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Sunday, July 19, 2009

City Side (world edition) - Random Trivia Answers

A1) West. Melbourne, the capital of Victoria and the country's capital until 1927, lies on the east of the southern shore, while Perth lies on the south of the western shore.
A2) West. Rio de Janeiro is nearly directly east of Sao Paulo, the country's most populous city, although both are on the Atlantic Ocean.
A3) South. Beijing means Northern capital, while Nanjing means Southern capital. If you're looking for Dongjing (Eastern capital), that's China's name for Tokyo. To be complete, there is no Xijing (Western capital), but there is a Xi'An (Western Peace). (By coincidence, I just taught these four names to my sons today because they were playing with mah jong tiles).
A4) East. Bristol is in the west, on the Bristol Channel, while London is in the east, on the River Thames.
A5) East. Bordeaux is on the west coast in the south, on the Bay of Biscay, and Marseilles is on the southeast coast on the Mediterranean Sea.
A6) South. Hamburg is in the north, on the River Elbe, while Munich is in the south on the River Isar just north of the Bavarian Alps.
A7) West. Calcutta is on the east coast, on the Bay of Bengal, opposite Mumbai on the west coast, on the Arabian Sea.
A8) North. Rome is on the southwest coast, on the Tyrrhenian Sea yet almost in the middle of Italy, while Venice is to the north, on the Adriatic Sea.
A9) East. Both cities are near the middle of the island of Honshu, with Osaka to the west (and a little south) and Tokyo to the east (and a little north).
A10) South. Chihuahua is in the north, while Mazatlan is directly south along the southwestern shore touching the Pacific Ocean.
A11) South. Both cities are on North Island, with Auckland in the north and Wellington all the way south.
A12) West. Edinburgh, the capital, is to the southeast on the Firth of Forth leading to the North Sea, while Glasgow, the most populous city is in the south, on the River Clyde.

Saturday, July 18, 2009

City Side (world edition) - Random Trivia Questions

How well do you know your world geography? As a followup to last week's U.S. quiz, just specify whether the second city in each pair is north, south, east, or west of the first.

City Side (world edition) Questions

Q1) Australia: Melbourne to Perth
Q2) Brazil: Rio de Janeiro to Sao Paulo
Q3) China: Beijing to Nanjing
Q4) England: Bristol to London
Q5) France: Bordeaux to Marseilles
Q6) Germany: Hamburg to Munich
Q7) India: Calcutta to Mumbai
Q8) Italy: Rome to Venice
Q9) Japan: Osaka to Tokyo
Q10) Mexico: Chihuahua to Mazatlan
Q11) New Zealand: Auckland to Wellington
Q12) Scotland: Edinburgh to Glasgow

Sunday, July 12, 2009

City Side (U.S. edition) - Random Trivia Answers

A1) North. Fresno is just southwest of the geographic center of the state, while Sacramento is northeast of San Francisco and Oakland.
A2) North. A nearly straight north-to-south line can be drawn through the center of Colorado and its four most populous cities: Boulder, Denver, Colorado Springs, and Pueblo.
A3) West. Jacksonville borders the Atlantic Ocean, while Tallahassee lies along the middle of the northern edge of the state.
A4) East. Boise is near Oregon (almost exactly centered north and south), while Idaho Falls is in the southeast of Idaho, close to Montana and Wyoming and a little farther from Utah.
A5) East. Kansas City is on the west next to Kansas, while St. Louis is on the east touching Illinois.
A6) West. Billings is near Wyoming, while Butte is near Idaho. Helena is close to Butte, to the north and a little east.
A7) East. Bismarck is slightly west and south of the state's center, while Fargo is in the middle of the eastern edge next to Minnesota.
A8) North. Both cities are near the western edge of the state but not on the ocean, with Eugene in the middle and Salem more to the north, almost exactly halfway on a straight line to Portland.
A9) West. Knoxville lies in the eastern third of the state, Nashville in the middle third, and Memphis in the western third, all the way in the southwest corner.
A10) West. Houston is a port city on the Gulf of Mexico, while San Antonio lies farther inland, almost directly west but still in the eastern half of the state.
A11) West. Spokane is near Idaho, while Tacoma is a port city on the Pacific Ocean.
A12) East. Both cities are near the state's southern border, with Madison in the middle and Milwaukee all the way east on Lake Michigan.

Saturday, July 11, 2009

City Side (U.S. edition) - Random Trivia Questions

How well do you know the geography of the U.S. states? All you need to do this week is answer whether the second city in each pair is north, south, east, or west of the first.