i stink at geography

it's a fact. a well KNOWN fact. however, i did surprisingly well (for me that is) on this annual geo quiz from the sf gate / chronicle

John Flinn, Chronicle Staff Writer

1. Are there any countries where you can you see lions and tigers and bears in the wild?
2. What is the only U.S. state to allow its residents to cast absentee ballots from outer space?
3. If you could somehow hover at a point in space just above the equator, roughly how fast would the ground below be moving relative to you?
4. It was originally named the Flavian Amphitheater, but nobody calls it that today. What is its more common name?
5. Every nation whose name begins with "A" also ends with "a" - with two exceptions. What are they?
(the other 45 questions at the link above)