1. Which country has a larger population of Maori people? a) New Zealand b) Italy c) Japan

2. Xerxes I, ruler of the Persian Empire, crossed the Hellespont on a bridge of boats to invade Greece in 480 B.C. What is the present-day name of this strait? a) Strait of Tiran b) Kasos Strait c) Dardanelles

3. Asturias, a major mining region in the Cantabrian Mountains, borders what bay? a) Pomeranian Bay b) Burgas Bay c) Bay of Biscay

4. In August 2002, the city of Prague was hit by a flood that raised the waters of what river that runs through the city? a) Vltava River b) Otava River c) Labe River

5. What is the term for a ring-shaped coral island in the open ocean? a) key b) aurora c) atoll

6. Goa, one of the states of western India, was a colony of which country until 1961? a) Spain b) Portugal c) Germany

7. What does a barometer measure? a) wind direction b) precipitation c) atmospheric pressure

8. Known for its leather goods and carpets, Marrakech is in the central part of which African country? a) Morocco b) Senegal c) Algeria

9. Which country does not border Chad? a) Burkina Faso b) Sudan c) Libya

10. Which city replaced Williamsburg as a state capital? a) Richmond b) Norfolk c) Juneau

Answers

1. New Zealand, 2. Dardanelles, 3. Bay of Biscay, 4. Vltava River, 5. atoll, 6. Portugal, 7. atmospheric pressure, 8. Morocco, 9. Burkina Faso, 10. Richmond

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