National Geographic Bee Quiz — January 13th, 2017

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1)      A major nickel deposit was discovered on the mainland of Newfoundland — near what sea was it located?
A — Labrador Sea
B — Greenland Sea
C — Canadian Sea

2)      Canary Wharf, part of the Docklands redevelopment, is located on what European river that rises in the Cotswold Hills?
A — Thames
B — Seine
C — Volga

3)      Before capturing Samarkand (modern-day UZBEKISTAN), Alexander the Great crossed the Oxus River, which flowed from the Pamirs to the Aral Sea. Today, this river is known by what other name?
A — Indus
B — Brahmaputra
C — Amu Darya

4)      Which river runs through South Dakota?
A — Hudson
B — Missouri
C — Columbia

5)      Analogy: A meridian is to longitude as what is to latitude?
A — Equator
B — parallel
C — date line

6)      The confluence (meeting place) of the Blue Nile and White Nile rivers lies near Khartoum in which African country?
A — Sudan
B — Ethiopia
C — Morocco

7)      Analogy: The La Mancha and Somontano regions are to SPAIN as the Champagne and Burgundy regions are to what?
A — Switzerland
B — Germany
C — France

8)      Port Harcourt, a major oil-exporting center, is located on the southern coast of which West African country?
A — Ghana
B — Nigeria
C — Benin

9)      Niagara Falls is on the border between CANADA and which state?
A — New York
B — Pennsylvania
C — Vermont

10)      Which religion originated in INDIA and spread across Asia via trade routes such as the Silk Road?
A — Jainism
B — Islam
C — Buddhism















ANSWERS

Question 1:
A . . . . . Labrador Sea

Question 2:
A . . . . . Thames

Question 3:
C . . . . . Amu Darya

Question 4:
B . . . . . Missouri

Question 5:
B . . . . . parallel

Question 6:
A . . . . . Sudan

Question 7:
C . . . . . France

Question 8:
B . . . . . Nigeria

Question 9:
A . . . . . New York

Question 10:
C . . . . . Buddhism