Travel Q&A

1. Arizona, New Mexico and Utah are the leading mining states of a metal used in the plumbing and electrical industries. Name this metal. a) nickel b) iron c) copper

2. The Northern Territory’s largest town south of the Macdonnell Ranges was founded as a station on the Overland Telegraph Line in the late 1800s. Name this Australian town. a) Perth b) Canberra c) Alice Springs

3. Which city was formerly the capital of the United States? a) Charlotte b) Philadelphia c) Los Angeles

4. Which of the following states is not crossed by the Colorado River? a) New Mexico b) Colorado c) Arizona

5. Four African countries — Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Cameroon — border which lake located south of the Sahara? a) Lake Victoria b) Lake Chad c) Aral Sea

6. The Murray River flows into what ocean on Australia’s southern coast? a) Pacific Ocean b) Indian Ocean c) Atlantic Ocean

7. Which state is not part of New England? a) Pennsylvania b) New Hampshire c) Connecticut

8. The Arctic Circle is 66 ½ north latitude as the Tropic of Cancer is to what? a) 23 ½ north latitude b) 23 ½ south latitude c) 0 latitude

9. Baja California and Yucatan are peninsulas of what country? a) Mexico b) Honduras c) Guatemala

10. Name the seismically active mountain range that runs most of the length of Italy. a) Campania b) Apennines c) Alps

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