Geographical Association Worldwise Quiz: sample round 1
The first letter of the answers to this sample round will, in order, spell out a sentence of: 9, 2, 5, 2, 2 and 9 letter words.
1 / Which Borough is home to the Millennium Dome? / Greenwich2 / Volcanoes are classified: active, dormant, or . . . ? / Extinct
3 / On 1st March 1999, the Breitling … (something) … 3 set out on a journey from the Swiss Alps that ended 20 days later. It had certainly lived up to its name! What was its name? / Orbiter
4 / Since 1975, the heads of government of the USA, Japan, Germany, France, the UK, Italy and Canada have met once a year to discuss economic and political matters; they are known as? / G7 or Group of 7
5 / Name a Yorkshire town which shares the same name with a London Borough and a US Virginian town. / Richmond
6 / What is the fifth largest continent covering one tenth of the world’s surface? / Antarctica
7 / In which ocean is the deepest trench? / Pacific
8 / For what are Chomolungma, K2 and Kanchenjunga first, second and third? / Highest mtns/height
9 / Sana’a is the capital of which country? / Yemen
! Have the first letters made a 9 letter word?!
10 / The ground shook violently near this famous city on the night of 17 August 1999. / Istanbul
11 / Which is the most northerly sea area on the Shipping Forecast? / South east iceland
12 / What is the highland between drainage basins known as? / Watershed
13 / Invariably a summary of an equatorial climate is hot, wet, and . . . ? / Humid
14 / What is travelling on average at a speed of 30kps or 18.5mps? / Earth
15 / Orographic rainfall is also known as? / Relief rainfall
16 / Which large US oil company has been involved in a battle over responsibility following an oil spill in Alaska ten years ago? / Exxon/esso
17 / You are facing North, and then turn clockwise to face South East. Through how many degrees have you turned? / 135
18 / On which river estuary does Lisbon lie? / Tagus
19 / You are staying in Jakarta and pay your hotel bill in rupiah. In which country are you? / Indonesia
20 / To the nearest billion, what is the current population of the world? / Six billion
21 / The FTSE (‘footsie’) is to London as the Hang Seng is to? / Hong kong
22 / At latitude 0, longitude 0, where would you be? / Atlantic ocean
23 / Which National park in England and Wales has most people living within one hour’s drive? / Peak district
24 / What ‘linked’ South West England, Northern France, parts of Austria, Hungary, Rumania, Turkey and Iran in August 1999? / Path of totality of the eclipse
25 / What is defined in the textbook as: ‘the wearing away of rock, soil etc by rivers, sea, ice and wind’? / Erosion
26 / If you flew east along the Tropic of Capricorn from Rio de Janeiro, across the ocean, in which country would you make landfall? / Namibia
27 / In which ocean would I go scuba diving off the Seychelles Island? / Indian
28 / What is the difference between the birth and death rates of a place known as? / Natural increase and decrease
29 / ‘I remember when I first came (here) in 1973 being profoundly shocked at how suffocatingly dark and soot-blackened the city was. And there were no tourists – none at all ¼. My ‘Lets Go’ guide to Europe didn’t even mention it ¼. In 1990 (it) was named European City of Culture and no one laughed. Never before had a city’s reputation undergone a more dramatic and sudden transformation ¼.. it has all this new-found prosperity and polish, but right at the very edge of things there is always this sense of grit and menace, which I find oddly exhilarating¼¼ Gives the place a certain tang’. Which city was Bill Bryson describing in his book Notes from a Small Island? / Glasgow
30 / Take the FIRST letter/figure of your answers IN ORDER and what sentence do you have?!?! Please do correct any spelling errors!
GEOGRAPHY IS WHERE IT IS HAPPENING
Geographical Association Worldwise Quiz: sample round 2
1 / If the wind direction changes from a South Westerly to a Northerly, through how many degrees has it moved? / 135º (OR 225° the long way)2 / On a 1:50,000 scale OS map, two places are 22 cm apart. How far apart are they really? / 11km
3 / A road goes up 400 metres in 4 kilometres. What is its gradient? / 1 in 10 or 10%
4 / Only one country has a flag of one colour. Name the country and the colour. / Libya, green
5 / Tuvalu (pronounced two-varlu) is an island in which ocean? / Pacific
6 / What is measured or estimated using a quadrat? / Percentage vegetation cover
7 / Trois Rivières is North East of Montreal in which province of Canada? / Quebec
8 / Cumecs (cubic metres per second) are most commonly used to measure what? / River discharge
9 / Latitude 23 1/2° South is known as what? / Tropic of capricorn
10 / Which European capital city is said to have been built on seven hills? / Rome
11 / The population of an island is 600, its area is 30 square km, what is the island’s population density? / 20 per square km.
