Tuesday, July 10, 2012

10/16/11 Geography

1. What is the largest country that the equator passes through? Brazil
2. Meaning little cover in Italian, what silicon valley city is home to Apple Computers? Cupertino
3. Located on the Cheyenne trail the grave of brothel owner Mother Featherlegs is an unlikely tourist attraction in which US State? Wyoming
4. What secured zone in Baghdad that is barricaded by cement walls and barbed wire is nicknamed the emerald city? The Green Zone
5. Unlike Manderine speakers on the mainland, residents of Hong Kong speak what Chinese Dialect? Cantonese
6. Celebrating it's local charms, what nation once issued a series of stamps featuring fish and chips, rugby boots, and kiwi fruit? New Zealand
7. Abu Dhabi and Dubai are among the seven sheikdoms of what Asian Nation? United Arab Emirates
8. Located on the island of Honshu, what eastern Capital's name literally means, Eastern Capital in English? Tokyo
9. What is the name of the California mountain pass in which only 45 of 81 emigrants survived passage of in 1844, some of them allegedly resorting to cannibalism to survive? Donner Pass

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