Places Quiz

1. Which is the largest island among the Lakshadweep Islands ?
2. In which country do you find the Cave of Letters ?
3. What does the word Sahara, as in the name of world's largest desert, mean in the native language ?
4. Which is the largest fresh water lake in the world ?
5. Which country was earlier called Upper Volta ?
6. Which is the largest mountain peak outside Asia ?
7. Which strait separates Africa and Europe ?
8. Horse Shoe Falls and American Falls are the two parts of which famous water falls ?
9. In which city is the famous Copacabana beach ?
10. Which famous canal was opened for passage on 15 August, 1914 ?
11. Which country's capital is Caracas ?
12. Which country has the lengthiest sea coast in the world ?
    
13. Which country is named after the Earth equator ?
14. Which is the most populous island in the world ?
15. Rapa Nui is the native name of which island ?
16. On the banks of which river, most number of capital cities are situated ?
17. Which European country is called the land of thousand lakes ?
18. Who wrote the book 'The Origin of Continents and Oceans' ?
19. In which country do you find Ayer's rock, world's largest monolith ?
20. On which mountain the faces of four American presidents are carved ?

Answers

1. Aanthroth
2. Israel
3. Desert!
4. Lake Superior
5. Burkinafaso
6. Mt. Aconcagia
7. Strait of Gibraltar
8. Niagra Falls
9. Rio de Janeiro
10. Panama Canal
11. Venezuela
12. Canada
13. Ecuador
14. Java
15. Easter Island
16. Danube
17. Finland
18. Alfred Wegner
19. Australia
20. Mount Rushmour

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