Historical Geography Trivia Questions
Total Questions: 29
What city in Flanders, known for being a chief textile production center in the 15th century, was the site of a treaty signing in 1814?
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ghent
To what did Emperor Jean-Jacques Dessalines change the name of his part of Hispaniola?
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haiti
What island did the Soviet North Pole station, established in 1937, get rescued off of after drifting away for 9 months?
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greenland
Which larger island was colonized by Eric the Red about a century after the colonization of Iceland?
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greenland
Which British colony in the Atlantic was used as a base for blockade running during the Civil War?
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bermuda
Which region in France was colonized by the Vikings in the 900s and is named after them?
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normandy
Which island, with its Port of Cagliari, was integrated into the Kingdom of Italy in 1861?
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sardinia
What river, referred to by the Romans as Albis, marked the farthest advance of the Roman Empire into Germany?
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elbe
Which Flemish geographer developed a map of the world in 1569 where Greenland appears larger than Africa?
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gerardus mercator
What is the name of the Dominican capital that was originally founded as Nueva Isabela by Christopher Columbus, making it the first European colony in the New World?
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santo domingo
Which country gained control of Thessaly after it was ceded by Turkey during the Garfield era?
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greece
What country did China take over in 1950-51 that is referred to as the 'roof of the world'?
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tibet
Which Northern European country, once a grand duchy under Russian rule, gained its independence in 1917?
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finland
In the 15th century, Prince Henry established one of the first navigation schools near Sagres in which country?
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portugal
In 1697, Spain ceded one-third of which Caribbean island to France?
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hispaniola
Which republic did Russia transfer the province of Crimea to in 1954?
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ukraine
Which ancient region lies between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers and is analogous to the area between the Uruguay and Parana Rivers in South America?
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mesopotamia
What city, first called Al-Fustat, was established in 640 at the south end of the Nile delta?
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cairo
What was Bangladesh known as prior to its independence following the 1971 civil war?
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east pakistan
What is the name of Mainland Europe's only active volcano that buried several Italian cities in 79 A.D.?
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mount vesuvius
In which Scandinavian nation did Harold Fairhair become the first king by 900 A.D.?
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norway
What country was historically referred to as Cathay?
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china
What is the Syrian capital that was conquered by Alexander the Great in 333 B.C. and is one of the oldest cities in the world?
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damascus
In the early 1800s, from which country did Sweden lose Finland?
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russia
Which country is home to the Gallipoli Peninsula, where significant battles occurred during World War I?
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turkey
Which significant waterway, opened to all ships by an 1888 convention, remained accessible until the outbreak of World War I?
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suez canal
Which state was once part of Massachusetts during colonial times and does not border it now?
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maine
Which country acquired Thessaly and part of Epirus from Turkey in 1881?
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greece
What present-day province was known as Upper Canada until 1841, while present-day Quebec was known as Lower Canada?
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ontario
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