Travel Q&A

1. Kudus are among many animals that drink at water holes in Kruger National Park, part of which was set aside by the president of Transvaal in the last 1800s. This park is in what country? a) South Africa b) Morocco c) Bulgaria

2. The now-extinct dodo bird was found on the island of Mauritius, located in which ocean? a) Arctic Ocean b) Indian Ocean c) Pacific Ocean

3. Mother Teresa’s work among the poor was centered in one of India’s most populous cities. Name this city in eastern India. a) Madras b) Kolkata c) Bombay

4. Which state’s capital is not named after a president of the United States? a) South Dakota b) Nebraska c) Mississippi

5. The Guadalupe River flows past New Braunfels and Victoria in which U.S. state? a) Texas b) Nevada c) Georgia

6. Which mountains extend across more degrees of latitude? a) Urals b) Apennines c) Carpathians

7. An open-air museum east of Interlaken preserves the French, German and Italian heritage of which mountainous European country? a) Switzerland b) Sweden c) Hungary

8. Which city is located at a higher elevation? a) Knoxville b) Kansas City c) Cleveland

9. San Agustin was an important ceremonial center in what country north of Ecuador? a) Venezuela b) Colombia c) Brazil

10. Sri Lanka is to island as Panama is to what? a) isthmus b) peninsula c) strait

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