From the Old Pequliar on Jan. 23, 2007
1) What’s the most populous city on I-5 between Seattle and Portland?
2) As of 2006, according to the Economist Intelligence Group, what Scandinavian city is the most expensive in the world?
3) The total land area of Japan is closest to the total land area of which state: California, Michigan, Montana, or Oregon?
4) What river forms part of the border between Ontario and New York?
5) Which California city is the most populous city in the US that doesn’t contain at least 1,000,000 people?
6) Name one of the two Central American countries that borders Mexico.
7) Land’s End, the westernmost point in England, is located in which county?
8) Measured by total passenger traffic, which airport is the busiest on the European continent?
9) Name one of the two countries in the world that borders 14 other countries.
10) Seattle’s Empire Way was officially renamed in 1982. What’s it known as today?
1) Tacoma
2) Oslo, Norway
3) Montana
4) the St. Lawrence or Niagara*
5) San Jose
6) Guatemala or Belize
7) Cornwall
8) Charles de Gaulle International
9) China or Russia
10) Martin Luther King, Jr. Way
*I intended this question to be “the longest part,” with the only correct answer being the St. Lawrence. I messed up and ended up accepting both answers.
Average score out of 22 teams: 5.86