A Trick Tricky Geography Quiz
Answers:
1. Which is further north; London, Ontario or London, England?
London, England is further north. It's closer to the latitude of Calgary, Alberta than London, Ontario.
2. Which is further west; Los Angeles, California or Reno, Nevada?
Even though LA is on the Pacific coast, Reno is further west.
3. Other than Alaska, which US state has the most coastline?
Michigan. Being two peninsulas it's practically defined by coastline. As a trivia extra, Michigan has the most lighthouses, too.
4. Since the breakup of the Soviet Union, what is now the largest country in Europe?
Russia. Despite the independence of Ukraine, Belarus and others when the USSR disolved, and even if you excluded all of the Asian parts, the area of Russia in Europe is still bigger than any other European country.
5. Which European country is closest to the US?
Russia where the eastern tip of Siberia is quite close to Alaska. Of course, that part of Russia is in Asia, but Russia is also in Europe so is a European country. And an Asian country.
6. What body of water do you enter exiting the western end of the Panama canal?
The Caribbean Sea. That's because the western end is not the westbound end. The eastbound terminus at Colon is west of the westbound terminus at Balboa. You travel north-northwest when going eastbound from the Pacific to the Caribbean.
7. If it's 6:00 in Hong Kong, what time is it in Beijing?
6:00. In fact it's the same time everywhere in China because, despite its size, the entire country is one time zone. Which means sunrise might be 5am in eastern-most China and 9am in western-most China.
8. If it's 6:00 in California, what time is it in Newfoundland?
10:30. Oddly enough, Newfoundland has its own time zone one and a half hours different than eastern standard time. Why the half hour? You'd have to ask a Newfie.
9. If it's 6:00 in South Korea, what time is it in North Korea?
6:00 by the clock. Though North Korea is about 50 years behind South Korea in most everything else.
10. Which is more united, the United States or the United Kingdom?
Considering the distance from the mainland to Hawaii, the UK is more united geographically. On the other hand, considering Scotland has its own parliament the US is more united politically.
Extra credit non-tricky trivia question: Of the five "micro-states" in Europe four are landlocked, two of those are completely inside one country. Name the two inside which country and the other three.
The "micro-states" of Vatican City and San Marino are both nestled inside Italy. Andora and Leichtenstein are landlocked while Monoco is on the Mediterranian coast.
