Geoquiz Tuesday, January 24, 2006

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• Pop Quiz!

POP QUIZ: If you haven't noticed yet, today's primary question will be a pop quiz. This is mostly to make up for the days that I was gone, but I will take questions for other questions I have asked before. If you want to get something out of this, don't look back at the answers. There will be 10 multiple-choice questions.

1. The four groups of rays that stretch from New Mexico's flag represent what?

• a. the four calendars - lunar, solar, traditional, and religious
• b. the "unity" of the four original tribes - Anasazi, Pueblians, Adobians, and Incatanian
• c. the stages of life - childhood, youth, middle age, old age
• d. the "unity" of the four original tribes - Aztec, Incan, Mayan, Honduran

2. Which is the best estimate of the length of the Amazon River?

• a. 6,100 km
• b. 6,800 km
• c. 7,500 km
• d. 8,200 km

3. Which factor besides its wealth made Dayton, Ohio, a popular trading city?

• a. Couriers were sent to advertise to different cities.
• b. Telegram operators used telegrams to send advertisements.
• c. Dayton was very open and allowed many people to trade due to its sheer size.
• d. Dayton had broad streets that could move large amounts of carts.

4. Cerro Aconcagua holds the record for highest mountain in what?

• a. the southern hemisphere
• b. the Americas
• c. outside of Asia
• d. all of the above

5. What does Alberta lead in against all the other provinces of Canada?

• a. lumber
• b. beekeeping
• c. manufacturing
• d. services

6. Kwanzaa focuses on African cultural connectedness and Nguzo Saba, which means what?

• a. "The Seven Principles"
• b. "The Cultural Spirit"
• c. "The People's Gathering"
• d. "The Cultural Connection"

7. 35% of the people of Singapore speak which dominant language to Singapore?

• a. Mandarin
• b. Cantonese
• c. English
• d. Malay

8. If New York City was a country of its own, it would be in what place for the highest GDP in the world?

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

9. In 1998, which hurricane severly damaged Honduras, causing 5,600 deaths and approximately $2 billion in damage?

• a. Hurricane Andy
• b. Hurricane Rita
• c. Hurricane Mitch
• d. Hurrican Wilma

10. The lake effect snow of Lake Erie moves south, causing which city to be one of the snowiest places in the US?

• a. Dayton, Ohio
• b. Buffalo, New York
• c. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• d. Boise, Idaho

Pop quiz is over! I'll give you the answers tomorrow.