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3141. What razor-thin country accounts for more than half of the western coastline of South America?
- A. Chile
- B. Peru
- C. Ecuador
- D. Colombia
Explanation: Chile is the long, narrow country along much of South America’s Pacific coast, extending from the Atacama Desert to Patagonia.
Correct answer: Chile- A. 10
- B. 11
- C. 8
- D. 9
Explanation: Canada consists of 10 provinces and 3 territories. The provinces have constitutional status distinct from the territories, whose powers…
Correct answer: 10- A. Maui island
- B. Green island
- C. Cuba
- D. Bermuda
Explanation: Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean Sea and the Greater Antilles.
Correct answer: Cuba- A. Mediterranean Sea
- B. Caspian Sea
- C. Arabian Sea
- D. Red Sea
Explanation: Sicily lies in the Mediterranean Sea, just off the southern tip of the Italian mainland. The other listed seas are far from Sicily.
Correct answer: Mediterranean Sea- A. France
- B. Germany
- C. Britain
- D. Spain
Explanation: The Black Forest, or Schwarzwald, is a heavily wooded mountain region in southwestern Germany.
Correct answer: Germany- A. Cuba
- B. Chile
- C. Spain
- D. Germany
Explanation: Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with Barcelona as its capital.
Correct answer: Spain- A. Cuba
- B. Russia
- C. Spain
- D. Vatican city
Explanation: St. Peter's Basilica stands in Vatican City, where it is one of the most important sites of the Roman Catholic Church.
Correct answer: Vatican city- A. Red sea
- B. Mediterranean
- C. Caspian Sea
- D. Arabian Sea
Explanation: The Red Sea lies between the Arabian Peninsula, including Saudi Arabia, and northeastern Africa.
Correct answer: Red sea- A. Germany
- B. France
- C. Greece
- D. Spain
Explanation: France covers the most time zones when its overseas territories are included, because those territories span the Atlantic, Pacific and…
Correct answer: France- A. Bering Strait
- B. Bosphorous Strait
- C. Bab-ul-Mandab
- D. None of these
Explanation: The Bab-el-Mandeb Strait separates Yemen in Asia from Djibouti and Eritrea in Africa, linking the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden.
Correct answer: Bab-ul-Mandab- A. Flax
- B. Black Orchid
- C. Red Poppy
- D. Pride Of Barbados
Explanation: Barbados's national flower is the Pride of Barbados, the red-and-yellow flower of a dwarf poinciana tree.
Correct answer: Pride Of Barbados- A. Vatican
- B. Armenia
- C. Spain
- D. Cuba
Explanation: Yerevan is the capital of Armenia and is traditionally dated to 782 BCE, making it one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited…
Correct answer: Armenia- A. Paris
- B. Moscow
- C. Grozny
- D. None of these
Explanation: Grozny is the capital and largest city of Chechnya, a republic of the Russian Federation.
Correct answer: Grozny- A. Kiribiti
- B. Kosovo
- C. None of these
- D. Jamaica
Explanation: Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the island's southeastern coast.
Correct answer: Jamaica- A. July and August
- B. February and March
- C. December and January
- D. April and May
Explanation: Australia lies in the Southern Hemisphere, so its winter occurs during the Northern Hemisphere's summer.
Correct answer: July and August- A. Linnaea Borealis
- B. Edelweiss
- C. Plum Blossom
- D. Jasmine
Explanation: Taiwan's national flower is the plum blossom, whose three petals are commonly associated with the Republic of China's principles.
Correct answer: Plum Blossom- A. Jasmine
- B. Carnation
- C. Edelweiss
- D. Faya Lobi
Explanation: Faya Lobi, the red ixora, is Suriname's national flower and is also associated with the country's tropical landscape.
Correct answer: Faya Lobi- A. Carnation
- B. Water Lily
- C. Jungle Geranium
- D. Edelweiss
Explanation: The carnation is Spain's national flower and is especially linked with Spanish cultural traditions.
Correct answer: Carnation- A. US
- B. UK
- C. Canada
- D. Russia
Explanation: Reuters began in London in 1851 and is a British news agency, now part of Thomson Reuters.
Correct answer: UK- A. Russia
- B. France
- C. Azerbaijan
- D. Malaysia
Explanation: The historic Maiden Tower stands in Baku's Old City, Azerbaijan, beside the Caspian Sea.
Correct answer: Azerbaijan