Historical Geography Trivia Questions
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Which area of Central America was legally transferred to the U.S. in 1904?
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panama canal zone
In which 3-part area, subdued by Julius Caesar, was the homeland of the Walloons?
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gaul
On which island, with its capital being Fort-De-France, did Napoleon's wife Josephine spend her first 15 years?
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martinique
In 1971, what name was replaced on maps when Bangladesh became the new designation?
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east pakistan
In which U.S. state was the first atomic bomb exploded in 1945 near Alamogordo?
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new mexico
Which team of surveyors is famous for demarcating the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania?
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mason & dixon
In which country is there a city named after Queen Victoria's prime minister, the 2nd Viscount Melbourne, in 1837?
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australia
In 1998, where did the Palestinians open their first airport, located in a region often associated with conflict?
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gaza strip
What name for the South is believed by some to have originated from $10 notes printed in New Orleans?
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dixie
What was the new name given to British New Guinea when it became a territory of Australia in 1906?
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papua new guinea
What was North China once called, a name derived from the Khitan people of Mongolia?
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cathay
In which present-day state were the Awatovi Pueblos located, near Tuba City, and housed 1,000 people in 1,300 rooms during the 1100s?
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arizona
What is the name of the port settlement that Catherine the Great fortified and renamed from Akhtiar?
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sevastopol
The term 'Caucasian' is properly applied to people who live in the Caucasus region of which former country?
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soviet union
What city, besieged in 1854 and 1855, lies just west of the real Crimea river called the Chernaya?
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sevastopol
What island was known as Santo Domingo during the Spanish colonial period?
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hispaniola
In 1946, Bosnia & Hercegovina were unified as one of the six constituent republics of which country?
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yugoslavia
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