This is the flag of which country?
Italy
True or false. Bhutan is the first and only carbon-negative country in the world
True the carbon footprint is so small that the nation removes more CO2 from the atmosphere than it emits. The country has large forests which absorb carbon
Which county spans 5 time zones but only operates on 1 time zone?
Russia
Mexico
China
India
What is the most visited country in the world?
France
China
Spain
USA
True or False. The official name of only 2 countries begins with “The”.
True. Officially, only two countries as of 2018 have “the” in their official English country names; The Gambia and The Bahamas.
What is the smallest country in the world by area?
Vatican City
Liechtenstein
Nauru
Monaco
Which ocean is the warmest on average?
Pacific Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
How many countries make up the United Kingdom?
4: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
No country in the world starts with this letter.
Q
X
Y
Z
Where were apricots originally cultivated?
Mexico
Morocco
China
Belgium
True or False. Ants can be found on every continent in the world
False. Ants are found on every continent on Earth except Antarctica. Some islands like Greenland do not have native ant species, but ants now live there.
What is the largest country in the world by land mass?
China
Russia
USA
Canada
This is the flag of which country?
Switzerland
What is the language most spoken in the world (incl second/third/etc languages)?
English
Hindi
Spanish
Mandarin
This is the flag of which country?
Colombia
Venezuela
Bolivia
Paraguay
What country has the most islands?
Japan
Norway
Indonesia
Sweden
This is the flag of which country?
Iceland
Finland
Norway
Sweden
What is the most visited museum in the world?
National Air and space Museum in Washington, DC
British Museum in London
Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC
The Louvre in Paris
What is the most populous African country?
Ethiopia
Nigeria
Egypt
South Africa
Where was tea invented?
Japan
England
China
India
What is the most populous country in the world?
China
Nigeria
India
Mexico
Which country borders the most other countries?
China
Brazil
Russia
Germany
This is the flag of which country?
Iceland
Norway
Sweden
Finland
What factor defines all deserts?
lack of rainfall
sandy terrain
heat
lack of plant/animal life
What is the most populous country in the European Union?
Spain
France
Italy
Germany
Name 5 of the world’s seas
Mediterranean Sea, Caribbean Sea, South China Sea, Sargasso Sea, Caspian Sea, Black Sea, Bering Sea, North Sea, Baltic Sea, Sea of Japan, Arabian Sea, Red Sea,
Name 5 countries that lie completely within the Southern Hemisphere
New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Madagascar, Mozambique, South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, Bolivia, Chile, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, Namibia, Argentina,Russia
What are the summer months in Australia?
December, January, and February
Name 5 common things people forget to pack for vacation/travel
Power cables, chargers, sunscreen, toothbrushes, razors, toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner, floss, toiletries, soap, hairbrush, comb, glasses, medicine, etc.
What is the tallest mountain in the world when measured from sea level?
Mount Fuji
Mount Everest
Nanga Parbat
Mount Kilimanjaro
What is the longest boarder between two countries?
USA and Canada
Chile and Argentina,
Brazil and Uruguay
Russia and Kazakhstan
This is the flag of which country?
Mexico
This is the flag of which country?
Ireland
True or False. The Sahara Desert spans 10 countries.
True. The enormous desert spans 10 countries (Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Sudan and Tunisia)
This is the flag of which country?
Northern Ireland
Australia
Wales
New Zealand
This is the flag of which country?
New Zealand
Northern Ireland
Australia
Jamaica
This is the flag of which country?
Croatia
Ukraine
Georgia
Albania
What is the longer river in the world?
Amazon
Yangtze
Nile
Yellow
True or False. New York, NY USA is north of Rome, Italy.
False. Rome is further North than New York City. New York City is about the same latitude as Naples Italy.
This is the flag of which country?
France
Which of these countries does NOT lie on the equator?
Philippines
Uganda
Indonesia
Brazil
What is the largest state in the US by land mass?
Florida
Alaska
California
Texas
What is the tallest building in the world?
Shanghai Tower in Shanghai
Burj Khalifa in Dubai
Merdeka 118 in Kuala Lampur
One World Trade Center in NYC