Marco Werman takes us to a restaurant in the Moon City where owner Andres Jaramillo has taken food and entertainment planning to a fine art. Download MP3 (Photo: Marco Werman)
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Today’s Geo Quiz is about peace or the lack thereof on the Korean peninsula. Throughout most of history wars have come and gone. And occasionally peace treaties were signed. Occasionally nations only agree to a cease-fire, maybe an armistice. The Korean War armistice was signed in 1953 but never followed by a formal peace treaty. The question we have for you is simply: where was it signed? 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 our Geo Quiz we’re interested in the Peruvian highlands. The city we’d like you to name is located there. It once served as the capital of the Incan empire. That all changed with the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors. 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.
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Jewelry, helicopters and pricey wines are all up for grabs in the Geo Quiz this time. The luxury goods are being auctioned off in the city that we want you to name. The auction features some of what Mexico’s police force has seized from drug traffickers over the years. 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.
Danish and Czech scientists are working to solve a centuries-old mystery involving 16th century astronomer Tycho Brahe. The mystery is about his death: one legend suggests Brahe died after his bladder burst during a banquet but some historians believe the astronomer was intentionally poisoned. Scientists dug up Brahe’s bones this week to search for clues. But where? 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 about owls: the country we want you to name is home to some 30 species of owl. Some owls are used by practitioners of sorcery, or “black magic” but the country’s environment minister has identified another problem. He’s blaming fans of Harry Potter for fueling the illegal trade. 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 head for the southern-most village in Iceland. This quaint Icelandic village is 100 miles or so south-east of the capital Reykjavik. About 300 people live there and this outpost at the edge of the Atlantic Ocean is one of several far-flung settings for an environmental art project called 350 Earth.Audio 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 our Geo Quiz, we want the name of a historic art museum in Germany. Built in the late 1800′s it’s survived the Nazis and WWII bombardment. The museum’s most renowned art object just may be a 3,000-year-old limestone bust of one of the most famous and beautiful women of the ancient world: Eqyptian queen Nefertiti. Besides this ancient icon of beauty, some “degenerate art” is now being displayed. 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 heading for a remote jungle region of South America. We’re looking for a region of lowland jungle east of the Andes that overlaps Bolivia, Argentina, and Paraguay. Most of it is sparsely populated but among the indigenous tribes that do live there are the Ayoreo. 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 US is among several countries taking part in a regional climate change summit this week. The meeting is in Tarawa. Our Geo Quiz question is, where exactly is Tarawa? Download MP3
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The birthplace of Volvo is our Geo Quiz destination: The car company was founded there in 1927 and remains one of the city’s main employers. This is Sweden’s second largest city and its main seaport. Download MP3
India and Antarctica figure in the Geo Quiz this time. Tropical India is a hemisphere away from the chilly South Pole. Eight scientists will fly next week to India’s Antarctic research base and we’re looking for the name of that scientific base…
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For today’s Geo Quiz we head to eastern Europe: Halloween’s come and gone in America but folks around the world are still observing some version of the holiday. In Poland, many families remember the dead by visiting cemeteries. In honor of the day we’re looking for the name of Poland’s national cemetery in Warsaw. Download MP3
