National Geographic Bee Quiz — March 28th

Practically every day, National Geographic posts an online GeoBee Quiz as an engaging way to learn about geography and practice one's recall of geographic knowledge. The questions below come from the Saturday, March 28th quiz. These questions and the daily quiz is brought to you by the National Geographic Society. After two days, these quiz questions were deleted on the website, but they are here on the GeoFact of the Day Blog forever! Answers are listed at the bottom of this post.

1. The Appalachian Trail, which extends more than 2,000 miles, passes through which state?
A. Pennsylvania
B. California
C. Nebraska

2. In 1994, the United States government began to strictly limit fishing near Georges Bank, a lucrative fishing area in which ocean?
A. Pacific Ocean
B. Atlantic Ocean
C. Arctic Ocean

3. The world's southernmost national capital is on an island country that is famous for its glaciers and fjords. Name this city.
A. Wellington
B. Santiago
C. Canberra

4. Tigers live in the mangrove swamps of the Sundarbans, a river delta region that spans the border between two countries. Name the body of water this delta borders.
A. South China Sea
B. Bay of Bengal
C. Arabian Sea

5. The capital city southeast of the Tonle Sap is near the edge of current tiger habitat. Name this city.
A. Phnom Penh
B. Hanoi
C. Beijing

6. The Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, one of the world's largest churches, was built during the 1980s in the French-speaking country on Ghana's western border. Name this country.
A. Togo
B. Côte d'Ivoire
C. Burkina Faso

7. One of the Prairie Provinces in Canada produces more oil and natural gas than all the other provinces combined. Name this province.
A. Saskatchewan
B. Manitoba
C. Alberta

8. The North Magnetic Pole, which lies offshore near the Queen Elizabeth Islands, is in which country?
A. Canada
B. Norway
C. Russia

9. Which is the main reason deciduous trees such as oaks and maples do not grow in taiga or boreal forests?
A. short growing season
B. pests and disease
C. too much rainfall

10. Which state is more mountainous?
A. Utah
B. Florida
C. Nebraska







Answers:

1) A
2) B
3) A
4) B
5) A
6) B
7) C
8) A
9) A
10) A