Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009
National Geography Bee
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1.The Lewis and Clark Expedition explored which region from 1804 to 1806?
a. Louisiana Purchase
b. New England
c. Southwest
2. The Panama Canal links the Pacific Ocean with which other body of water?
a. Atlantic Ocean
b. Carribean Sea
c. Gulf of Mexico
3. Transylvania is a region that was made famous by a fictional character, Count Dracula. This region is located in which European country?
a. Belguim
b. Romania
c. Sweden
4. Mezzogiorno, a word meaning “midday” and referring to the hot noontime sun, is also the name given to the southern, less prosperous region of which European country?
a. Greece
b. Italy
c. Portugal
5. In February 1998 President Shevardnadze of the Republic of Georgia escaped an assassination attempt as his motorcade drove through his country’s capital city. Name this city.
a. Ankara
b. Baku
c. Tbilisi
Highlight below to see the answers:
1. A
2. B
3. B
4. B
5. C