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Interesting Geography and History Questions #2

Can you correctly answer all these geography and history questions?
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Last updated: January 4, 2022
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1. What percentage of the world's enclaves and exclaves does the India Bangladesh border compose?
37% ✓
15% ✓
50% ✓
80% ✓
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtLxZiiuaXs
2. How many months a year does Rjukan, Norway have of daylight?
6 ✓
12 ✓
3 ✓
9 ✓
Source: https://www.endesa.com/en/blogs/endesa-s-blog/others/cities-hours-sunlight
3. What was the largest contiguous empire in history? How about the absolute largest empire?
Roman Empire and Russian Empire ✓
Qing Dynasty and Spanish Empire ✓
Mongol Empire and British Empire ✓
Umayyad Caliphate and French Colonial Empire ✓
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_empires
4. What is the percentage of Mongolians living in Inner Mongolia, in China when compared to Mongolia?
140% ✓
75% ✓
50% ✓
1000% ✓
Mongolia population: 3.3 Ethnic Mongols: 95%; Inner Mongolia population 24 Million; Ethnic Mongols: 17%
5. What was the nationality of the explorer who found Alaska on behalf of the Russian Empire?
Austrian ✓
Danish ✓
British ✓
Russian ✓
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitus_Bering
6. Who was the first european explorer to arrive at today's Brazil?
Walter Raleigh ✓
Hernán Cortés ✓
Pedro Álvares Cabral ✓
Amerigo Vespucci ✓
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerigo_Vespucci
7. Can you walk from India to Sri Lanka on foot?
Yes ✓
No ✓
The countries are connected by a coral island chain which used to be crossable a few centuries ago. Not anymore. Source: https://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2015-11-02/the-many-legends-of-adams-bridge-sri-lanka-india
8. The Bosporus Canal is famous for being the _____ / _____ limit.
Black Sea/Aegean Sea ✓
Asia/Europe ✓
Greece/Turkey ✓
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul_Canal
9. What is the world's most pirated region?
Mozambique Canal ✓
Gulf of Oman ✓
Gulf of Guinea ✓
Sea of Andaman ✓
Source: https://www.marineinsight.com/marine-piracy-marine/10-maritime-piracy-affected-areas-around-the-world/
10. China and India make up roughly ___ of the human population in the entire world.
1/2 ✓
1/5 ✓
1/4 ✓
1/3 ✓
World pop: 7.75 Billion; China: 1.40 Billion; India: 1.38 Billion
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