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Geography Quiz

Week of September 8, 1997

This weekly five-question geography trivia quiz offers no prizes, only a chance to test your geographical knowledge!

1. Tobacco, Tomatoes, and Maize all originated in which region?

A. Europe
B. Southeast Asia
C. Middle East
D. Central America
2. St.Petersburg, Russia is adjacent to the?

A. Gulf of Bothina
B. Gulf of Riga
C. Gulf of Finland
D. Barrents Sea
3. Which two places are in the same time zone?

A. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Moscow, Russia
B. Anchorage, Alaska and Honolulu, Hawaii
C. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Halifax, Canada
D. Cape Town, South Africa and Rome, Italy
4. A Mediterranean-style dry summer subtropical climate exists in all of the following areas except?
A. Southwestern coast of Australia
B. California
C. Chile
D. Amazon Basin
5. The Anatolian Plateau is located in?

A. Iran
B. Canada
C. Turkey
D. Greece

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