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Daily Questions #15: 10/10/22
The region of the day is the African Great Lakes Region! Lake Nyasa stretches from southern Tanzania and through the eastern half of a country. Name this country, whose capital is Lilongwe. The furthest major source of the Nile is what large lake south of Uganda which receives the Kagera River? What grassland in southern…
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Daily Questions #14: 10/09/22
Today, we’ll go over East Africa! (This also got delayed. My apologies.) The primarily Christian population of which country broke off from a larger, Islamic country in 2011? The Blue Nile originates at what lake, the largest in Ethiopia? The Red Sea and Gulf of Aden are connected by what strait that also separates Yemen…
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Daily Questions #13: 10/08/2022
(This got delayed; apologies.) Today’s questions are on Central Africa! What aptly named country north of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has its capital at Bangui? What island country, one of the smallest in Africa, can be found west of Port Gentil? The Congo River has its mouth near what Angolan exclave? Oyala is…
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Daily Questions #12: 10/07/22
Today’s topic is West Africa! What city, the second largest in Africa and the largest non-capital, is located on Nigeria’s southern coast? Lake Volta, the world’s largest artificial reservoir by surface area, was created by the Akosombo Dam. It can be found east of Kumasi in what country? What island, home to Praia, is the…
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Daily Questions #11: 10/06/22
Today, we jump to our last multi-region continent – Africa! We’ll start with North Africa. What river, the longest in the world, serves as the lifeblood for nearly the entire population of Egypt? The North African coast is indented by two gulfs, one in Tunisia and one in Libya. Name both of these gulfs. What…
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Daily Questions #10: 10/5/22
Today’s topic is Southeast Asia! What densely populated city-state is located on an island south of the Malay Peninsula? Hanoi is located on the Gulf of Tonkin and the delta of what river that originates in Yunnan? As a result of severe overpopulation, the Indonesian government plans to move its capital from Jakarta to Nusantara,…
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Daily Questions #9: 10/04/22
Today’s topic is East Asia! What term refers to the border area between North and South Korea? Ski resorts and hot spring monkeys can be found on what island connected to Honshu by the Seikan Tunnel? Yao Ming, one of the tallest NBA players ever, started out in what metropolitan area bordered by Jiangsu and…
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Daily Questions #8: 10/03/22
Today’s topic is South Asia! Also, check the pinned post for some clarification on how the daily questions work now. The Wakhan Corridor, separating Tajikistan and Kashmir, extends out from what country? Lucknow is the capital of the most populous national subdivision in the world. Name this Indian state. The current champions of the Indian…
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Daily Questions #7: 10/02/22
Today’s focus will be Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Siberia! What lake on the Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan border has mostly dried up as a result of heavy drainage for irrigation? The autonomous region of Nakchivan is surrounded by Armenia, Iran, and Turkey. It, however, belongs to which other primarily Islamic country? Lake Baikal is drained by what…
