Posts Tagged with "geography facts"

Statistics for a Fact Based World View

2014 Aug 12   category: World Affairs   author:  

Gapminder.org is a website that presents statistics on global economic development in a way that is entertaining and interesting. Their first challenge was to tap into those statistics, which are typically held by organizations such as the United Nations but are not generally presented in a way that captures the imagination. They then developed the Trendalyzer software, which presents that data in time lapse fashion and graphically illustrates key changes over time. Watch some of their videos and you may well come across some recent trends in global development that will surprise you.

December 2013 Trivia Question

2013 Dec 06   category: Fun & Games   author:  

Q: This Himalayan kingdom is noted for its proactive conservation efforts – it has committed to maintain at least 60% of its territory as forest and has designated more than 40% as protected areas – which nation is it?

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November 2013 Trivia Question

2013 Nov 01   category: Fun & Games   author:  

Q: On November 3, there will be a hybrid solar eclipse – what is a ‘hybrid’ solar eclipse?

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October 2013 Trivia Question

2013 Oct 04   category: Fun & Games   author:  

Q: What is noteworthy about the lyrics to Spain’s national anthem, “La Marcha Real”?

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September 2013 Trivia Question

2013 Sep 06   category: Fun & Games   author:  

Q: On September 16, Mexicans celebrate the ‘Grito de Dolores’ (Cry of Dolores), which in 1810 called for their independence from Spain – who uttered the call?

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August 2013 Trivia Question

2013 Aug 09   category: Fun & Games   author:  

Q: This is the westernmost of the six continental African countries traversed by the equator – what is its name?

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July 2013 Trivia Question

2013 Jul 04   category: Fun & Games   author:  

Q: Only two signers of the US Declaration of Independence went on to become US Presidents; coincidentally they both died on July 4, 1826 – who were they?

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June 2013 Trivia Question

2013 Jun 07   category: Fun & Games   author:  

Q: Ullortuneq is Greenland’s National Day and it occurs on June 21 but what does the name mean?

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May 2013 Trivia Question

2013 May 10   category: Fun & Games   author:  

Q: The name of which South American country is a description, in the local Guarani language, of the river that runs through it?

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April 2013 Trivia Question

2013 Apr 12   category: Fun & Games   author:  

Q: Africa’s highest point at 5895m and lowest point at -697m (on a lake-bed) both lie within which country?

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