GeoQuiz Wednesday, February 15th, 2006

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• United States Geography: West Virginia's Border States...
• World Geography: Copenhagen of Denmark...
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FACT: Did you know that, during his or her lifetime, the average human will grow 590 miles of hair?

QUIZ ANSWERS: Here are yesterday's quiz answers.

1. b.
2. c.
3. b.
4. a.
5. a.
6. b.

UNITED STATES GEOGRAPHY: The correct answer to the day before yesterday's question is b. At the time of John Brown's raid, Harpers Ferry was part of Virginia.

Today's question: West Virginia is landlocked, surrounded by five US states. They are Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. Which of these states shares the smallest border with West Virginia?

• a. Maryland
• b. Virginia
• c. Pennsylvania
• d. Kentucky

WORLD GEOGRAPHY: The correct answer to yesterday's question is b. The Viking explorers discovered Iceland en route the Faroe Islands.

WORD OF THE DAY: nonage - a period of youth or immaturity

INTERESTING ARTICLE: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060215/ap_on_go_pr_wh/cheney_whittington_20;_ylt=AnN70EZgz3NNzMvIElm5CxtqP0AC;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl