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Seoul is the capital of... A. Malaysia B. North Korea C. Indonesia D. South Korea E. Thailand
What is D. South Korea
100
The Apennines Mountains are located in which European country? A) France B) Spain C) Bosnia and Herzegovina D) Norway E) Italy
What is E. Italy
100
The ancient Aztec and Incan civilizations were based primarily in which of the following modern-day countries? A) Bolivia; Peru B) Mexico; Ecuador C) Mexico; Peru D) Colombia; Mexico E) Ecuador; Peru
What is C. Mexico; Peru
100
Which of the following is not a former Republic of the Soviet Union? A) Georgia B) Uzbekistan C) Romania D) Estonia E) Armenia
What is D. Romania
100
Which of the following countries is a member of the European Union but not NATO? A) Ireland B) Greece C) Switzerland D) Denmark E) United Kingdom
What is A. Ireland
200
What is the capital of Bangladesh? A. Dhaka B. Kathmandu C. Colombo D. Bangkok E. Pretoria
What is A. Dhaka
200
The United States is (mostly) located between: a) The Subtropical High and the Doldrums b) 30 degrees south and 60 degrees south c) The Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn d) The Subtropical High and 60 degrees north
What is D. The subtropical High and 60 degrees north
200
Which of the following represents the religious demographics of the 1947 British partition of India? A) Hindus in India, Muslims in Pakistan and Bangladesh B) Hindus in India, Muslims in Pakistan C) Hindus in India, Muslims in East Pakistan and West Pakistan D) Hindus in India, Muslims in West Pakistan E) None of the above
What is C. Hindus in India, Muslims in East Pakistan and West Pakistan
200
The word “monsoon” is derived from the Arabic word “mausim,” which means? A) Wind B) Rain C) Hurricane D) Season E) Storm
What is D. Season
200
Which Pacific Island is world-renowned for its stone statues? A) Easter Island B) Hawaii C) New Zealand D) Papua New Guinea E) Samoa
What is A. Easter Island
300
What is the capital of Turkmenistan? A) Astana B) Ashgabat C) Tashkent D) Dushanbe E) Bishkek
What is B.Ashgabat
300
The San Andreas fault line is located between which two tectonic plates? a) the Pacific Plate and the North American plate b) the Nazca Plate and the Pacific Plate c) the Caribbean Plate and the North American Plate d) the Indian Plate and the African Plate e) The Eurasian Plate and the North American Plate
What is A. the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate
300
What Indonesian native, Dutch-educated elite became leader of Indonesia in 1949? a. Sukarno b. Shinawatra c. Bhumibol d. Sihamoni e. Sayasone
What is A. Sukarno
300
“Holocene” is: A) A trace atmospheric gas not responsible for global climate change B) A trace atmospheric gas that is responsible for global climate change C) The relatively warm period of the last 10,000 years D) The Climate Change Protocol established at Cancun in 2010 E) The South African city which hosted the 2011 conference on Climate Change
What is D. The relatively warm period of the last 10, 000 years
300
Which of the following countries is NOT a member of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)? A) Indonesia B) Malaysia C) East Timor D) Singapore E) Brunei
What is C. East Timor
400
Capital of Malta A. Vienna B. Valleta C. Ljubljana D. Zagreb E. Sarajevo
What is B. Valleta
400
The Volga River empties into which body of water? A) Baltic Sea B) Black Sea C) Caspian Sea D) Aral Sea E) Sea of Okhotsk
What is C. Caspian Sea
400
What nomadic population in Mali declared themselves an independent country in the north called Azawad in March 2012? A) Yoruba B) Ibo C) Fulani D) Tuareg E) Amazigh
What is D. Tuareg
400
Once Europeans arrived in New Zealand, which of the following occurred? A) Introduction of sheep B) Deforestation C) Introduction of European plant species D) A & C Only E) All of the above
What is E. All of the above
400
How many time zones are there in China? A) none B) 1 C) 2 D) 3 E) 4
What is B. 1
500
Nouakchotr is the capital of A.Mauritania B. Mali C.Niger D. Chad E.Senegal
What is A. Mauritania
500
Hispaniola is located in the Caribbeans and compromises A) The Greater Antilles B) The Lesser Antilles C) Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Puerto Rico D) Haiti and the the Dominican Republic E) The Dominican Republic and Cuba
What is D. Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Puerto Rico
500
In exchange for the reduction in the price of Russian natural gas, President Yanukovych of Ukraine agreed to A) Revoke Ukraine’s application for membership into the European Union B) Extend Russia’s lease on the naval port in Sevastopol C) Drop charges against former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko D) Adopt pro-Russian policies in an effort to establish positive Russian-Ukrainian relations E) Recognize the independent states of Abkhazia and South Ossetia
What is B. Extend Russia's lease on the naval port in Sevastopol
500
Of the Shia’ majority countries in the Middle East, which Shia majority country is not a member of OPEC? A) Iran B) Iraq C) Bahrain D) Kuwait E) Oman
What is C. Bahrain
500
Half of global oil shipments and nearly half of global trade pass through the passage between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra. What is the name of this passage? A) Straits of Borneo B) Straits of Malacca C) Chao Phraya D) Gulf of Phraya E) Gulf of Borneo
What is B. Straits of Malacca