Geography by Letter: F

Geography by Letter: F

Questions

1.  Which currency name is used by Switzerland and over 20 African nations, but was totally replaced in France, Belgium and Luxembourg by the Euro in 2002?
2.  Which Western European country is also known as l'Hexagone, due to the distinctive 6-sided shape of its borders?
3.  Which Pacific Island nation, popular with tourists, has a notably large population of people of Indian descent, who arrived from the British Empire during the late 19th and early 18th centuries?
4.  Which province in south-eastern China, containing the large city of Xiamen, historically also contained the island of Taiwan?
5.  Taiwan was commonly known to Europeans by which other name until its current name gained popularity during the 20th century?
6.  Norway and New Zealand are famous for which geological feature, a steep-sided, flooded inlet carved out by ice during earlier glacial periods?
7.  Which country is known as Suomi in its native language, and is home to the majority of the region referred to by many as Lapland?
8.  Las Malvinas is the Spanish name for which controversial island chain in the South Atlantic, administered by the United Kingdom?
9.  Which Moroccan city is the namesake of a short, red hat, popularised by Turkish people during the Ottoman Empire?
10.  Which US State famously voted through George Bush by less than 500 votes in the 2000 elections, giving him the victory over his popular rival Al Gore?
11.  Which mountain - Japan's largest - is actually a dormant volcano, which last erupted in the early 18th century?
12. 1 Which city, the capital of Sierra Leone, derives its name from its historical importance as a haven for freed slaves escaping from the Americas?
13.  Which region makes up the north-eastern half of Belgium (the other half being Wallonia) and is inhabited by people who speak a dialect known as Flemish?
14.  Which city, the capital of Tuscany, was ruled by the Medici family during the Middle Ages, and is known as Firenze in its native language?
15.  Which island, the second largest in the Canary Islands', name literally translates into English as "strong fortune"?
16.  Which city in North Dakota is most well-known as the namesake of a 1996 Academy Award-winning film by the Coen Brothers?
17.  Which small island chain, between Iceland, Scandinavia, and the British Isles, makes up one-third of the constituent nations within the Kingdom of Denmark?
18.  The San Andreas and Great Glen are prominent and well-known examples of which volatile geological feature, responsible for the majority of the Earth's seismic activity?
19.  Which city - the largest along the River Main - is the de-facto financial capital of Germany?
20.  Which bay, lying between the Canadian Atlantic provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, displays the largest tidal ranges in the world?

1.  Which currency name is used by Switzerland and over 20 African nations, but was totally replaced in France, Belgium and Luxembourg by the Euro in 2002?

   Franc
2.  Which Western European country is also known as l'Hexagone, due to the distinctive 6-sided shape of its borders?

   France
3.  Which Pacific Island nation, popular with tourists, has a notably large population of people of Indian descent, who arrived from the British Empire during the late 19th and early 18th centuries?

   Fiji
4.  Which province in south-eastern China, containing the large city of Xiamen, historically also contained the island of Taiwan?

   Fujian
5.  Taiwan was commonly known to Europeans by which other name until its current name gained popularity during the 20th century?

   Formosa
6.  Norway and New Zealand are famous for which geological feature, a steep-sided, flooded inlet carved out by ice during earlier glacial periods?

   Fjords/Fiords
7.  Which country is known as Suomi in its native language, and is home to the majority of the region referred to by many as Lapland?

   Finland
8.  Las Malvinas is the Spanish name for which controversial island chain in the South Atlantic, administered by the United Kingdom?

   Falkland Islands
9.  Which Moroccan city is the namesake of a short, red hat, popularised by Turkish people during the Ottoman Empire?

   Fez
10.  Which US State famously voted through George Bush by less than 500 votes in the 2000 elections, giving him the victory over his popular rival Al Gore?

    Florida
11.  Which mountain - Japan's largest - is actually a dormant volcano, which last erupted in the early 18th century?

    Mt. Fuji
12. 1 Which city, the capital of Sierra Leone, derives its name from its historical importance as a haven for freed slaves escaping from the Americas?

    Freetown
13.  Which region makes up the north-eastern half of Belgium (the other half being Wallonia) and is inhabited by people who speak a dialect known as Flemish?

    Flanders
14.  Which city, the capital of Tuscany, was ruled by the Medici family during the Middle Ages, and is known as Firenze in its native language?

    Florence
15.  Which island, the second largest in the Canary Islands', name literally translates into English as "strong fortune"?

    Fuerteventura
16.  Which city in North Dakota is most well-known as the namesake of a 1996 Academy Award-winning film by the Coen Brothers?

    Fargo
17.  Which small island chain, between Iceland, Scandinavia, and the British Isles, makes up one-third of the constituent nations within the Kingdom of Denmark?

    Farœ Islands
18.  The San Andreas and Great Glen are prominent and well-known examples of which volatile geological feature, responsible for the majority of the Earth's seismic activity?

    Faults/Fault Lines
19.  Which city - the largest along the River Main - is the de-facto financial capital of Germany?

    Frankfurt am Main
20.  Which bay, lying between the Canadian Atlantic provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, displays the largest tidal ranges in the world?

    Bay of Fundy