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Geography Quiz

Week of December 13, 1999

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1. Which country was known as Portuguese West Africa?
Nigeria
Mauritania
Gabon
Angola

2. What was the capital of Roman Gaul?

Genoa
Paris
Lyon
Marseille

3. Which U.S. state has 87% of its land owned by the federal government (the highest percentage of any state)?

Idaho
Montana
Utah
Nevada

4. Near which city will you find the nearby towns of Newtownabbey, Holywood, and Lusburn?

Belfast
Glasgow
Liverpool
Edinburgh

5. What do you call a rock from space that has fallen to earth?

satellite
meteorite
obsidian
meteor

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