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World Geography covers continents, oceans, major rivers, lakes, mountains, deserts, islands, straits and canals, along with countries, capitals, borders and time zones. It also includes climate regions, natural resources, population distribution and important physical features, distinguishing physical geography from political geography.

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  • A. Sierra Leone
  • B. Slovenia
  • C. Cuba
  • D. Somalia

Explanation: Freetown is the capital and principal port of Sierra Leone on the Atlantic coast of West Africa.

Correct answer: Sierra Leone
  • A. Uzbek
  • B. Tajik
  • C. Baluch
  • D. Hazaras

Explanation: Tajiks are generally regarded as Afghanistan's second-largest ethnic group after Pashtuns.

Correct answer: Tajik
  • A. Tanzania
  • B. Vietnam
  • C. Togo
  • D. Taiwan

Explanation: Taipei is the capital and largest city of Taiwan. The other options are countries in Africa or Southeast Asia, not the place associated…

Correct answer: Taiwan
  • A. Thailand
  • B. Japan
  • C. Norway
  • D. Canada

Explanation: Thailand’s name means “Land of the Free,” referring to the fact that it historically avoided direct European colonial rule.

Correct answer: Thailand
  • A. Goodwin Austin
  • B. Chogori
  • C. Killer mountain
  • D. A & B

Explanation: K2 is known by both Chogori and Mount Godwin-Austen. “Killer Mountain” is an informal nickname, so the combination in option A and B is…

Correct answer: A & B
  • A. South Wales
  • B. Berlin
  • C. Washington
  • D. Bern

Explanation: NASA’s headquarters is in Washington, D.C., where the agency’s central administration is based.

Correct answer: Washington
  • A. sub-Saharan Africa
  • B. the Middle East
  • C. Asia
  • D. Latin America

Explanation: Sub-Saharan Africa is commonly identified as the world’s poorest major region because it has the highest concentration of extreme poverty…

Correct answer: sub-Saharan Africa
  • A. Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India
  • B. Turkey, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India
  • C. Tajikistan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India
  • D. None of the above

Explanation: TAPI is formed from the initial letters of Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.

Correct answer: Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India
  • A. Falkland Islands
  • B. Hawaii Island
  • C. Greenland
  • D. Tuvalu

Explanation: The Hawaiian Islands were called the Sandwich Islands by Captain James Cook in 1778, in honour of the Earl of Sandwich.

Correct answer: Hawaii Island
  • A. Hokkaido
  • B. Shikoku
  • C. Honshu
  • D. Kyushu

Explanation: Honshu is Japan’s largest island and contains Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka. Hokkaido, Shikoku and Kyushu are the other principal islands but are…

Correct answer: Honshu
  • A. Taiwan dollar
  • B. Yen
  • C. Yuan
  • D. Hong Kong dollar

Explanation: Hong Kong uses the Hong Kong dollar, commonly written HKD or HK$. The yuan is China's mainland currency, while the yen belongs to Japan.

Correct answer: Hong Kong dollar
  • A. Vienna
  • B. Oslo
  • C. Copenhegan
  • D. Berlin

Explanation: Oslo is Norway's capital and largest city, located at the northern end of the Oslofjord.

Correct answer: Oslo
  • A. Kampala
  • B. Tbilisi
  • C. Yerevan
  • D. Amman

Explanation: Yerevan is the capital of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities.

Correct answer: Yerevan
  • A. Hungary
  • B. Austria
  • C. Malta
  • D. Yemen

Explanation: Sana'a is the capital of Yemen and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.

Correct answer: Yemen
  • A. Mongolian togrog
  • B. Pound Sterling
  • C. Euro
  • D. Peso

Explanation: Mongolia's currency is the tögrög, also written tugrik and commonly abbreviated MNT.

Correct answer: Mongolian togrog
  • A. New York
  • B. Karachi
  • C. London
  • D. Mumbai

Explanation: Fleet Street is in London, England, and its name became synonymous with the British press because newspapers were concentrated there for…

Correct answer: London
  • A. Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway
  • B. King Fahd Causeway Bridge
  • C. Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
  • D. The Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge

Explanation: The Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge in China is the world's longest bridge, extending for about 164.8 kilometres as part of the…

Correct answer: The Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge
  • A. The Sahara desert
  • B. Thar desert
  • C. Thank desert
  • D. Gobi desert

Explanation: The Sahara is traditionally cited in general-knowledge texts for some of the world's highest sand dunes, with giant dunes rising hundreds…

Correct answer: The Sahara desert
  • A. Argentina
  • B. Brazil
  • C. Denmark
  • D. Mangolia

Explanation: The real is Brazil's currency, formally called the Brazilian real and symbolized as BRL in international currency codes.

Correct answer: Brazil
  • A. Fleet Street
  • B. Yonge Street
  • C. Wall Street
  • D. Vicolo della Virilita

Explanation: Vicolo della Virilità, a narrow lane in Italy, is commonly listed in general-knowledge sources as the world's narrowest street.

Correct answer: Vicolo della Virilita