GeoQuiz Sunday, January 15th, 2006

PREVIEW:

• United States Geography: New York City...
• World Geography: Singapore...
• Interesting Article: Ginger and Cancer...

FACT: Did you know that phone numbers were kept seven digits long because the short-term memory capacity for most people is between five to nine items or digits?

UNITED STATES GEORAPHY: The correct answer to yesterday's question is c. John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln.

This week's topic is... New York City!

New York City: Distinguished as one of the safest cities in America, New York City is the most populated city in the United States and the most densely populated in North America. It contains five boroughs: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. Hosting the most Fortune 500 Companies than any other city in the US, New York City is truly spectacular.

Today's question: New York City has a GDP of about $586 billion. If New York City was a country on its own, its GDP would almost equal that of Russia's. If that was the case, New York City would be in what place for the highest GDP in the world?

• a. 24th
• b. 17th
• c. 13th
• d. 6th

WORLD GEOGRAPHY: The correct answer to yesterday's question is c. The Petronas Tower represents the Information Age in Rise of Nations.

This week's topic is... Singapore!

Singapore: Singapore was founded as a British trading colony in 1819. It joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 but separated in 1965 and became independent. It became one of the world's most prosperous countries with strong trading links (its port is one of the world's busiest) and with per capita GDP equal to that of the leading nations of Western Europe.

Today's question: Singapore is a relatively small country. Comparing its size to that of Washington, D.C., how many times bigger is Singapore than Washington, D.C.?

• a. 2
• b. 3.5
• c. 14.8
• d. 37.1

WORD OF THE DAY: appellation - a name; title; designation of an office/position

INTERESTING ARTICLE: http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20060113/hl_hsn/gingercouldaddspicetocancercare