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International Education Week Quiz
November 16th, 2009 | posted by admin
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Which continent includes the Balkan Peninsula, which juts into the Mediterranean Sea?:
Europe
North America
Asia
The majority of the world's proven oil reserves are found near the Persian Gulf in the southwestern part of which continent?:
South America
North America
Asia
Shintoism and Sikhism are religions founded on which continent?:
Africa
Asia
Australia
The Guiana Highlands and the Pantanal region can be found on which continent?:
South America
North America
Europe
Casablanca and Tripoli are historic cities on the northern coast of which continent?:
Europe
Africa
Asia
The Weddell Sea and the Ross Sea border which continent?:
Europe
Antarctica
North America
Peanuts are produced in the Kano region, which is located in the Sahel on which continent?:
Asia
Australia
Africa
Veracruz and Acapulco are popular vacation destinations on which continent?:
North America
South America
Australia
On which continent did political leaders meet for the Congress of Vienna from 1814 through 1815?:
North America
Europe
Asia
The Labrador Peninsula, which borders the Hudson Bay and Labrador Sea, is located on which continent?:
Europe
Africa
North America
About 90 percent of the world's ice can be found on which continent?:
Antarctica
South America
North America
The Great Dividing Range runs along the eastern coast of which continent?:
Australia
North America
Europe
Which continent has the most speakers of Celtic languages, such as Welsh and Gaelic?:
Europe
North America
Asia
The Maya civilization, which flourished between A.D. 250 and 850, was located on which continent?:
Australia
North America,C
Antarctica and which other continent lie entirely in the Southern Hemisphere?:
Australia
Africa
Bengali is the official language of a densely populated Asian country in which over 70 percent of the population lives in rural areas. Name this country.:
Bangladesh
India
Sri Lanka
Monte Alban, once a center of Zapotec culture, is located in Oaxaca, one of the southernmost states in what country?:
Venezuela
Mexico
Peru
Although Arabic is the official language, French is often used for the economic activities in a country dominated by the Atlas Mountains. Name this country.:
Egypt
Morocco
Jordan
There are more than 150 ethnic groups living within the borders of a large country that borders both the Pacific and Arctic Oceans, but not the Atlantic. Name this country.:
India
Sweden
Russia
More than 75 percent of the population practices both Shinto and Buddhist traditions in what Asian country where trains are a common form of long-distance travel?:
Pakistan
Japan
India
Puerto Limon is the center of Afro-Caribbean culture in a Central American country that has not had a standing army since 1948. Name this country.:
Haiti
Puerto Rice
Costa Rica
What northern African country, known for historic Roman cities on the Mediterranean Sea, has benefitted economically from the discovery of oil deposits in the 1950s?:
Chad
Niger
Libya
Le Havre, a port city in Normandy, was heavily bombed during World War ll, but was rebuilt and named a World Heritage Site in 2005. In which country is this city located?:
France
Belgium
Switzerland
Danzon, a dance incorporating both European and African music traditions, is an important dance in what island country located northwest of Hispaniola?:
Dominican Republic
Cuba
Haiti
A marae is a sacred meeting space for the Maori people of which country, where the majority of the population lives on the North Island?:
Austraila
Indonesia
New Zealand
The Sultan Mosque, originally built in 1826 by the East India Company, is located on what small island country at the south end of the Malay Peninsula?:
Singapore
Malaysia
Indonesia
After more than 150 years of losing population, what European country northwest of St.George's Channel has had a population increase because of its strong economy?:
Ireland
Scotland
Germany
Desmond Tutu spoke out against apartheid and separatist policies in what African country that held open elections for the first time in 1994?:
South Africa
Ghana
Kenya
In 2006, a Southeast Asian country made up of more than 17,000 islands, including the island of Bali, changed its laws to erase the legal difference between native and nonnative residents. Name this country.:
Malaysia
Indonesia
Singapore
What country, located on the Anatolian Peninsula, has a secular government and more than 90 percent of the population is Muslim?:
Syria
Jordan
Turkey
Which country does not have substantial capacity for generating hydroelectric energy?:
China
United Kingdom
Brazil
Which country does not border Paraguay?:
Chile
Argentina
Brazil
Which country's currency is not called the dollar?:
El Salvador
Australia
Malaysia
Which island is not an overseas territory of France?:
Bermuda
Guadeloupe
Tahiti
Which city is not a major financial center?:
Hong Kong
London
Venice
On which continent would you not find bears in the wild?:
Europe
Africa
Asia
The Niger River does not flow through which country?:
Nigeria
Algeria
Mali
Which country does not have French as an official language?:
Canada
Nicaragua
Haiti
Penguins are not indigenous to which continent?:
Asia
South America
Antarctica
The Danube River does not flow through which country?:
Poland
Romania
Hungary
Which country is not a major producer of beef?:
Argentina
Ecuador
Canada
Which country is not a major exporter of petroleum?:
Russia
Nigeria
Mozambique
Which sea is not adjacent to the African coastline?:
the Red Sea
the Mediterranean Sea
the Andaman Sea
The historic Silk Road does not run through which country?:
Afghanistan
Bhutan
Turkmenistan
Which country's population does not include a large percentage of Hindus?:
India
Nepal
Cambodia
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