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We’re chasing the sun in the Geo Quiz: on Wednesday, millions of people across Asia will witness the longest total solar eclipse that will happen this century. We want you to name two places: one is the country that will be the first to see the full eclipse and the other will be the last place where the full eclipse will be visible from land.
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We’re searching for a 900-mile-long river system that runs through western Africa. The answer is The Volta River. It’s featured in a new detective novel, “Wife of the Gods.” Anchor Laura Lynch speaks with the author, Kwei Quartey, who grew up in Ghana. Listen
We hear from listeners who questioned last week’s Geo Quiz answer that gave the name of the seven countries referred to as the “stans”. Could there be more? For today’s geo quiz we’re telling the tale of solo sailor Zac Sunderland who’s one day away from completing his sailing journey around the world…and we want to know how many miles made up his journey.
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Let’s get to today’s Geo Quiz. It’s said that Portuguese sailor Ferdinand Magellan was the first navigator to sail round the world. He actually didn’t make it. Magellan sailed west from Spain in the 16th century all right…
For today’s Geo Quiz we were looking for the city where cyclists in the 10th stage of the Tour de France will cross the finish line. The answer is Issoudun, France. Anchor Jeb Sharp gets the latest on today’s events from New York Times reporter Juliet Macur. Listen
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The World’s Carol Hills profiles the jazz quartet, Babik. The group is from Buffalo, New York, but their musical inspiration is Belgian-born jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt. And for today’s Geo Quiz, we were looking for the European city currently hosting a rock festival called “Exit.” The answer is Novi Sad in Serbia. Listen
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We’re looking for a city in western Canada where a one-of-a-kind pharmacy opened its doors this week. It’s a pharmacy that serves only women. It’s a pharmacy that serves only women. Listen to the interview below to find out why a local women’s health group thought a women-only pharmacy was needed….
