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  • A. Manila
  • B. Philadelphia
  • C. Dublin
  • D. New York

Explanation: Philadelphia is known as the “Quaker City” because William Penn, its founder, was a Quaker and established Pennsylvania as a centre of…

Correct answer: Philadelphia
  • A. Thailand
  • B. Italy
  • C. Guinea Coast
  • D. Cuba

Explanation: The Guinea Coast of West Africa was historically called the “White Man’s Grave” because Europeans faced severe deaths from tropical…

Correct answer: Guinea Coast
  • A. Zambia
  • B. Congo
  • C. Zimbabwe
  • D. Cambodia

Explanation: Angkor Wat is in Cambodia, near Siem Reap, and was built during the Khmer Empire.

Correct answer: Cambodia
  • A. North-South
  • B. Turkstream
  • C. Black Sea Pipeline
  • D. Turko-Russia

Explanation: TurkStream is a natural-gas pipeline system running from Russia to Turkey beneath the Black Sea, with one line continuing toward…

Correct answer: Turkstream
  • A. Spain
  • B. Brazil
  • C. Russia
  • D. None of the these

Explanation: The Volga is Europe’s longest river and flows entirely through Russia, emptying into the Caspian Sea.

Correct answer: Russia
  • A. Papua New Guinea
  • B. Belize
  • C. United Kingdom
  • D. United Arab Emirates

Explanation: The Trucial Coast referred to the sheikhdoms under British protection along the southern Persian Gulf.

Correct answer: United Arab Emirates
  • A. Paris
  • B. London
  • C. Madrid
  • D. New York

Explanation: Charles de Gaulle Airport is the principal international airport serving Paris, France.

Correct answer: Paris
  • A. USA
  • B. Paris
  • C. UK
  • D. UAE

Explanation: The Louvre Museum is located in Paris, France, in the former Louvre Palace beside the River Seine.

Correct answer: Paris
  • A. China
  • B. Pakistan
  • C. Finland
  • D. Iran

Explanation: The Mannerheim Line was a defensive line built by Finland across the Karelian Isthmus against the Soviet Union.

Correct answer: Finland
  • A. Nigeria
  • B. West indies
  • C. Sri Lanka
  • D. Mali

Explanation: Bamako lies on the Niger River and serves as the capital of Mali in West Africa. Nigeria's capital, by contrast, is Abuja.

Correct answer: Mali
  • A. Bahrain
  • B. Palestine
  • C. Cuba
  • D. Iran

Explanation: Manama is the capital and largest city of Bahrain, an island country in the Persian Gulf.

Correct answer: Bahrain
  • A. 16,510 km²
  • B. 17,700 km²
  • C. 11,750 km²
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Lake Ladoga, in northwestern Russia, covers about 17,700 square kilometres and is Europe's largest lake by area.

Correct answer: 17,700 km²
  • A. Azerbaijan
  • B. Iraq
  • C. Qatar
  • D. Iran

Explanation: Lake Urmia is a highly saline lake in northwestern Iran, between the provinces of West Azerbaijan and East Azerbaijan.

Correct answer: Iran
  • A. Cuba
  • B. Brazil
  • C. Austria
  • D. Finland

Explanation: Havana is the capital and principal city of Cuba, situated on the country's northwestern coast. Brazil's capital is Brasília, not Havana.

Correct answer: Cuba
  • A. 7,109 km, (4417.32780 miles)
  • B. 6,300 km, (3915 miles)
  • C. 5,400 km, (3355 miles)
  • D. 5,100 km, (3168 miles)

Explanation: The Yangtze, or Chang Jiang, extends approximately 6,300 kilometres through China, making it Asia's longest river.

Correct answer: 6,300 km, (3915 miles)
  • A. Ural River
  • B. Danube River
  • C. Volga River
  • D. Don River

Explanation: The Volga is Europe's longest river, flowing entirely through Russia into the Caspian Sea.

Correct answer: Volga River
  • A. Europe
  • B. Asia
  • C. Africa
  • D. North America

Explanation: The Danube is Europe's second-longest river after the Volga. It flows through or along several European countries before emptying into the…

Correct answer: Europe
  • A. China
  • B. Australia
  • C. Pakistan
  • D. India

Explanation: The kangaroo is an iconic native marsupial and a national symbol of Australia. It appears on Australia’s coat of arms alongside the emu.

Correct answer: Australia
  • A. India
  • B. Chine
  • C. Pakistan
  • D. South Africa

Explanation: Katpana Desert lies near Skardu in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It is known as one of the world’s highest cold deserts because of its…

Correct answer: Pakistan
  • A. Middle East
  • B. Central Asia
  • C. South Asia
  • D. East Asia

Explanation: Japan is an island country in East Asia, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. China and South Korea are among its closest mainland neighbours.

Correct answer: East Asia