Geography by Letter: C

Geography by Letter: C

Questions

1.  Which northern-European capital city contains the controversial international commune known as Freetown Christiania?
2.  The island of Sulawesi in Indonesia was formerly known to Europeans by what name?
3.  Wu, Mandarin and Uyghur are all major languages spoken in which Asian nation?
4.  Which mountain range at the border of Europe and Asia is home to Mt. Elbrus, the largest mountain in Europe?
5.  What is the former English name of the major Chinese city now known as Guangzhou?
6.  Which Caribbean nation has been under Communist rule since the overthrow of dictator Fulgencio Batista in 1959?
7.  Which major Mediterranean island was home to the pre-Classical Minoan civilisation?
8.  Which Australian territory in the Indian Ocean was named after the day that tradesman William Mynors sailed past there in 1643?
9.  Which African river - the continent's second largest - is the only major waterway in the world to cross the equator twice?
10.  Which city - New Zealand's third-largest - was struck by a destructive magnitude 2 earthquake in 2011?
11.  Including Mount St. Helens and Mount Rainier, which mountain range extends down the coast or British Columbia and Washington State?
12.  Which central-American nation, containing the Arenal volcano, dismantled its military in 1949, becoming one of the few countries in the world without an operational army?
13.  Which city in the Rhine-Ruhr region of Germany - a former Roman "colonia" - is home to the largest Gothic cathedral in northern Europe?
14.  Which city - the largest in Morocco - derives its name from the Spanish words for "white house"?
15.  After Tripolitania and Fezzan, which is the third historical region of modern-day Libya?
16. Which nation bordering the Mediterranean Sea possesses the only capital city in the world beginning with the letter 'z'?
17.  Which city in northern England was known to the Romans as Deva, and has served for centuries as an important settlement on the border with Wales?
18.  What is the current name of the southern-Indian city formerly known in English as Madras?
19.  Which mountain range runs through must of Central and Eastern Europe, in an arc from Czechia to Romania?
20.  Which inland sea - the world's largest - is the source of some of the world's most expensive caviar?

1.  Which northern-European capital city contains the controversial international commune known as Freetown Christiania?

   Copenhagen
2.  The island of Sulawesi in Indonesia was formerly known to Europeans by what name?

   Celebes
3.  Wu, Mandarin and Uyghur are all major languages spoken in which Asian nation?

   China
4.  Which mountain range at the border of Europe and Asia is home to Mt. Elbrus, the largest mountain in Europe?

   Caucasus
5.  What is the former English name of the major Chinese city now known as Guangzhou?

   Canton
6.  Which Caribbean nation has been under Communist rule since the overthrow of dictator Fulgencio Batista in 1959?

   Cuba
7.  Which major Mediterranean island was home to the pre-Classical Minoan civilisation?

   Crete
8.  Which Australian territory in the Indian Ocean was named after the day that tradesman William Mynors sailed past there in 1643?

   Christmas Island
9.  Which African river - the continent's second largest - is the only major waterway in the world to cross the equator twice?

   Congo
10.  Which city - New Zealand's third-largest - was struck by a destructive magnitude 2 earthquake in 2011?

    Christchurch
11.  Including Mount St. Helens and Mount Rainier, which mountain range extends down the coast or British Columbia and Washington State?

    Cascades
12.  Which central-American nation, containing the Arenal volcano, dismantled its military in 1949, becoming one of the few countries in the world without an operational army?

    Costa Rica
13.  Which city in the Rhine-Ruhr region of Germany - a former Roman "colonia" - is home to the largest Gothic cathedral in northern Europe?

    Cologne (Köln)
14.  Which city - the largest in Morocco - derives its name from the Spanish words for "white house"?

    Casablanca
15.  After Tripolitania and Fezzan, which is the third historical region of modern-day Libya?

    Cyrenaica
16. Which nation bordering the Mediterranean Sea possesses the only capital city in the world beginning with the letter 'z'?

    Croatia
17.  Which city in northern England was known to the Romans as Deva, and has served for centuries as an important settlement on the border with Wales?

    Chester
18.  What is the current name of the southern-Indian city formerly known in English as Madras?

    Chennai
19.  Which mountain range runs through must of Central and Eastern Europe, in an arc from Czechia to Romania?

    Carpathians
20.  Which inland sea - the world's largest - is the source of some of the world's most expensive caviar?

    Caspian Sea