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  • A. Ohio
  • B. Virginia
  • C. Florida
  • D. New York

Explanation: Virginia is called the “Mother of Presidents” because eight U.S. presidents were born there, including George Washington and Thomas…

Correct answer: Virginia
  • A. Finland
  • B. Sweden
  • C. Russia
  • D. Latvia

Explanation: St. Petersburg is a major Russian city on the Neva River near the Baltic Sea.

Correct answer: Russia
  • A. Iran
  • B. Pakistan
  • C. Russia
  • D. Afghanistan

Explanation: Spin Boldak is a border town in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, opposite Pakistan’s Chaman border crossing.

Correct answer: Afghanistan
  • A. Kenya
  • B. Ghana
  • C. USA
  • D. Ethiopia

Explanation: Lake Tana is Ethiopia’s largest lake and the source region of the Blue Nile. It lies in the country’s northwestern Ethiopian highlands.

Correct answer: Ethiopia
  • A. Berring strait
  • B. Strait of Malacca
  • C. Strait of Hormuz
  • D. Davis Strait

Explanation: The Strait of Malacca is conventionally listed in general-knowledge texts as the world’s longest important strait, stretching between the…

Correct answer: Strait of Malacca
  • A. Colombia river
  • B. Colarado river
  • C. Rio Grande river
  • D. Thames river

Explanation: The Rio Grande forms a substantial part of the boundary between the United States and Mexico, flowing into the Gulf of Mexico.

Correct answer: Rio Grande river
  • A. 3 hours
  • B. 5 hours
  • C. 7 hours
  • D. 2 hours

Explanation: Pakistan Standard Time is UTC+5, so it is five hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.

Correct answer: 5 hours
  • A. Parliament
  • B. A watch
  • C. Cockerel
  • D. Brush

Explanation: A group of owls is traditionally called a parliament. A watch is the collective term commonly associated with nightingales, not owls.

Correct answer: Parliament
  • A. Abu Dhabi
  • B. Sharjah
  • C. Dubai
  • D. Aman

Explanation: Burj Khalifa stands in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is the world’s tallest building.

Correct answer: Dubai
  • A. Saudi Arabia
  • B. Malaysia
  • C. Indonesia
  • D. Iraq

Explanation: Mesopotamia means “land between the rivers,” referring mainly to the Tigris and Euphrates basin in present-day Iraq.

Correct answer: Iraq
  • A. China
  • B. Chilli
  • C. Kazakhstan
  • D. Mongolia

Explanation: The Taklamakan Desert lies in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, within the Tarim Basin.

Correct answer: China
  • A. Lebanon
  • B. Israel
  • C. Egypt
  • D. Canada

Explanation: Haifa is a major Mediterranean seaport in northern Israel, situated on the Bay of Haifa.

Correct answer: Israel
  • A. Philippines
  • B. Japan
  • C. South Korea
  • D. Vietnam

Explanation: The Paracel Islands are claimed by both China and Vietnam, although China has controlled them since 1974.

Correct answer: Vietnam
  • A. Bolivia
  • B. South-Africa
  • C. Nigeria
  • D. Zimbabwe

Explanation: Bolivia contains the Salar de Uyuni, the world’s largest salt flat and one of its flattest natural surfaces.

Correct answer: Bolivia
  • A. 3
  • B. 6
  • C. 7
  • D. 8

Explanation: Scandinavia in the strict geographical and cultural sense consists of Denmark, Norway and Sweden.

Correct answer: 3
  • A. Seine
  • B. Thomas
  • C. Hudson
  • D. Potomac

Explanation: New York City lies on the Hudson River, which forms part of its western waterfront.

Correct answer: Hudson
  • A. Bahamas
  • B. Basra
  • C. Texas
  • D. Digboi

Explanation: The Digboi Refinery in Assam, India, began refining oil in 1901 and is commonly described as the world’s oldest operating oil refinery.

Correct answer: Digboi
  • A. Sahiwal
  • B. Holstein
  • C. Red Sindhi
  • D. Jersey

Explanation: Holstein cattle generally produce the greatest volume of milk among these breeds.

Correct answer: Holstein
  • A. Maginot Line
  • B. Order Neisse Line
  • C. 24th Parallel Line
  • D. Mannerheim Line

Explanation: The Oder-Neisse Line follows the Oder and Lusatian Neisse rivers and forms the post-Second World War boundary between Germany and Poland.

Correct answer: Order Neisse Line
  • A. Florida
  • B. Texas
  • C. California
  • D. New York

Explanation: California was the most populous U.S. state in 2018, with nearly 40 million residents.

Correct answer: California