Statistics for Hard Geography Questions about the World

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Which country, historically the heart of the Ottoman Empire, lies primarily on the peninsula of Anatolia, or Asia Minor between the Black and Mediterranean Seas?	Turkey	96%
Cashews are an important export crop for Tanzania and which neighboring country to the north?	Kenya	94%
The Yamal Peninsula, which lies north of the Arctic Circle, holds what may be the largest natural gas reserves in the world. This peninsula is part of what country?	Russia	94%
The capital of the country that makes up more than 70 percent of the Arabian Peninsula is one of the most isolated capital cities in the world. Name this city	Riyadh	93%
Ben Nevis, the highest peak in the British Isles, is near Loch Linnhe in which major political country of the United Kingdom?	Scotland	92%
The Turpan Depression, an oasis near the northern boundary of the Taklimakan Desert, is the lowest point in which country in Asia?	China	68%