Geography Geopardy - Episode 1

First Name Cities

100

Texan Governor Greg Abbott resides along the Colorado River, which flows through this city, and its suburbs of Pflugerville and Round Rock form the fourth-largest metro area in its state.

Austin

200

Named after the seventh president of the United States, this city lies on the Pearl river, though there is a more famous river nearby, of which its state owes its name.

Jackson

300

Named after the tallest U.S. president, this city, nicknamed "Star City" is famed for being the birthplace of Arbor Day

Lincoln

400

Sharing its name with a 1995 American supernatural fantasy comedy film, this city in Wyoming sits on the North Platte river.

Casper

500

This city's name comes from the greek word for noble or literally "well-born". This etymology is shared with an early 1900s race movement lead by Francis Galton, cousin of Charles Darwin.

Eugene

Pacific Islands

100

A famous water company gets its supply from the Yaqara Aquifer on Viti Levu Island in this nation.

Fiji

200

Famed for its towns of Paris, Poland, London, and Banana, this Polynesian island is homophonic to popular holiday.

Kiritimati

300

This island nation's John Frum cult takes place on its Tanna Island. This island nation also features unique google maps coverage inside a volcano on its Ambrym Island.

Vanuatu

400

This pacific island nation is famed for its very high spam consumption, which has led to it becoming the fattest nation in the world.

Nauru

500

Named for the man who disproved the continent of Terra Australis, these islands contain cities such as Avarua and Arorangi on its island of Rarotonga.

Cook Islands

Double Double

100

The birthplace of Skype, this city appears in Jeptunk's European Capitals quiz.

Tallinn

200

Home to islands like Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard, the First Thanksgiving was said to be held in this state.

Massachusetts

300

This river in Southeast Asia shares its name with a critically endangered species of dolphin that has a bulging forehead and short beak

Irrawaddy River

400

The capital of the Atlantico Department, this city along the Caribbean coast holds one of the world's biggest carnivals

Barranquilla

500

Lying just east of Freiburg, this city in Baden-Wurttemberg was officially merged in 1972, making it one of the few towns in Germany with dual historical identities.

Villingen Schwenningen

Triple Vowel

100

Bisected into north and south by the Han River, this large Asian city is home to a statue dedicated to a popular 2012 song. 

Seoul

200

Lying near the confluence of two major rivers, this American city was named after the king who ruled France from 1226 to 1270.

St Louis

300

Situated on the river Garonne, this French city produces around 900 million bottles of wine every year.

Bordeaux

400

This Brazilian state has the largest hydrothermal resort in the world: The Caldas Novas

Goias

500

Known locally as Sia, this city in the Hauts-Bassins region of Burkina Faso is home to a Grand Mosque made from mud brick and wooden beams 

Bobo Dioulasso

____ Wan

100

The origins of bubble tea can be traced back to this island nation, whose largest body of water is Sun Moon Lake.

Taiwan

200

With a notably long name, this capital city is home to the world’s largest functioning residential palace and the world’s largest settlement on stilts.

Bandar Seri Begawan

300

This African city is home to one of the world’s largest embankment dams, which created the Lake Nasser reservoir.

Aswan

400

Home to cities like Puerto Princesa, Roxas and Taytay, the entire length of this island forms a mountain range, with a peak altitude of 2,086 metres at Mount Mantalingajan.

Palawan

500

Home to the world’s largest active sand dunes north of 58°N, near Lake Athabasca, this province’s green-and-yellow flag features its coat of arms in the upper hoist and a red lily in the fly.

Saskatchewan