How Did You Match Up To Tuvya? Get the Key

Tuesday afternoon, San Carlos Patch asked you if you could compete with fourth-grader Tuvya Bergson-Michelson's vast knowledge of geography! 

Bergson-Michelson won the California state Geography Bee and finished in 8th place nationally. San Carlos Patch listed 9 questions Bergson-Michelson answered correctly in Washington, D.C. to advance to the finals.

Time to see how you did!

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1. One country has promoted the sport of cricket in Tianjin, Dalian, and other cities in an effort to become a successful international competitor in the sport. Name this Asian country.

Answer: China

2. In the 2011 Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race, teams spent up to ten days hiking, biking, and kayaking through rugged areas such as the Brunswick Peninsula, northwest of Cape Horn, in what country?

Answer: Chile

3. In February 2011, restoration began on ten silent films from the early 1900s that were thought to have been lost until the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library gave copies to the United States. The library is in a city southwest of Lake Ladoga in what country?

Answer:  Russia

4. Which clue correctly describes the location of Genoa, Italy?
    a. on the Adriatic Sea
    b. southeast of San Marino
    c. north of Corsica

Answer: north of Corsica

5. Geothermal energy from volcanic activity in the Great Rift Valley near Lake Turkana is used to generate electricity. Most of Lake Turkana is in what country?

Answer: Kenya

6. Which surface would have a higher albedo value—asphalt or fresh snow?

Answer: fresh snow

7. Analogy Question: The Storting is to Norway as the Knesset is to WHAT?

Answer: Israel

8. The city of Kutaisi, in the Caucasus region, includes a cathedral and a monastery that were recognized [by UNESCO] as important examples of medieval architecture. Name the large body of water to its west.

Answer: Black Sea

9. The mountainous state of Tirol is the westernmost state in what country?

Answer: Austria