Which Australian island is named after one of the days of the week?

Geography Trivia / September 12, 2024

Thursday Island. Thursday Island lies in the Torres Strait Islands off the northern point of Cape York Peninsula, between Australia and Papua New Guinea.

Which U.S. state is known as the "Sugar State" or "Pelican State"?

Geography Trivia / September 12, 2024

Louisiana. The state bird of Louisiana is the eastern brown pelican and the state tree is the bald cypress.

Where would you find the Ernest Hemingway House?

Geography Trivia / September 11, 2024

Florida. The Earnest Hemingway Home in Key West was built in 1851 and bought by Hemingway in 1931.

Which continent's highest mountain is the lowest?

Geography Trivia / September 11, 2024

Australia. Not known for its mountains, Australia boasts the lowest tallest mountain.

What is the name of the old Fort in the Dry Tortugas, 70 miles West of Key West, FL?

Geography Trivia / September 10, 2024

Ft. Jefferson. Samuel Mudd, who was convicted of complicity in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, was imprisoned in Ft. Jefferson.

In what city, the capital of Iraq, is Aladdin said to have found his magic lamp?

Geography Trivia / September 10, 2024

Baghdad. Baghdad was said to be the home of Sinbad.