Can you pick US cities from nicknames or know how much of Australia is outback? Test your geography knowledge --[Reported by Umva mag]

IF you love galavanting around the globe from the comfort of your home, then a new book could be right up your street. Prisoners Of Geography: The Quiz Book lets you test your knowledge of the world. A collection of questions, puzzles, word games and maps will really get you thinking on a global scaleGetty A staggering amount of Japan’s population live in the Greater Tokyo areaAlamy Compiled by Tim Marshall, above, it features questions, puzzles, word games and maps to really get you thinking on a global scale. Here, we bring you 15 exclusive tailored questions from the brain-teaser. How many can you get right? Answers below. 1 ) Can you identify these US cities from their nicknames?a) Sin Cityb) The Windy Cityc) The Big Appled) City of Angelse) The Motor City 2) Which of the fractions below roughly describes the proportion of Japan’s entire population that lives in the Greater Tokyo area? a) One tenthb) A quarterc) A thirdd) More than half 3) Which country in Europe has the longest coastline? a) Norwayb) Russiac) Greeced) UK 4) Which of these countries isn’t on Greenwich Mean Time a) Irelandb) Icelandc) Franced) UKe) Portugal 5) Which European capital city is described as the City of Light? a) Parisb) Londonc) Dublin 6) How many times has Russia been invaded from the west in the last 500 years? a) 0b) 3c) 5d) 11 7) Which animal is responsible for the most deaths in Africa? a) Mosquitob) Lionc) Crocodiled) Black mamba 8) What type of tree is on the Lebanese flag? a) Cedarb) Oakc) Pined) Palm 9) Which of the below would be the most fitting term to describe the South American coastline? a) The shores of paradiseb) The forbidding cliffsc) The populated rimd) The jungle’s edge The Australian Outback is a huge part of the biggest island on planet EarthGetty 10) What percentage of Australia is covered by the Outback? a) 10%b) 30%c) 50%d) 70% 11) Who said that a major war would be sparked by “some damned foolish thing in the Balkans”? a) Winston Churchillb) David Lloyd Georgec) Woodrow Wilsond) Otto von Bismarck 12) The Arctic Ocean is the smallest of the world’s oceans. Which of these countries is closest to it in size? a) Irelandb) Francec) Indiad) Russia 13) Why didn’t Egypt succeed as a superpower? a) It embarked on a hugely expensive programme of ceremonial building work, including the sphinx and pyramids, among many others lost in the sandb) Religious orthodoxy forbade itc) It lacked the trees to build a great navy 14) Approximately how long ago did Australia break off from Antarctica? a) 2million yearsb) 7million yearsc) 35million yearsd) 100million years 15) Visible from outer space, what is the name of the world’s largest living structure? Answers 1. a) Las Vegas; b)Chicago; c) New York City; d) Los Angeles; e) Detroit; 2. c) A third; 3. a) Norway; 4. c) France; 5. a) Paris; 6. c) Five; 7. a) Mosquito; 8. a) Cedar; 9. c) The populated rim; 10. d) 70 per cent; 11. d) Bismarck; 12. d) Russia; 13. c) It lacked the trees; 14. c) 35 million years; 15. The Great Barrier Reef Prisoners Of Geography: The Quiz Book by Tim Marshall (Elliott & Thompson, £16.99) is out now. Tim Marshall’s book is fascinating and educational for people of all agesElliott & Thompson Tim Marshall’s quiz book lets you test your knowledge of the worldNick Gregan

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