Tuesday Trivia - Sept 7th

WORLD CAPITALS

100

Capital of Indonesia?

A)  Singapore

B)  Surabaya

C)  Java

D)  Jakarta

D   Jakarta

200

Capital of Nigeria?

A)   Lagos

B)   Algiers

C)   Abuja

D)   Nairobi

C  Abuja

300

Capital of Ethiopia?

A)  Baghdad

B)  Danakil

C)  Cairo

D)  Addis Ababa

D   Addis Ababa

400

 Capital of Uzbekistan?

A)  Tashkent

B)   Ankara

C)   Sana'a

D)   Accra

A  Tashkent

Central America & Caribbean Geography

100

Panama is an example of a(n)

A) Aquifer

B) Archipelago

C) Isthmus

D) Peninsula

C) Isthmus

An isthmus is a narrow strip of land that connects two larger land masses, in this case North America and South America.

200

Which of the following countries is English-speaking?

A) Belize

B) Cuba

C) Haiti

D) Panama

A) Belize

Belize is one of the few countries in the region not colonized by the Spanish. It was colonized by the English.

300

How did the Columbian Exchange affect life in Europe?

A) It caused crop shortages 

B) It increased food variety 

C) It made diets less healthy 

D) It made the population shrink 

B) It increased food variety 

New foods included corn, peanuts, peppers, potatoes, squash, and sweet potatoes.

400

Which of the following is the first step in a volcanic eruption?

A) Pressure builds up inside the Earth. 

B) Magma rises through cracks or weaknesses in the earth’s crust. 

C) Magma explodes to the surface.

D) Tectonic plates move.

The correct order is  (B), (A), (D), and (C)