The capital city of China's Guangdong Province is Guangzhou, formerly known by what name?

Geography Trivia / September 14, 2024

Canton. Most of China's emigrants before the coming of Communism were from Guangdong Province and spoke Cantonese.

Valletta is the capital of which island nation?

Geography Trivia / September 13, 2024

Malta. The official name of Malta is Repubblika ta' Malta.

Kuala Lumpur is the capital of which southeast Asian nation?

Geography Trivia / September 13, 2024

Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur lies on the southern portion of the Malay Peninsula.

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.