Geo Quiz
The Geo Quiz from PRI's The World challenges your knowledge of people and places, geography and culture. Created by journalists in the newsroom, each Geo Quiz question comes with its own answer, a fascinating report or interview that reveals a mystery location. Subscribe to the podcast: RSS
PRI's The World
December 09, 2014
For this Geo Quiz, we're looking for the country whose economists are treated like rock stars.
PRI's The World
November 26, 2014
In the American city we want you to name, a Buddha statue purchased at a hardware store managed to turn an eyesore of a street corner into a shrine and gathering place.
PRI's The World
November 18, 2014
The country we want you to name for this week's Geo Quiz has produced a single malt that beat Scotland in the unofficial world whisky ranks.
PRI's The World
November 07, 2014
The latest food trend out of this city combines Asian flavors with South American staples. For this week's Geo Quiz, we're looking for the name of that South American city.
PRI's The World
October 31, 2014
In this North American city, rising tides could mean trouble — in a hundred years, at least. That's why a group of sustainability experts have drafted a plan that adapts to rising sea levels rather than fighting them. The key is canals. For this week's Geo Quiz, we're looking for the city which could someday become North America's very own Venice.
Development & Education
PRI's The World
October 24, 2014
In the heart of a South American city, a 45-story abandoned skyscraper has become a haven for squatters. For this week's Geo Quiz, we're looking for the city where this tower is located. Can you name it?
PRI's The World
October 10, 2014
The folk music of this region in the southeast of Europe has influenced a new musical scene in Mexico, of all places. Can you name it?
PRI's The World
October 03, 2014
When you think of Scotland, it's likely you think of kilts, haggis, and — of course — bagpipes. Scots produce most of the world's bagpipes, but there's a country that comes in close second. Can you name it?
PRI's The World
September 12, 2014
Scotland has been buzzing with news about the upcoming independence referendum. But one Scottish island won't be getting any updates on the latest referendum news — at least on their smartphones. That's because there's no cell service. Can you name this unplugged island?
Arts, Culture & Media
PRI's The World
August 29, 2014
Sergei Dovlatov was a Russian author who wrote about the absurdity of life. Now, he's being honored with a street name in New York City. Can you name which borough the street is in?
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Business, Finance & Economics
I never thought twice about my Barilla pasta, until now
PRI's The World
September 27, 2013
So what would cause you to boycott your favorite pasta brand? Host Marco Werman of PRI's The World says Barilla is finding out after saying it won't use gays in its ads.
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Politics
Can you name the five remaining communist countries in the world?
PRI's The World
December 10, 2013
If you know the five countries that still call themselves communist, can you say which one is hewing most closely to Marxist principles?
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Politics
Lawmakers in this European country are considering a 'pink quota' to achieve gender parity in politics
PRI's The World
March 07, 2014
There's a country in Europe where a new prime minister has helped put gender parity on the agenda. But the country's female lawmakers want him to go much further.
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Arts, Culture & Media
Long Lost Spanish Fort Discovered in Great Smoky Mountains
PRI's The World
July 24, 2013
Archaeologists have just discovered the remains of a Spanish fort from 16th century explorers. University of Michigan archaeologist Robin Beck says Fort San Juan represents the earliest known European fort in the interior of what is now the United States.
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Arts, Culture & Media
The coolest video you will ever see of the tallest church on earth
PRI's The World
October 01, 2013
Watch a computer do what humans have been trying to do for the last 144 years — finish Barcelona's Sagrada Familia.
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Arts, Culture & Media
Expat Hipsters Not Winning Friends in Berlin
PRI's The World
September 23, 2013
Berlin has become a magnet for painters, musicians and designers since the fall of The Wall more than two decades ago. But they've also created tension, as locals bemoan what they call their hipster attitudes - and the rising rents that have come with the coolness.
Lifestyle & Belief
Art Nabbed a Parking Spot in Ireland's Busiest City
PRI's The World
September 20, 2013
You've heard about Parking Day, right? Well, the idea is to reclaim open space one parking spot at a time to demonstrate that cities are for people, not just for trucks and cars. Do you think this will go over well in one of Ireland's busiest cities?
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Science, Tech & Environment
Restoring a once mighty river that has slowed to a trickle
PRI's The World
March 26, 2014
Updated
Can you name the river that rises in a US state at the western edge of the Great Plains and travels 1,400 miles, passes through five US states and Mexico, and is being celebrated for an agreement between the two countries that includes environmental benefits for the first time ever?
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Lifestyle & Belief
Which came first? Mexico's famous drink, or the town that distills it?
PRI's The World
May 15, 2014
For today's Geo Quiz, we asked a man whose family has been growing agave cactus for four generations to tell us the origin of the name Tequila. The liquor is made by baking and distilling the cactus.
Lifestyle & Belief
Slideshow: Bosnian Muslim Walking to Mecca for the Hajj
PRI's The World
March 12, 2012
A 47-year-old Bosnian Muslim is making a 3,600 miles pilgrimage from Bosnia to Mecca on foot. Each year millions of Muslims make the annual pilgrimage to the Saudi city for the Hajj.