National Geographic Bee Quiz — March 31st

The National Geographic GeoBee quiz's March 31st questions are as follows. Answers are listed below the questions. See if you are a geography whiz by playing online at nationalgeographic.com/geobee!

1. What California city was reduced to ruins following a strong earthquake and disastrous fire in 1906?
A. San Francisco
B. San Diego
C. Los Angeles

2. Mount Cook National Park takes its name from the highest mountain in which island country on the southwestern part of the Ring of Fire?
A. Tonga
B. New Zealand
C. Fiji

3. Which of these countries has the northernmost capital city?
A. Norway
B. Japan
C. Iran

4. Flamingos feed at the salt marshes of Doñana National Park, which lies at the confluence of migratory paths for European and African birds. This park is located along the Gulf of Cádiz in what country?
A. Spain
B. Malta
C. Libya

5. Amboseli National Park, located north of Mount Kilimanjaro, is in what country that borders Tanzania?
A. Uganda
B. Rwanda
C. Kenya

6. Lake Gatun, an artificial lake that constitutes part of the Panama Canal system, was created by damming which river?
A. Chagres River
B. Nile River
C. Amazon River

7. Mining is one of the fastest-growing sectors of the economy of the largest country in the Western Hemisphere. Name this country.
A. United States
B. Mexico
C. Canada

8. Which of these countries is the smallest?
A. Kenya
B. Angola
C. Nigeria

9. Before capturing Samarkand, Alexander the Great crossed the Oxus River, which flowed from the Pamirs to the Aral Sea. Today, the river is known by what other name?
A. Indus
B. Brahmaputra
C. Amu Darya

10. Brazzaville stands directly from what other capital city?
A. Lusaka
B. Gaborone
C. Kinshasa






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