General Awareness: The Equator Quiz

1. Part of the largest of the Galapagos Islands lays directly on the Equator. What is the name of this island?

a) Ferdinand Island
b) Isabela Island
c) Catherine Island
d) Santa Cruz

The correct answer is b) Isabela Island

2. In which country does the equator pass some 32km south of the capital, Kampala?

 a) Gabon
 b) Kenya
 c) Uganda
 d) Tanzania

The correct answer is c) Uganda

3. Which African lake, named for a British Queen, does the Equator pass through?

 a) Lake Victoria
 b) Lake Adelaide
 c) Lake Elizabeth
 d) Lake Berengaria

The correct answer is a) Lake Victoria

4. In South America the Equator is close to Quito, capital of Ecuador. In which mountain range is this situated?

a) The Andes
b) The Appenines
c) The Rockies
d) The Ozarks

The correct answer is a) The Andes

5. If the Equator divides the world into Northern and Southern Hemispheres what is the name of the line that divides it into Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

a) Tropic of Cancer
b) The Prime Meridian
c) Tropic of Capricorn
d) The Time Line

The correct answer is b) The Prime Meridian

6. In east Africa there is a country that sits on the Equator and is famous for its animal-rich national parks. Which country is this?

a) Uganda
b) Kenya
c) South Sudan
d) Ethiopia

The correct answer is b) Kenya

7. This equatorial country in South America has many industries, but is sadly famous for its cocaine trade. Its capital city is Bogota. What's the name of the country?

a) Panama
b) Colombia
c) Venezuela
d) Chile

The correct answer is b) Colombia

8. This country is Africa's second smallest nation and lies very close to the Equator, off the coast of Gabon in the Gulf of Guinea. Formerly a Portuguese colony, its main exports are coffee and cocoa. What is its name?

a) Equatorial Guinea
b) The Maldives
c) Sao Tome and Principe
d) Biafra

The correct answer is c) Sao Tome and Principe

9. The next equatorial country is found in South America and is the 5th largest country in the world. Its official language is Portuguese and it has one of the world's fastest growing economies. If I tell you that one of its most famous landmarks is Sugar Loaf Mountain, can you tell me which country this is?

a) Suriname
b) Ecuador
c) Brazil
d) Uruguay

The correct answer is c) Brazil

10. Pontianak, in the Republic of Indonesia, lies almost exactly on the equator. On which of this country's many islands is it located? (Hint: It is the third biggest island in the world.

a) Sumatra
b) Bali
c) Borneo
d) Singapore

The correct answer is c) Borneo