GeoQuiz Thursday, January 5th, 2006

PREVIEW:

• United States Geography: Mall of America...
• World Geography: Greek Religion...
• Interesting Article: 13 Miners Trapped in W. VA. Explosion...

FACT: Did you know that nobody yet has explained satisfactorily why couples who marry in January, February, and March tend to have the highest divorce rates?

UNITED STATES GEOGRAPHY: The correct answer to yesterday's question is d. 8.4% of Minnesota is covered by water.

Today's question: The 40 million visitors the Mall of America attracts is how many times the Minnesota population?

• a. 2
• b. 5
• c. 8
• d. 11

WORLD GEOGRAPHY: The correct answer to yesterday's question is c. Greece is a world leader in shipping.

Today's question: Eastern Orthodox Christianity is the dominant and official religion of all of Greece. In fact, it was the __ Church that preserved Greek culture and language during the Ottoman domination and was a strong rallying point for independence.

• a. Greek Orthodox
• b. East Orthodox
• c. Roman Catholic
• d. European Orthodox

WORD OF THE DAY: inkhorn - affectedly learned; pedantic

INTERESTING ARTICLE: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060102/ap_on_re_us/mine_explosion