Geography Quiz 17

1. Which range of mountains separates France from Spain?

2. In which country is the highest peak on the continent of Africa?

3. Which river forms much of the boundary between Norfolk and Suffolk?

4. Off the coast of which country would you find the Gulf of Carpentaria?

5. What is the longest river in Europe?

6. In which country is the source of the river Danube?

7. What country is home to Varig Airlines?

8. Which of the Great Lakes in North America is the largest?

9. What is the name of the deepest part of the pacific Ocean?

10. Which Irish county stretches the furthest North?

11. In which county are all ten of England's highest peaks?

12. How many square miles is the "City of London"?

13. Which famous stones can be seen on Salisbury Plain?

14. Which northern city is served by Ringway airport?

15. What did Sunderland become in 1992 which Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham became in the 19th century?

16. Which county lies between the North Sea and Greater London?

17. Where is there a Nelson's column other than the one in London?

18. Which English county has the smallest perimeter?

19. Which seaside resort is on the Fylde?

20. From the coast of which county does the Padstow lifeboat get launched?  

ANSWERS

1. Pyrenees

2. Tanzania

3. River Waverney

4. Australia

5. Volga

6. Germany

7. Brazil

8. Lake Superior

9. Mariana Trench (or Challenger deep)

10. Donegal

11. Cumbria

12. One The "City of London" is a geographically small city within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which, along with Westminster, the modern conurbation grew. The City's boundaries have remained almost constant since the Middle Ages, and hence it is now only a tiny part of the much larger London metropolis. It is often referred to as just the City or as the Square Mile, as it is almost exactly one square mile (2.6 km²) in area

13. Stonehenge

14. Manchester

15. A city

16. Essex

17. Great Yarmouth

18. Isle of Wight

19. Blackpool

20. Cornwall

Comments (2)

OwenCM said:

The city of London is 659 sq miles, not one... Mistakes in quiz answers suck

August 28, 2008

Dave the Administrator said:

Thanks for your feedback Owencm, however, we were asking about the City of London, a small city within Greater London, not the whole of Greater London itself. Population estimated at around 8,000 now. I have added a little "Tell me more" information block under the answer to clarify the question/answer. It should be noted that the City is not one of the 32 London boroughs. In the medieval period the City was the full extent of London, and distinct from the nearby, but then separate, settlement of Westminster, which became the City of Westminster. The term London now refers to a much larger conurbation containing both 'cities'. The City of London is still part of London's city centre, but apart from financial services, most of London's metropolitan functions are centred on the West End. The City is today a major business and financial centre, ranking on a par with New York City as the leading centre of global finance.

August 28, 2008

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