March 09, 2012

GEO QUIZ 1CLUE #1: This city was founded in 1867 BCE

CLUE #2: It is located 85 kilometers south of Baghdad

CLUE #4: This city was the capital of one of the great Empires of ancient Mesopotamia.

CLUE #3: This city is built along the Euphrates River

CLUE #5: This city is the location of one of the seven wonders of the Ancient World, the Hanging Gardens

BABYLON

ANSWER

Babylon

March 09, 2012

GEO QUIZ 2CLUE #1: Is 6,650 km long.

CLUE #4: Goes through Sudan, South Sudan, Burundi, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda and Egypt.

CLUE #2: The source is Lake Victoria in Africa.

CLUE #3: Ends in the Medditeranean Sea

CLUE #5: Nearly all the cultural and historical sites of Ancient Egypt are found along this river.

ANSWER

NILE RIVER

March 09, 2012

GEO QUIZ 3CLUE #1: This borders the Red Sea.

CLUE #2: The region has historically been the center of conflict between various states, because of its central location.

CLUE #4: St. Catherine's Monastery, the oldest working Christian monastery in the world, is located here.

CLUE #5: According to the Jewish tradition the peninsula was crossed by the Israelites during The Exodus from Egypt as detailed in the Hebrew Bible.

CLUE #3: It is bordered by water on 3 sides (peninsula).

Sinai Peninsula

PENINSULA

ANSWER

Sinai Peninsula

March 09, 2012

GEO QUIZ 4

CLUE #2: During its history, this city has been destroyed twice, besieged 23 times, and attacked 52 times.

CLUE #1: This city currently has a population of about 800,000 people.

CLUE #5: This is the holiest city in Judaism.

CLUE #4: This old city is home to the Temple mount, Western Wall, Church of Holy Sepulchre, and the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque.

CLUE #3: This city was first settled around 4,000 BCE, making it one of the oldest cities in the world.

ANSWER

JERUSALEM

March 09, 2012

GEO QUIZ 5CLUE #1: This city was first settled about 2,000 years ago by the Romans.

CLUE #3: It is a capital city.

CLUE #4: With a population of 7,825,200 people, it is the most populated city in the European Union.

CLUE #5: This year, this city will become the first city to host the modern Summer Olympic games three times.

CLUE #2: This city sees the highest number of international visitors of any city in the world.

ANSWER LONDON, ENGLAND

March 09, 2012

GEO QUIZ 6CLUE #1: This geological feature was formed about 60 million years ago.

CLUE #2: An international boundary runs across the precise summit point.

CLUE #5: The highest mountain in the world attracts many well-experienced mountaineers as well as novice climbers willing to hire professional guides.

CLUE #4: This peak is 8,848 meters or (29,029 ft) above sea level.

CLUE #3: On May 29th, 1953 Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay are recognised as the first people to reach the top of this peak.

ANSWER

Mt. Everest

March 09, 2012

GEO QUIZ 7

CLUE #2: This country borders the Arabian Sea.

CLUE #3: This country gained its independence from the British in 1947.

CLUE #1: The name of this country in Urdu and Persian means "Land of the Pure."

CLUE #5: This is home to the Indus Valley civilizations of Harappa and Mohenjo Daro.

CLUE #4: With about 170 million people, this country is the sixth most populated country in the world.

ANSWER

Pakistan

March 09, 2012

GEO QUIZ 8CLUE #1: This is one of the major rivers in Asia.

CLUE #2: This river is 2,900 km long and is an important river for irrigation and transportation.

CLUE #4: This river means "Son of Brahma" in Sanskrit.

CLUE #5: This river begins in Southwest Tibet and flows through the Himalayan mountains.

CLUE #3: The waters of this river are shared by people in China, India and Bangladesh.

ANSWER

BRAHMAPUTRA RIVER

March 09, 2012

GEO QUIZ 9CLUE #1: 18 commanders have crossed this region in search of conquest, including Alexander the Great.

CLUE #2: Rudyard Kipling called this region "The sword cut through the mountains."

CLUE #3: This route was integral to the ancient Silk Road.

CLUE #5: This is a Hindu-Kush mountain pass linking Pakistan to Afghanistan.

CLUE #4: The altitude of this road is about 3,500 ft. and stretches for about 30 miles.

ANSWER

Khyber Pass

March 09, 2012

GEO QUIZ 10

CLUE #3: Is the worlds highest and largest plateau.

CLUE #1: Is sometimes called 'The Roof of the World', and has an average elevation of 14,800 ft.

CLUE #4:This is an elevated plateau in Central Asia.

CLUE #5: This region covers most of Tibet.

CLUE #2: This region is 4x larger than the size of France and stretches about 1,000 km north to south, and about 2,500 km east to west.

ANSWER

Tibetan Plateau

March 09, 2012

GEO QUIZ 11CLUE #1:

CLUE #2:

CLUE #4:

CLUE #5:

CLUE #3:

ANSWER