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Geography Quiz

Week of August 4, 2000

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1. How many sheikdoms comprise the United Arab Emirates?
Three
Seven
Eleven
Fifteen

2. After Russia and Ukraine, which European country is the largest in area?

Germany
Belarus
Spain
France

3. What color have the gondolas of Venice been painted since 1562?

black
green
yellow
red

4. What is the holiest Muslim city in Africa and the fourth holiest Muslim city in the world (following Mecca, Medina, and Jerusalem)?

Ghat, Libya
Idfu, Egypt
Kairouan, Tunisia
Rabat, Morocco

5. Which city was the initial capital city of the Confederacy during the U.S. Civil War in 1861?

Atlanta, Georgia
Richmond, Virginia
Montgomery, Alabama
Charleston, South Carolina

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