Wish You Were Here

1 Spandau and Charlottenberg are both areas of which city?

2 How many spikes are on the crown of the Statue of Liberty?

3 Which four countries with a name ending with the letters AN form a coastline with the Caspian Sea?

4 Which English seaside resort is home to beaches called Oddicombe and Meadfoot?

5 Which fortified wine is named after the largest of a group of Portuguese islands off the coast of Africa?

6 In which city did the world’s first Woolworths store open?

7 Which is the only country that forms a coastline with the Atlantic and Indian Ocean?

8 The flag of which Canadian province incorporates the flag of St Andrew?

9 Name the four US states that have a name beginning with a vowel but not ending with a vowel.

10 The Emerald Coast forms part of the coastline of which Mediterranean island?

11 Which mountain located in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland was first climbed in 1858?

12 Which is the only Australian state that does not contain a letter S in its name?

13 Which three countries beginning with vowels does the Equator pass through?

14 Into which sea does the River Jordan empty?

15 St Martins and St Marys are both part of which island group?

16 Of which state was Bill Clinton the Governor?

17 In which Cornish town is the renowned Floral Dance held annually?

18 By population what is the largest city in Egypt after Cairo?

19 To which group of Greek islands does Corfu belong?

20 By population what is the second largest city in Sweden?

21 Which is the only state in the USA beginning with the letter L?

22 What is the most populous Portuguese speaking city in the world?

23 Which song opens with the line, “Start spreadin’ the news, I’m leavin’ today”?

24 ZAZ is the airport code for which city?

25 Which African country was formerly called Tripolitania?

26 Which city is served by Lester B Pearson International Airport?

27 Which state of the USA is nicknamed the Wolverine State?

28 Which English city is home to the National Museum of Photography?

29 Which three states of the USA have five letter names?

30 Which desert extends into south west Africa from Botswana?

31 Which state of the USA is sometimes referred to as the Valentine State as it was admitted to the Union of February 14, 1912?

32 The flags of which two islands sport a symbol known as a triskellion?

33 Which fabric was named after the capital of Syria?

34 Which English resort became known as the Pine City by the Sea due to the large number of trees planted there during the reign of Queen Victoria?

35 Which was the first city in the world to have a population in excess of one million?

36 In which city does the White Nile converge with the Blue Nile?

37 Which country marked its 50th anniversary as a communist state in 1999?

38 Which US city is home to the Country and Western Music Hall of Fame?

39 Which city is bounded by Jaffa Gate, Zion Gate, Herod’s Gate and Golden Gate?

40 Which river forms most of the boundary between Cornwall and Devon?

Answers

1 Berlin
2 Seven
3 Iran, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan
4 Torquay
5 Madeira
6 New York
7 South Africa
8 Nova Scotia
9 Arkansas, Illinois, Oregon, Utah
10 Sardinia
11 Mount Eiger
12 Victoria
13 Algeria, Ecuador, Indonesia
14 Dead Sea
15 Scilly Isles
16 Arkansas
17 Helston
18 Alexandria
19 Ionian
20 Gothenburg
21 Louisiana
22 Sao Paulo
23 New York, New York
24 Zaragoza
25 Libya
26 Toronto
27 Michigan
28 Bradford
29 Idaho, Maine, Texas
30 Kalahari
31 Arizona
32 Isle of Man, Sicily
33 Damask
34 Bournemouth
35 London
36 Khartoum
37 China
38 Nashville
39 Jerusalem
40 Tamar River