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And still more geography questions . . .

2:37 AM Thu, Nov 20, 2008 |
Avis Gunther-Rosenberg    Email

1. In 2006, what south American country elected Michelle Bachelet as its first female president?

2. Founded as a fort by the French in 1701, which major U.S. city is located immediately north of Windsor, Ontario?

3. Devil's Tower, which is part of an extinct volcano, is a landmark, in which Rocky Mountain State?

4. Fisherman's Wharf, cable cars, and Chinatown -- one of the largest Chinese communities in the United States -- are all found in which city?

5. Brown v. Board of Education, the 1954 Supreme Court case that helped end racial segregation in public schools, focused on a school in what city in eastern Kansas?

6. Before being admitted to the Union in 1791, which independent state had long-running territorial disputes with New York and New Hampshire?

A replica of the Half Moon, the ship that Henry Hudson used on his explorations, can be found on a river named after him in which state?


Answers will be published in Sunday's blog.

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