Thursday, May 11, 2006

geography

oh, this is fun -- i just took a geography quiz on msnbc -- http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12594142/ -- here are the questions:

1. what state east of the mississippi river has the greatest amount of land: pennsylvania, georgia, florida, massachusetts.
2. in which continent is angola located: asia, antarctica, europe, africa.
3. what is the state capital of kentucky: louisville, frankfort, lexington, richmond.
4. in which continent is the world's highest mountain located: asia, antarctica, africa, europe.
5. what is the world's largest river by volume: amazon, nile, mississippi, danube.
6. the deadly dec. 26, 2004 tsunami that killed more than 180,000 people originated in what body of water: atlantic ocean, pacific ocean, indian ocean, red sea.
7. in which ocean are the solomon islands located: indian, arctic, south pacific, south atlantic.
8. where does the mississippi river begin: mississippi, minnesota, colorado, wisconsin.
9. java, a term used for 'coffee', is also an island in which of the following: indonesia, indiana, seattle, madagascar.
10. the gold rush that began in 1848 occurred in what state: colorado, alaska, california, washington.

go ahead and try it! i missed two -- 1 and 3 -- the answers are in the comments.

3 comments:

  1. 1. georgia
    2. africa
    3. frankfort
    4. asia
    5. amazon
    6. indian ocean
    7. south pacific
    8. minnesota
    9. indonesia
    10. california

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  2. I missed #1 and #3 also!

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  3. ah?! we should be married or something! oh wait...

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