Captial Cities
Captial of the UK?
London
Rock family formed by volcanic activity
Igneous rock
Which county is the largest by area?
County Cork (Contae Chorcaí)
A geographic feature formed by a meander being cut off from the main channel via deposition of sediment
Ox-bow lake (yep, that's it)
How often does a leap year occur?
Every 4 years
Capital of Argentina?
Buenos Aires
Type of rock found in the Burren, Co. Clare
Limestone
County town of County Donegal?
Letter- NO!
It's Lifford!
Two types of continental plates?
Oceanic & Continental
Teams relegated from the Premier League in the 2011/12 season
Bolton Wanderers, Blackburn Rovers, Wolverhampton Wanderers
Captial of Costa Rica?
San José
What do you call liquid rock inside the Earth?
Magma
Which three rivers are collectively called "The Three Sisters"?
River Nore, Barrow and Suir
Which desert is the driest?
Atacama Desert (some parts NEVER get rain, EVER)
How many gull species calls Ireland home?
6: Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Greater Black-backed Gull, Mediterranean Gull
Captial of Tajikistan?
Dushanbe (Душанве)
What mineral is often called "Fool's Gold"?
200 bonus points if you can say the chemical formula!
Pyrite ( FeS₂)
iron di-sulfide
Highest point in Co. Westmeath?
Hill of Uisneach (also the lowest county mountain in Ireland at only 182 meters!)
Where do rainforests exist on Earth?
Areas of high rainfall, high humidity or both of these BUT in a rain-shadow
What speed can 802.11ax send and recieve data? (to the nearest 100 Mbps)
(Hint: 802.11 is Wi-Fi and it's above 500 ;D)
9,608 Mbps (9.6 Gbps or 1.201 Gigabytes per second!)
Capital of the Soloman Islands?
Honiara
Which two elements make up 74.3% of Earth's crust and what mineral do they form?
Oxygen (O) and Silicon (Si)
They form quartz (SiO2), the main mineral found in sand
How many townlands are in Ireland (to the nearest 10000)
61,119 (according to OpenStreetMap. In reality we really don't know for sure)
The only true desert in Europe
Tabernas Desert (Spain)
There are two bodies in the solar system with "liquid" on their surfaces. One is Earth, what is the other?
HINT: It's a moon of a planet!
Titan (Largest moon that orbits Saturn. It has rivers and seas of liquid methane!)