Loaded Questions 6/6/22 - Geography
A whole new world!
This Monday edition is available to all Loaded Question readers. Be sure to subscribe to unlock 55 more questions every week! To briefly talk about the WQC, I loved it. This humble 29yo got a 102 on my first official taking of it. Couldn’t be more thrilled. I already know what I want to work on to get better. And did the question of did this newsletter help, F*** YES. Nailed the Chinese Olympic athlete and the Academy Award category question because of making these questions. Are there questions that I’ve asked on LQ that I missed on WQC? Yes! Were there questions I wrote in practice during the last month leading up to the test that were on the test that I didn’t remember? Yes again! Let’s call them rookie mistakes. Next June, I’ll be 30, and LQ will have asked more than 5600 questions. And I’m ready for that hustle. Anyway, enjoy 11 geography questions!
1. The largest city between Juneau and Vancouver is what coastal British Columbia city on Kaien Island named for a figure born in 1619?
2. Davao City is the largest city on what second-largest island of the Philippines?
3. Home to whale hunters and diphthong pronouncers, what is the capital of the Faroe Islands?
4. Which two countries that end -stan do not border China?
5. The largest non-capital city in Central America, what industrial city in northwest Honduras was apparently known as the "murder capital of the world" until 2016 when Caracas took over?
6. The Picasso Birthplace Museum is located in what southern Spanish coastal city, located in the Costa del Sol and the namesake of a sweet wine?
7. What African region takes its name from the Arabic for "the West"?
8. Sounding like a type of newspaper, what word describes a geographical dictionary or glossary that accompanies an atlas or map?
9. What thoroughfare in South Beach in Miami Beach is known for their Art Deco inspired pastel-colored buildings?
10. Located in southern Bolivia, what largest salt flat in the world was a filming location for Crait in "Star Wars: The Last Jedi"?
11. Western North Dakota is home to what formation, an oil-producing geological formation near Williston that has led to a major boom to ND's economy?
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1. The largest city between Juneau and Vancouver is what coastal British Columbia city on Kaien Island named for a figure born in 1619? Prince Rupert, British Columbia
2. Davao City is the largest city on what second-largest island of the Philippines? Mindanao
3. Home to whale hunters and diphthong pronouncers, what is the capital of the Faroe Islands? Tórshavn
4. Which two countries that end -stan do not border China? Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
5. The largest non-capital city in Central America, what industrial city in northwest Honduras was apparently known as the "murder capital of the world" until 2016 when Caracas took over? San Pedro Sula
6. The Picasso Birthplace Museum is located in what southern Spanish coastal city, located in the Costa del Sol and the namesake of a sweet wine? Málaga
7. What African region takes its name from the Arabic for "the West"? Maghreb
8. Sounding like a type of newspaper, what word describes a geographical dictionary or glossary that accompanies an atlas or map? Gazetteer
9. What thoroughfare in South Beach in Miami Beach is known for their Art Deco inspired pastel-colored buildings? Ocean Drive
10. Located in southern Bolivia, what largest salt flat in the world was a filming location for Crait in "Star Wars: The Last Jedi"? Salar de Uyuni
11. Western North Dakota is home to what formation, an oil-producing geological formation near Williston that has led to a major boom to ND's economy? Bakken formation