Where in the World

1 Which town in England is named after the number of trees on Tonbridge Road?

2 Cape Matapan is the southern mainland tip of which country?

3 In which country was the astronomer Copernicus born?

4 Gotland is the name of the largest island in which sea?

5 In an alphabetical list which state of Australia comes first?

6 Prospect, Central and Fort Washington are all the names of what in New York?

7 Which country accounts for approximately 50% of the west coast of South America?

8 What is the capital of Tenerife?

9 Which cave inspired the Felix Mendelssohn composition the Hebrides Overture?

10 In which country was Salman Rushdie born?

11 Which town is associated with hydrated magnesium sulphate?

12 Which English county is home to a local government district called the Vale of White Horse?

13 Which volcano has been referred to as the Lighthouse of Europe?

14 Which building was given to Henry VIII by Cardinal Thomas Wolsey?

15 In 1947, the Dead Sea scrolls were found in a cave close to which river?

16 What is made up of around 700 islands, the largest of which is called Andros?

17 Which city was built on and around the slopes of Mount Royal?

18 In which stately home was Winston Churchill born?

19 Which garden village was founded by Richard and George Cadbury in 1879?

20 Which European capital city stands on the River Aare?

21 In the USA, what is known as the Prairie State?

22 What does the suffix “sex” refer to with regard to place names such as Middlesex?

23 Which European nation was known as Lusitania in Roman times?

24 Which US state was officially known as the Indian Territory in the 19th century?

25 What is the largest and best known of the Society Islands?

26 Turkey shares its longest land border with which country?

27 A Bejan is an inhabitant of which island?

28 Which is the only state of the USA that lies south of the Tropic of Cancer?

29 What is Northern Island’s smallest county?

30 Which three countries did George W Bush refer to in 2001 as the axis of evil?

31 Benjamin Guinness was the first Lord Mayor of which city?

32 Which city celebrated its first Mardi Gras in February 1827?

33 The location that lies furthest from the sea in the British Isles lies in which English county?

34 What is the most northerly capital city on mainland Europe?

35 In which building can one view a work of art entitled The Creation of Man?

36 What is the most northerly of the Channel Isles?

37 The capital of which country lies on the island of Java?

38 At which city do the Rivers Mississippi and Missouri meet?

39 What does 100 paise equate to?

40 Ben Nevis is part of which mountain range?

Answers

1 Sevenoaks
2 Greece
3 Poland
4 Baltic Sea
5 New South Wales
6 Parks
7 Chile
8 Santa Cruz
9 Fingal’s Cave
10 India
11 Epsom, ie Epsom salts
12 Oxfordshire
13 Stromboli
14 Hampton Court
15 River Jordan
16 Bahamas
17 Montreal
18 Blenheim Palace
19 Bourneville
20 Berne
21 Illinois
22 Saxon
23 Portugal
24 Oklahoma
25 Tahiti
26 Syria
27 Barbados
28 Hawaii
29 Armagh
30 Iran, Iraq, North Korea
31 Dublin
32 New Orleans
33 Derbyshire
34 Helsinki
35 Sistine Chapel
36 Alderney
37 Indonesia
38 St Louis
39 One rupee in India
40 Cairngorms