Travel Q&A

1. Which European country has a larger population? a) Serbia b) Germany c) Moldova

2. The Coco River forms part of the boundary between Honduras and which neighboring country? a) Nicaragua b) Belize c) Panama

3. Several cross-shaped churches at Lalibela were carved out of solid bedrock. Some churches are found east of Lake Tana in the highlands of which African country? a) South Africa b) Kenya c) Ethiopia

4. A giant statue of Buddha at the confluence of the Min and two other Asian rivers was carved out of a cliff to protect boatmen from dangerous currents. This statue is in what officially atheist country? a) Vietnam b) China c) Bhutan

5. Sakhalin Island is to Russia as New Britain Island is to what? a) Papua New Guinea b) England c) India

6. Launceston is a port on which island on the Southern Hemisphere? a) Tasmania b) Guam c) Palau

7. Navigation on France’s longest river is limited by silting and periodic flooding. Name this river. a) Seine b) Loire c) Adour

8. In 1885, the completion of which kind of transportation system encouraged the settlement of western Canada? a) river b) railroad c) highway

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

10. Which is the easternmost state in the contiguous United States? a) Maine b) Alaska c) Florida

Questions provided by the National Geographic Bee. Visit nationalgeographic.org/education/ student-experiences/geobee/study/quiz/