Get out your pencils. Sharpen your brain. It’s time to test your knowledge of the world with our annual geography quiz. We’ve used questions devised by Seattle Times travel staff and the Chicago ...

US Geography Quiz: The United States of America, a nation spanning a continent, boasts a geography as diverse and captivating as its people. From the sun-drenched beaches of California to the frosty ...

Australia is not only the world's smallest continent, but it's also the flattest and second-driest after Antarctica. China's mines are estimated to have mined 370 metric tonnes of gold in 2021. The ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

1. Zeeland is in the Netherlands; New Zealand was "discovered" by Dutch Capt. Abel Tasman. (We're not sure why the spelling was changed.) Brunswick (called Braunschweig in German) is a city and former ...