What country is not a part of Scandinavia?
Correct answer: Finland
Scandinavia traditionally consists of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Finland is a Nordic country but is not usually considered part of Scandinavia.
Northern Europe, Capitals & World Places
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- What country is not a part of Scandinavia?
- In what country is Virginia Falls located?
- According to its own institutional history, which university traces its roots to the Colegio de San Ildefonso founded in Cebu in 1595?
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In what country is Virginia Falls located?
Correct answer: Canada
Virginia Falls is located on the South Nahanni River in Canada’s Northwest Territories, within Nahanni National Park Reserve.
According to its own institutional history, which university traces its roots to the Colegio de San Ildefonso founded in Cebu in 1595?
Correct answer: University of San Carlos Cebu
The University of San Carlos traces its roots to the Colegio de San Ildefonso, founded in Cebu in August 1595. Its institutional history also records closure in 1769 and reopening in 1783, so this origin date should not be presented as uninterrupted university operation.
What does the Alaskan term break up mean?
Correct answer: End of winter, beginning of summer
In Alaska, “breakup” refers to the spring thaw when river and sea ice breaks apart, marking the end of winter and the approach of summer.
What is the capital of Vietnam?
Correct answer: Hanoi
Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam and the seat of the country’s national government.
In which country is Tallinn located?
Correct answer: Estonia
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia, a Baltic country in Northern Europe.
What was the Darfur region of western Sudan named after?
Correct answer: A tribe of people called the Fur tribe
Darfur means “land of the Fur,” referring to the Fur ethnic group historically associated with the region.
Where is the city of Haarlem located?
Correct answer: The Netherlands
Haarlem is a city in the western Netherlands and the capital of the province of North Holland.
Which of these countries is not written in its native language?
Correct answer: Slovaško
Slovaško is the Czech name for Slovakia; the country’s name in its native Slovak language is Slovensko.
Which country shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti?
Correct answer: Dominican Republic
Haiti and the Dominican Republic share the island of Hispaniola.
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- What country is not a part of Scandinavia?
- In what country is Virginia Falls located?
- According to its own institutional history, which university traces its roots to the Colegio de San Ildefonso founded in Cebu in 1595?
- What does the Alaskan term break up mean?
- What is the capital of Vietnam?
- In which country is Tallinn located?
- What was the Darfur region of western Sudan named after?
- Where is the city of Haarlem located?
- Which of these countries is not written in its native language?
- Which country shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti?
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