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Geography

Round 1 at the Old Pequliar on Feb. 5, 2008
Average score: 3.78/10 (too hard!), 9 teams playing

1) Two cities have been among the 10 largest in America every census from 1790 to 2000. Name them both.
2) The Mackinac Bridge connects the cities of St. Ignace and Mackinaw City in what state?
3) What’s the only part of Arizona that observes Daylight Saving Time?
4) What city on the Black Sea is the largest port in Ukraine?
5) What national capital straddles the Han River?
6) What country launched Operation August Storm on August 8, 1945, invading Manchukuo?
7) It’s part of the Arab League and the Francophonie, but one African country does not belong to the African Union. Which one?
8) According to the 2007 Global Peace Index, what European kingdom is the most peaceful nation in the world?
9) What’s the most populous city in New England?
10) What Seattle suburb was founded as the town of East Seattle in 1904, but renamed itself in 1924 after an early settler?

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Quiz: Geography

1) What is the largest city in the US that doesn’t observe daylight saving time?
2) According to the CIA World Factbook (and other sources we could track down), which of these groups has the smallest total population: Hindus in America, Christians in China, Muslims in Israel, or Mormons in Utah?
3) What’s the largest city in the US that takes its name from a Native American language?
4) What city is known as Krung Thep in the native language of its population?
5) The Walloon Region is part of which European country?
6) What African country produces more tea than any country outside of Asia?
7) According Seattle’s Consumer Affairs Unit, what Rainier Valley neighborhood has the city’s longest wait for a taxi?
8) The Continental Divide runs through four US states. Name three of them.
9) “Speleology” is the scientific study of what geographic feature?
10) Among the many things that border Seattle are three incorporated cities. Name two of them.

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