
What is the new name for the country previously know as Burma ?
[-------]
Myanmar

What is the sea between Arabia and Africa called ?
[The --- ---]
The Red Sea

What name has been given to the route that once connected ancient China and Rome ?
[The ---- ----]
The Silk Road

What name is given to a belt of low air pressure that is located at the equator ?
[The D-------]
The Doldrums

What was the former name of Bangladesh ?
[E--- P-------]
East Pakistan

Which country will not allow nuclear powered ships to dock, as it has declared itself a nuclear-free zone ?
New Zealand

Which European Federal republic joined the United Nations in 2002, has the currency abbreviation CHF ?
Switzerland

Which French town attracts 5 million visitors a year and has more hotels than any other French city except Paris ?
[-------]
Lourdes

Which Indian city in the Punjab is the religious centre of the Sikhs and contains the Golden Temple ?
[A-------]
Amritsar

Which is the only country in South America to have an Atlantic and a Pacific coast ?
Colombia

Which is the only country that is crossed by the equator and a tropic line ?
Brazil

Which N. African seaports name is Spanish for white house ?
[C---------]
Casablanca

Which are the only three countries that are completely surrounded by one other country ?
[The ------- State, S-- Mar---, Les----]
The Vatican State, San Marino, Lesotho

Which region, between the Tigris and the Euphrates, was known as the land Between Two Rivers ?
[M----------]
Mesopotamia