National Geographic Bee Quiz — March 29th

The March 29th questions on the GeoBee quiz at nationalgeographic.com/geobee are as follows. Answers are listed below the questions.

1. The discovery in Antarctica of fossils of vegetarian reptiles shows that the continent once had a much milder climate and helps prove what theory?
A. theory of relativity
B. theory of continental drift
C. big bang theory

2. Which country does not border the Black Sea?
A. Turkmenistan
B. Turkey
C. Georgia

3. Which continent was divided into colonies by European countries at the Berlin Conference of 1884 and 1885?
A. North America
B. Antarctica
C. Africa

4. Which state straddles the Tropic of Cancer?
A. Hawaii
B. Florida
C. Alaska

5. To learn what the symbols on a map represent, which map element would you look at?
A. map scale
B. map projection
C. map key

6. Name North Africa's most populous metropolitan area.
A. Casablanca
B. Cairo
C. Algiers

7. Volcanoes in Taal Volcano Island National Park have erupted more than 30 times since the 16th century. This park is in which Asian island country named for a Spanish king?
A. Philippines
B. Papua New Guinea
C. Indonesia

8. Which city was once a Spanish fort and is now home to an important naval base?
A. San Diego
B. Houston
C. Honolulu

9. Which state has a larger desert region?
A. West Virginia
B. Arizona
C. Oklahoma

10. Which peninsula is located in southern Ukraine, extends into the Black Sea, and has a subtropical climate?
A. Istria
B. Crimea
C. Chalkidiki





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