National Geographic Bee Quiz — August 24th

The National Geographic GeoBee quiz's August 24th questions were as follows. Answers are listed below the questions. See if you are a geography whiz by playing online at nationalgeographic.com/geobee!

1.     In which country is ranching not a major economic activity?
A) Italy
B) Australia
C) United States

2.     The largest areas of grassland and desert in the United States are in which direction from the Mississippi River?
A) West
B) South
C) East

3.     What European Union country has had to tighten its border regulations since 2004 because two of its neighboring countries, Belarus and Ukraine, are not part of the European Union?
A) Germany
B) Poland
C) France

4.     The small African country of Djibouti is located on the Bab al Mandab, a strait that connects the Red Sea to which ocean?
A) Pacific Ocean
B) Indian Ocean
C) Atlantic Ocean

5.     Stone temples built approximately 5,000 years ago can be found about five miles from Valletta along the coast of what island country north of Africa?
A) Ireland
B) Cyprus
C) Malta

6.     What was the name of the short-lived island republic that united with Tanganyika to form the country of Tanzania in 1964?
A) Zanzibar
B) Madagascar
C) Comoros

7.     The world's largest ice shelf, located in Antarctica, is known by what name?
A) Ross
B) Larsen
C) Filchner

8.     The Shan Plateau, where rubies and sapphires have historically been mined, forms the eastern part of which Southeast Asian country famous for its gemstones?
A) Myanmar
B) Malaysia
C) Laos

9.     The Brooks Range in Alaska acts as a divide for waters flowing north into the Arctic Ocean and south into which river that flows across the state into the Bering Sea?
A) MacKenzie
B) Columbia
C) Yukon

10.     Samarkand, located on the famous Silk Road, is a popular tourist destination in which Central Asian country?
A) Mongolia
B) Uzbekistan
C) Afghanistan




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