ALLITERATIVE GEOGRAPHY

Each answer is two words that begin with the same letter. (e.g., The capital of El Salvador. Answer: San Salvador.)

Freshman level

1. The strait that connects San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean.

2. Song lyrics: “You’re sure to fall in love with old _____.”

3. A large bell in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament in London.

Graduate level

4. The site of Hearst Castle in California.

5. Song lyrics: “For me and my true love will never meet again, on the bonnie, bonnie banks o’ ____.”

6. A city and county in the state of Washington.

Ph.D. level

7. Here, in 1770, Captain James Cook’s British crew made their first landing in Australia with the intent of establishing a penal colony.

8. Song lyrics: “Remember the ____ Valley and the one that has loved you so true.”

9. A lake in Central Switzerland.

Answers: 1. Golden Gate. 2. Cape Cod. 3. Big Ben. 4. San Simeon. 5. Loch Lomond. 6. Walla Walla. 7. Botany Bay. 8. Red River. 9. Lake Lucerne.

— North America Syndicate