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There is a county in Missouri named for a river and a particular group of people in FRANCE who were stereotypically known for being boastful and boisterous. This county’s name is a lowercased word in the Merriam-Webster dictionary. Which county is it? Choose an option and find the answer further below!
A — Audrain County
B — Gasconade County
C — Chariton County
D — Buchanan County
Answer:
B — Gasconade County
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What is the national capital of GRENADA? The correct answer is listed further below!
A — Roseau
B — Saint John's
C — Saint George's
D — Havana
ANSWER
C . . . . . Saint George's
What is the national capital of SAINT VINCENT and the GRENADINES? The correct answer is listed further below!
A — Kingstown
B — Byera
C — Biabou
D — Port Elizabeth
ANSWER
A . . . . . Kingstown
Learn more about the wonderful world with the help of a GeoFact of the Day Geography Bee Quiz (↗) like this one! I hope you enjoy these tasty morsels of knowledge. The answers to this quiz are listed below — enjoy and good luck!
1) To aid in the dispersal of dandelion seeds by wind (or when people blow on the dandelion), a feature known as the _______ acts like a “parachute” to keep the seeds afloat.
A — pappus
B — petal
C — stamen
D — husk
2) True or false: EQUATORIAL GUINEA is situated directly on the Equator Line.
3) Once known as Belgian Congo and later as Zaire, this vast country lies east of the smaller REPUBLIC of the CONGO.
A — ANGOLA
B — BENIN
C — DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC of the CONGO (D.R. Congo)
D — DJIBOUTI
ANSWERS
Question 1:
A . . . . . pappus
Question 2:
False . . . . . slightly north of the Equator by about 1 to 2 degrees
Question 3:
C . . . . . Democratic Republic of the Congo
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In commemoration of the upcoming total solar eclipse in the upper Western Hemisphere, the Amazing Astronomy Blog features a celestial trivia quiz involving this solar spectacle! Click the image above to access the quiz, and good luck!
CANADA’s ten provinces and three territories each have multiple official symbols established through nomination processes in various years. For examples, the Alberta chose the wild rose in 1930; Ontario adopted the white trillium and eastern white pine in 1937 and 1984, respectively; Saskatchewan selected the western red lily in 1941; and the western red cedar was nominated in 1987 and officially designated in 1988 for British Columbia’s official tree. Cherished species of birds, flowers, and trees are designated as official symbols in the provinces and territories of Canada — only Nunavut lacks an official tree designation as of March 2024. Below is a quick list.
Bird: Great horned owl
Flower: Wild rose
Tree: Lodgepole pine
Bird: Stellar’s jay
Flower: Pacific dogwood
Tree: Western red cedar
Bird: Great grey owl
Flower: Prairie crocus
Tree: White spruce
Bird: Black-capped chickadee
Flower: Purple violet
Tree: Balsam fir
— Newfoundland and Labrador —
Bird: Atlantic Puffin
Flower: Pitcher plant
Tree: Black spruce
— Northwest Territories —
Bird: Gyrfalcon
Flower: Mountain avens
Tree: Tamarack
Bird: Osprey
Flower: Mayflower
Tree: Red spruce
Bird: Rock ptarmigan
Flower: Purple saxifrage
Tree: There is not an official tree specified as of March 2024, although the Tree Canada organization suggests the Arctic willow and balsam poplar are suitable possibilities.
Bird: Common loon
Flower: White trillium
Tree: Eastern white pine
Bird: Blue jay
Flower: Lady’s slipper
Tree: Red oak
Bird: snowy owl
Flower: Blue flag iris
Tree: Yellow birch
Bird: Sharp-tailed grouse
Flower: Western red lily
Tree: White birch
Bird: Common raven
Flower: Fireweed
Tree: Subalpine fir
GeoFact of the Day's Burundi post (↗) is updated with more information. Thanks for visiting GeoFact of the Day today!
What is the capital of SWEDEN? The correct answer is listed further below!
A — VĂ€sterĂ„s
B — Stockholm
C — Malmö
D — Arjeplog
ANSWER
B . . . . . Stockholm
What is the capital of SAUDI ARABIA? The correct answer is listed further below!
A — Jeddah
B — Rawalpindi
C — Riyadh
D — QazvÄ«n
ANSWER
C . . . . . Riyadh
What is the capital of NEW ZEALAND? The correct answer is listed further below!
A — Wellington
B — Dunedin
C — Runanga
D — Herbertville
ANSWER
A . . . . . Wellington
What is the capital of TONGA? The correct answer is listed further below!
A — Melekeok
B — Nkhotakota
C — Nuku‘alofa
D — Pape‘etÄ
ANSWER
C . . . . . Nuku‘alofa
What is the capital of SAMOA? The correct answer is listed further below!
A — Matautu
B — Apia
C — Ti’avea
D — Tuasivi
ANSWER
B . . . . . Apia
What is the de facto capital of NAURU? The correct answer is listed further below!
A — Marghita
B — Yaren
C — Tilichiki
D — Vaslui
ANSWER
B . . . . . Yaren
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