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Friday, February 8, 2019
National Geographic Quiz — February 8th, 2019
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1) Arnhem Land, which includes a tract of Aboriginal-owned land in northern AUSTRALIA, lies west of what gulf?
A — Spencer Gulf
B — Gulf of Carpentaria
C — Joseph Bonaparte Gulf
2) Albany and New York City are major ports overlooking which river?
A — Hudson
B — Potomac
C — Susquehanna
3) Gentlemen with the last names Amundsen, Byrd, and Scott all explored which continent?
A — South America
B — Antarctica
C — Australia
4) Analogy: LESOTHO is to SOUTH AFRICA as SAN MARINO is to what?
A — ITALY
B — LUXEMBOURG
C — SPAIN
ANSWERS
Question 1:
B . . . . . Gulf of Carpentaria
Question 2:
A . . . . . Hudson
Question 3:
B . . . . . Antarctica
Question 4:
A . . . . . Italy, because Lesotho and San Marino are enclave countries within South Africa and Italy, respectively.
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