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Welcome to WorldQuest 2006!

Presented by the. Welcome to WorldQuest 2006!. Friday, January 27, 2006. Sponsored by: General Mills The Smikis Foundation Ten Times Ten Foundation. Prize Sponsors: ● American Swedish Institute ● Minnesota Dance Theater ● Azia/Anemoni Sushi ● MPR/The Current

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Welcome to WorldQuest 2006!

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  1. Presented by the Welcome to WorldQuest 2006! Friday, January 27, 2006

  2. Sponsored by: General Mills The Smikis Foundation Ten Times Ten Foundation

  3. Prize Sponsors: ● American Swedish Institute ● Minnesota Dance Theater ● Azia/Anemoni Sushi ● MPR/The Current ● Bryant Lake Bowl ● Punch Neapolitan Pizza ● Café Barbette ● Radisson Plaza Firelake Grill ● Electric Fetus ● Science Museum of Minnesota ● Doug Forsberg ● Target ● KFAI 90.3 FM Radio ● Turtle Bread ● Kinder, Susan ● Walker Art Center ● The Marquette Hotel ● Wilderness Inquiry ● The Royal Norwegian Consulate General

  4. Round 1 Flags & Capitals

  5. What country does this flag represent? A) Algeria B) Morocco C) Egypt D) Kenya

  6. 2. Manila is the capital of which country? A) Palau B) Malaysia C) The Philippines D) Vietnam

  7. 3. What country does this flag represent? • Brazil • B) Paraguay • C) Chile • D) Bolivia

  8. 4. Asmara is the capital of which country? A) Mauritania B) Eritrea C) Ethiopia D) Djibouti

  9. 5. What country does this flag represent? A) Burma B) Nepal C) Bangladesh D) India

  10. 6. The capital of Sudan is___. A) Darfur B) Khartoum C) Mogadishu D) Nyala

  11. 7. What country does this flag represent? A) France B) Czech Republic C) Netherlands D) Armenia

  12. 8. ______ is the capital of Turkey. • Istanbul • Ankara • Antalya • Damascus

  13. 9. What country does this flag represent? A) Italy B) Botswana C) Cote d’Ivoire D) Ireland

  14. 10. Dhaka is the capital of ___. A) Micronesia B) Hungary C) Bangladesh D) Maldives

  15. 11. What country does this flag represent? A) Ukraine B) Democratic Republic of Congo C) Somalia D) Guatemala

  16. 12. The capital of Morocco is ____. • Tangier • Casablanca • Marrakech • Rabat

  17. 13. What country does this flag represent? A) Puerto Rico B) New Zealand C) United Arab Emirates D) Malaysia

  18. 14. _______ is the capital of Pakistan. • Hyderabad • Lahore • Islamabad • Peshawar

  19. 15. What country does this flag represent? A) Namibia B) Vietnam C) Zaire D) Tunisia

  20. That’s all the questions for the “Flags & Capitals” section of World Quest! Please turn in your answer sheet!

  21. Round 2 People in the News

  22. 1. Who is this?

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  36. 15. This is…

  37. Round 3 World Geography

  38. 1. ____ was known as Persia until 1935. A) Iran B) Turkmenistan C) Syria D) Turkey

  39. 2. Yue, Wu, Minbei, Minnan, Xiang, and Gan are all _____________ . • Ethnic minorities in China • Chinese cities that have research universities • Languages spoken in China • Chinese dynasties

  40. 3. Which of the following mountain ranges are found in Morocco? • Ahaggar Mountains • Tibesti Mountains • Aberdare Mountains • Atlas Mountains

  41. 4. Which of the following languages is attributed to the indigenous people of northern Australia? A) Bandalang B) Maori C) Kosrean D) Nukuoro

  42. 5.Which of the following is the highest mountain in Canada? • Mount Logan • Mount Columbia • Fairweather Mountain • Mount Cook

  43. 6.Bahr al Milh, Buhayrat ath Tharthar, and Buyhayrat al Habbaniyah are the names of _______. A) Tributaries to the Tigris River B) Ports on the Persian Gulf C) Neighborhoods in Baghdad D) The three major lakes in Iraq

  44. 7. Name the countries of Europe through which the Alps mountain range extends. For an extra point, name the highest peak (8 possible points).

  45. 8. Mafia Island is part of which country: • Italy • Tanzania • Cyprus • Morocco

  46. 9. ________ is the city in northern India that is the seat in exile of the Dalai Lama. A) Dharamsala B) Najibad C) Shimla D) Rampur

  47. 10. Prior to Morocco’s independence in 1956, the area was colonized by both France and Spain. Which of the following cities remain under Spanish control? (2 possible points) A) Melilla B) IfniC) SafiD) Ceuta

  48. 11. Name the country that is approximately the size of Texas that borders the Black Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Aegean Sea.

  49. A) Jowhar B) Dodoma C) Mogadishu D) Hargeisa 12. Which one of the following cities is NOT located in Somalia?

  50. 13. After an April 2005 meeting between Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, China officially recognized which of the following Himalayan territories as part of India? A) Kashmir B) Hindu Kush C) Tibet D) Sikkim

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