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Geography Quiz

PostPosted: Sun May 10, 2020 11:06 am
by tonyp
Answers on Monday:

Around the World:
1.Alphabetically which of the English cities comes last?
2.Which is the largest island in the Caribbean?
3.What was the former name of the Indian city of Mumbai?
4.Which is the largest country through which the Equator passes?
5.In which Irish county is the Giant's Causeway?
6.In which Country is the port of Fray Bentos?
7.In which city is the only Royal Palace in the USA?
8.In which desert is Las Vegas located?
9.What is the capital of Jamaica?
10.In which body of water would you find Bahrain?
Tie Break: How many cities are there in the UK & NI?
How long is the Equator in miles/Kms?

Re: Geography Quiz

PostPosted: Sun May 10, 2020 12:22 pm
by Precious
8. Mojave
9. Kingston

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PostPosted: Sun May 10, 2020 12:30 pm
by jpeg
3 Bombay

6 Uruguay

Re: Geography Quiz

PostPosted: Sun May 10, 2020 4:26 pm
by shemarg
1 York
10 Persian Gulf

Re: Geography Quiz

PostPosted: Sun May 10, 2020 4:32 pm
by jpeg
7 Honolulu

Re: Geography Quiz

PostPosted: Sun May 10, 2020 5:12 pm
by Altos
Hi Tonyp
Where are your answers to your cake and bun Quiz? My wife wants to see how she did.
Regards Altos

Re: Geography Quiz

PostPosted: Sun May 10, 2020 7:24 pm
by Calledali
2 Cuba
5 Antrim

Re: Geography Quiz

PostPosted: Mon May 11, 2020 10:33 am
by tonyp
Answers to Geography:
Around the World:
1.Alphabetically which of the English cities comes last? York.
2.Which is the largest island in the Caribbean? Cuba.
3.What was the former name of the Indian city of Mumbai? Bombay.
4.Which is the largest country through which the Equator passes? Brazil.
5.In which Irish county is the Giant's Causeway? County Antrim.
6.In which Country is the port of Fray Bentos? Uruguay.
7.In which city is the only Royal Palace in the USA? Honolulu.
8.In which desert is Las Vegas located? Mojave Desert.
9.What is the capital of Jamaica? Kingston.
10.In which body of water would you find Bahrain? The Persian Gulf.
Tie Break: How many cities are there in the UK & NI? 69.
How long is the Equator in miles/Kms? 24,901 miles 40,075kms

Re: Geography Quiz

PostPosted: Mon May 11, 2020 11:58 am
by tonyp
Altos wrote:Hi Tonyp
Where are your answers to your cake and bun Quiz? My wife wants to see how she did.

Regards Altos

They are there somewhere, but repeated below:
Answers to Anagrams:

Cakes and buns anagrams: Cake or bun may appear in the answer

1. Launch bees? Chelsea Bun.

2. Snub cohorts? Hot cross bun.

3. Take ace? Teacake.

4. Tiny bucks? Sticky bun.

5. Can’t rub urn? Currant bun.

6. Cones? Scone.

7. Patio coverings? Victoria sponge.

8. I made a creak? Madeira cake.

9. A fake I cry? Fairy cake.

10.I calm knees? Simnel cake.

Tie Break: The traditional method of making a sponge cake dates back to which year? 1615

James Birch is credited with being the first person to sell Eccles cakes commercially, in which year? 1793.