Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2009 22:25:55 GMT
Natural World VII
Here is another themed quiz with two subsections. 1pt for each answer unless stated otherwise.
a)
1 Which Scottish Loch is the largest lake on mainland Britain ?
2 Centred in a famous National Park in California, what is the highest waterfall in the US ?
3 Which islands lie in the Indian Ocean to the east of the coast of Kenya and Tanzania ?
4 It is well known that Everest is the world's highest mountain, but which is the second ?
5 The Aegean Sea is a part of the Mediterranean Sea between Greece and which other country ?
6 The Cape of Good Hope lies at the southern tip of which continent ?
7 The Great Barrier Reef lies off the coast of which country ?
8 What sort of wind registers 8 on the Beaufort scale ?
9 The Coast of Labrador lies on the Atlantic coast of which country ?
10 Which river starts in Lake Tear of Clouds and spills into the New York Bay ?
11 Sumatra, Borneo and Timor are all island components of which country ?
12 The Bering Straits separate which two continents ?
13 What is the world's largest island ?
14 Which sea represents the lowest point below sea level in Europe ?
15 Which is the longest river in France, emptying into the Bay of Biscay on the Atlantic coast ?
b) Name the male and female of the given animal (1pt each).
16 Goat
17 Polar bear
18 Ass
19 Deer
20 Duck
21 Swan
22 Sheep
23 Kangaroo
24 Horse
25 Fox
26 Wolf
27 Chicken
28 Hawk
29 Badger
30 Turkey
........bonus question.........
31 The UK shipping area formerly known as Finisterre was changed to what in 2002 ?
No more than 8 answers per person in any one 4-hour period, please. Good luck !
Here is another themed quiz with two subsections. 1pt for each answer unless stated otherwise.
a)
1 Which Scottish Loch is the largest lake on mainland Britain ?
2 Centred in a famous National Park in California, what is the highest waterfall in the US ?
3 Which islands lie in the Indian Ocean to the east of the coast of Kenya and Tanzania ?
4 It is well known that Everest is the world's highest mountain, but which is the second ?
5 The Aegean Sea is a part of the Mediterranean Sea between Greece and which other country ?
6 The Cape of Good Hope lies at the southern tip of which continent ?
7 The Great Barrier Reef lies off the coast of which country ?
8 What sort of wind registers 8 on the Beaufort scale ?
9 The Coast of Labrador lies on the Atlantic coast of which country ?
10 Which river starts in Lake Tear of Clouds and spills into the New York Bay ?
11 Sumatra, Borneo and Timor are all island components of which country ?
12 The Bering Straits separate which two continents ?
13 What is the world's largest island ?
14 Which sea represents the lowest point below sea level in Europe ?
15 Which is the longest river in France, emptying into the Bay of Biscay on the Atlantic coast ?
b) Name the male and female of the given animal (1pt each).
16 Goat
17 Polar bear
18 Ass
19 Deer
20 Duck
21 Swan
22 Sheep
23 Kangaroo
24 Horse
25 Fox
26 Wolf
27 Chicken
28 Hawk
29 Badger
30 Turkey
........bonus question.........
31 The UK shipping area formerly known as Finisterre was changed to what in 2002 ?
No more than 8 answers per person in any one 4-hour period, please. Good luck !
