TRAVEL QUIZ

1. The Tropic of Capricorn passes through Brazil and three other South American countries. Name these three other countries. a) Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela b) Bolivia, Chile and Uruguay c) Argentina, Chile and Paraguay

2. What is the term for the flat area that stretches beyond the banks of a river? a) plateau b) lagoon c) floodplain

3. Vietnam’s history and culture have been influenced by the fact that it was controlled by which European country from 1883 to 1954? a) Spain b) Germany c) France

4. Lederhosen, which are thick leather shorts with suspenders, are part of a costume worn especially in the Bavarian Alps in Austria and which other country? a) Germany b) France c) Switzerland

5. Which country is not a major producer of oil? a) Spain b) Kuwait c) Venezuela

6. In 1652, the Dutch established which African port as a supply post for ships bound for Asia? a) Cape Town b) Algiers c) Alexandria 7. In which state could you play midnight baseball in June without artificial lighting? a) Hawaii b) Florida c) Alaska

8. Which country is connected to Sri Lanka by a chain of small islands called Adam’s Bridge? a) India b) Thailand c) Malaysia

9. The countries of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia formerly were part of which other country? a) Yugoslavia b) Poland c) Germany

10. Which of the following capes is not located in the Southern Hemisphere? a) Cape of Good Hope b) Cape Horn c) Cape Cod

Answers

1. Argentina, Chile and Paraguay, 2. floodplain, 3. France, 4. Germany, 5. Spain, 6. Cape Town, 7. Alaska, 8. India, 9. Yugoslavia, 10. Cape Cod

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