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Geography Quiz

Week of January 10, 2000

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1. Which east African language developed as the lingua franca between Africans and Arab traders?
Kamba
Bemba
Swahili
Malagasy

2. When the great continent of Pangea existed 200 million years ago, which country would have been adjacent to Nigeria?

Brazil
Canada
India
Chile

3. Which Indian caste is the highest?

Kshatriyas - warriors
Brahmins - priests
Vaisyas - merchants
Harijans - untouchables

4. What is the world's most visited mountain?

Mt. St. Helens
Mt. Fuji
Mont Blanc
Mt. Kilimanjaro

5. What is a Haboob?

A type of cloud
A type of rainfall
A type of hail
A type of wind

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