Historical Geography Trivia Questions
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In 1630, the village of Shawmut, Massachusetts changed its name to what city?
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boston
What capital city of Sierra Leone was founded by British abolitionists in 1787 as a home for liberated slaves?
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freetown
What is the name of the North Korean capital that is considered the oldest city on the Korean Peninsula?
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pyongyang
In which modern-day country did Portuguese explorers dub the land the Gold Coast after finding gold?
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ghana
What is the current name of the country that was previously known as the Malagasy Republic?
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madagascar
What is the name of the island where Virginia Dare was born in 1587?
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roanoke island
When George Washington was 21, he had a mission in what was then the Far West, in Pennsylvania, near which Great Lake?
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lake erie
Under what Latin name did the island formerly known as Albion go on to 'rule the waves'?
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britannia
Which capital city on the Danube became the first in eastern Europe to have a subway in 1896?
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budapest
Under Hammurabi, what new name was given to the Plain of Shinar?
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babylon
In which country, located on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, was the region ruled by the Queen of Sheba?
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yemen
In which modern-day Mideast country did the Sumerians establish Sumer?
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iraq
In 1930, the name of which country's capital city changed from Angora to Ankara?
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turkey
Which country on Africa's southeast coast was at least partly occupied by Portugal from the early 1500s to 1975 and has 10 letters in its name?
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mozambique
What is the name of the nation that was administered by the Germans until WWI as South West Africa and is now independent?
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namibia
In which African country was the ancient city of Old Carthage located?
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tunisia
Which Venezuelan river did Lope de Aguirre discover to be connected to the Amazon in 1561?
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orinoco
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