The Ultimate Geography Quiz

by Berty Ashley, Akhila Phadnis

  • Category Non-Fiction
  • Format Paperback
  • Imprint Rupa
  • Price 150
  1. ISBN: 978-93-5333-712-4
  2. Pages: 88 pages
  3. Date: 1st November 2019

ABOUT THIS BOOK

Did you know that the world’s highest waterfall is named after an American aviator who crashed his plane nearby?

Did you know that a national park in Argentina contains fossils from all seven ages of the Triassic period?

The Ultimate Geography Quiz is a rich and engaging guide that will help open up new worlds of knowledge through interesting trivia.

This book includes more than one hundred questions that will introduce you to new and exciting facts not just about places, but also cultures, flags, experiences and even geographical phrases. Travellers and authors, Berty Ashley and Akhila Phadnis, share a background for every intriguing question, helping you grasp practical geographical concepts.

So get ready for an adventurous exploration around the earth!

AUTHOR OF THE BOOK

Berty Ashley is a molecular biologist with the Dystrophy Annihilation Research Trust. He works with rare genetic disorders. What is not rare, though, is to see him conducting quizzes or attending them. He is the author of the popular ‘Easy Like Sunday Morning’ series of quizzes published in The Hindu’s Sunday Magazine. He was the senior content editor for two seasons of the Tamil edition of Kaun Banega Crorepati. He is also a lover of music—not only playing but collecting, as is evident by his growing stack of vinyl records of jazz, prog, Hindustani and heavy metal music. He and his partner, Akhila, live in Bengaluru, surrounded by books, music and an assortment of pens and guitars.

Akhila Phadnis is a freelance translator. She holds a Masters in Translation Studies from Durham University, UK, and also in Psychology from Madras University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She enjoys reading, practicing calligraphy, learning new languages, quizzing, board games and taking long walks by the beach.