Historical Geography Trivia Questions
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What name, also found on Captain Smith's 1614 map of New England, did the Pilgrims give to their colony?
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plymouth
On which continent did Spain create a colony called the Viceroyalty of the Rio De La Plata in 1776?
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south america
Which nation, alongside Japan, claimed portions of Sakhalin island from 1905 until the end of WWII?
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soviet union
In which country was the city of Adelaide founded in 1836 and named after the wife of King William IV?
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australia
What is the famous city, derived from the Hebrew word Babel, where the famous tower was built?
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babylon
On which cape did the Pilgrims drop anchor in Provincetown Harbor in 1620?
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cape cod
Which river's source area was guessed by Ptolemy nearly 2,000 years before it was actually discovered?
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nile
Which river became the boundary between Mexico and Texas according to the 1848 treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
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rio grande
Which city, renowned for its wines, did the French government temporarily move to during both World War I and World War II?
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bordeaux
Which European power established a home for emancipated slaves at Libreville, Gabon in 1849?
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france
In which present-day country was the capital of the Hindu-Buddhist Khmer kingdom located between the 800s and 1400s?
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cambodia
Which European country annexed the Bismarck Archipelago in 1884, leading to its naming?
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germany
In 1889, Trinidad combined with which island to form a single British colony?
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tobago
Which city serves as the headquarters for administering the Warsaw Pact?
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moscow
Which lake, connected to Lake Ontario by the Welland Canal in 1829 to bypass Niagara Falls, is an important part of Canadian history?
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lake erie
Which North American country legally included five Central American countries in 1822-23?
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mexico
Which Egyptian port city was founded by a Macedonian king in 332 B.C.?
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alexandria
On which continent did Arthur Phillip establish the first permanent European colony in 1788?
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australia
What French-Canadian city was founded by Samuel de Champlain as a trading post in 1608?
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quebec city
New Netherland extended up which river to the Mohawk?
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hudson river
In 1864, John M. Bozeman helped establish a town in the Gallatin Valley located in which current U.S. state?
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montana
Which city near the Nile delta, founded by Muslims in 969 A.D., was never inhabited by ancient Egyptians?
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cairo
What is the name of the island where Napoleon was first exiled, located between Corsica and the Italian mainland?
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elba
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