12 / Mount Forel (pronounced four-ell), at 3360 metres, is the highest point of which North Atlantic land mass? / Greenland
13 / What is measured with a clinometer? / Slope angle
14 / Can you name two out of the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth countries to join the EU? / Sweden, finland, austria
15 / The 'Seven Sisters' are chalk cliffs on the coast of which English county? / East (1), sussex (1)
16 / In one year 21,000 people entered a region, while 28,000 left, what was the net migration change? / -7,000 or 7000 emigrants
17 / The ancient Scottish kingdom of 'Fife' lies between two inlets of the sea. Can you name either of them? / Firth of forth or firth of tay
18 / What is measured with an anemometer? / Wind speed
19 / 180° longitude is known as what? / International date lane
20 / The River Severn rises in which Welsh county? / Powys
GA Worldwise Quiz Sample Quiz Round 3
1 / Where can I see the YORVIC exhibition? /York
2 / Off the coast of which country is the GREAT BARRIER REEF? / Australia3 / In which country could I visit the MASAI MARA GAME PARK? / Kenya
4 / I want to go scuba diving in the Seychelles. In which ocean are they? / Indian
5 / I am going to Tenerife. What currency should I take? / Pesetas
6 / I am flying from Stansted. Which motorway runs near to that airport? / M11
7 / In which county could I follow the ROBIN HOOD TRAIL? / Nottinghamshire
8 / In which city can I sunbathe on Copacabana Beach? / Rio de Janeiro
9 / Which city is overlooked by Table Mountain? / Cape Town
10 / I want to see the famous statues on Easter Island. In which ocean is Easter Island? / Pacific
11 / I am going on a weekend break to Venice. What currency should I take? / Lira
12 / I am flying from Luton Airport. Which motorway goes nearest to there? / M1
13 / Shakespeare’s birthplace is in which county? / Warwickshire
14 / Which oriental city has a system of trams, a mountain called THE PEAK, and commuter boats called Star Ferries? / Hong Kong
15 / Where could I visit Tienanmen Square and the Forbidden City? / Beijing
16 / My plane stops to refuel on Ascension Island. In which ocean is that? / Atlantic
17 / I’m going to Dublin for a week. What currency will I be using? / (Irish) Punts
18 / I’m flying from Gatwick Airport. Which motorway goes nearest to there? / M23
19 / I hate crowds. Which is the most visited National Park in England and Wales? / Peak District
20 / I travelled on the Metro for which I bought a Carnet. In which city was I? / Paris
21 / In which country can I see the famous Angel Falls? / Venezuela
22 / I am going on a wildlife cruise to Svalbard (or Spitzbergen). In which ocean is that? / Arctic
23 / I am taking a short break to Amsterdam. What currency will I need? / Guilders
24 / I am flying from Heathrow Airport. Which motorway goes nearest to it? / M4
GA Worldwise Quiz Sample Quiz Round 4
Try this Alphabet Run. 26 questions in which you know the first letter of each answer.
Then set another ‘Run’ yourself for your friends.
Which B is a French speaking West African state that lies west of Nigeria? / Benin
Which C takes place at the Dew Point? / Condensation
Which D flows between Buda and Pest? / Danube
Which E is the second largest island in Canada at 212,000 sq. km? / Ellesmere
Which F lies between the Forth and the Tay? / Fife
Which G is the second largest Channel Island? / Guernsey
Which H has Nicaragua as its neighbour? / Honduras
Which I is a type of farming which achieves high yields? / Intensive
Which J is the largest Javanese city? / Jakarta
Which K is a former capital of Japan, one of Japan’s few inland cities? / Kyoto
Which L is the rate at which air temperature declines with height? / Lapse rate
Which M is a Brazilian city in the heart of the Amazon Basin? / Manaus
Which N contains Kettering and Daventry? / Northamptonshire
Which O forms much of the Polish/German frontier? / Oder
Which P is an area of high flat land, surrounded by steep slopes? / Plateau
Which Q is the capital of Ecuador? / Quito
Which R forms the spine of North America? / Rockies
Which S is a 1065m high horn peak? / Snowdon
Which T has Omagh as its county town? / Tyrone
Which Us can be found in the Western Isles? / Uists
Which V overlooks the ruined city of Pompeii? / Vesuvius
Which W lies between Colorado and Montana? / Wyoming
What X is the name given to any plant that is adapted to survive in arid or semi-arid conditions? / Xerophyte
Which Y is an American National Park? / Yellowstone/
Yosemite
Which Z is the highest point in Germany? / Zugspitze
4 Worldwise Sample Rounds downloaded from: www.geography.org.uk