Travel Q&A

1. Which country does not border Panama? a) Honduras b) Costa Rica c) Colombia

2. Panama separates the Pacific Ocean from which body of water? a) Indian Ocean b) Gulf of Mexico c) Caribbean Sea

3. Which state is more likely to experience a tornado? a) New York b) Utah c) Oklahoma

4. Which state does not include part of Yellowstone National Park? a) Wyoming b) Oregon c) Idaho

5. Rio de Janeiro and what other large city in Brazil are growing toward each other due to the high rate of urbanization? a) Campo Grande b) Sao Paulo c) Porto Alegre

6. Most people of which continent speak either Portuguese or Spanish? a) South America b) Australia c) Asia

7. Where is Chapultepec Park, home to such cultural landmarks as the National Museum of Anthropology, the Museum of Colonial art and Maximilian’s palace? a) Tegucigalpa b) Ottawa c) Mexico City

8. Which South American country has approximately 4,600 miles of coastline along the Atlantic Ocean, contributing to the large tourism trade in that country? a) Uruguay b) Peru c) Brazil

9. Banana plantations surround the port city of Puerto Limon, located on the Caribbean Sea in which country? a) Costa Rica b) Venezuela c) Jamaica

10. The world’s largest ice shelf, located in Antarctica, is known by what name? a) Ross b) Larsen c) Filchner

Questions provided by the National Geographic Bee. Visit nationalgeographic.org/bee/study/quiz