Travel Q&A

1. Denim is a fabric named for the city of Nimes, where it was first made. This city is west of the Rhone River in what country? a) Italy b) Hungary c) France

2. At what Virginia settlement were British forces defeated by American and French troops, ending the fighting during the Revolutionary War? a) Yorktown b) Virginia Beach c) Richmond

3. Thailand’s largest city and chief port is famous for its canal system known as khlongs. Name this city. a) Hanoi b) Chiang Mai c) Bangkok

4. What small country, the world’s most densely populated, lied on the Cote d’azur near the France-italy border? a) Monaco b) Luxembourg c) Andorra

5. Which country in South Asia is the world’s leading producer of tea? a) Pakistan b) India c) Bangladesh

6. In 2003, what European city became home to the United Nations’ permanent court for prosecuting war criminals? a) The Hague b) Madrid c) Luxembourg

7. The military successes of Alexander the Great in the fourth century B.C. helped spread which culture? a) Greek b) Sumerian c) Persian

8. Which river runs through South Dakota? a) Hudson River b) Missouri River c) Columbia River

9. Tripolitania, Cyrenaica and Fezzan are historic regions in which presentday African country? a) Libya b) Egypt c) Chad

10. The Pillars of Hercules, named after a hero of ancient Greek mythology, mark the eastern entrance of what strategically important strait? a) Strait of Gibraltar b) Strait of Magellan c) Strait of Hormuz

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