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?
France
Which of these countries does NOT lie on the equator?
Indonesia
Uganda
Philippines
Brazil
What country has the most islands?
Japan
Indonesia
Norway
Sweden
What is the language most spoken in the world (incl second/third/etc languages)?
Spanish
Hindi
Mandarin
English
This is the flag of which country?
Ireland
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.
This is the flag of which country?
Finland
Sweden
Norway
Iceland
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
No country in the world starts with this letter.
Q
Y
Z
X
This is the flag of which country?
Italy
What is the longer river in the world?
Nile
Amazon
Yangtze
Yellow
This is the flag of which country?
Bolivia
Colombia
Venezuela
Paraguay
What factor defines all deserts?
lack of plant/animal life
lack of rainfall
heat
sandy terrain
Which ocean is the warmest on average?
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
What is the most populous African country?
Ethiopia
South Africa
Nigeria
Egypt
This is the flag of which country?
New Zealand
Australia
Northern Ireland
Wales
What is the most populous country in the world?
China
Mexico
Nigeria
India
What is the tallest building in the world?
Burj Khalifa in Dubai
Shanghai Tower in Shanghai
Merdeka 118 in Kuala Lampur
One World Trade Center in NYC
This is the flag of which country?
Mexico
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.
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,
Where were apricots originally cultivated?
Mexico
Morocco
China
Belgium
This is the flag of which country?
Switzerland
What are the summer months in Australia?
December, January, and February
Which country borders the most other countries?
China
Russia
Brazil
Germany
What is the most visited museum in the world?
Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC
National Air and space Museum in Washington, DC
The Louvre in Paris
British Museum in London
This is the flag of which country?
Ukraine
Georgia
Croatia
Albania
Where was tea invented?
China
Japan
India
England
What is the tallest mountain in the world when measured from sea level?
Mount Fuji
Nanga Parbat
Mount Kilimanjaro
Mount Everest
What is the most visited country in the world?
China
USA
Spain
France
This is the flag of which country?
New Zealand
Jamaica
Australia
Northern Ireland
What is the smallest country in the world by area?
Nauru
Monaco
Vatican City
Liechtenstein
What is the most populous country in the European Union?
France
Germany
Spain
Italy
What is the largest country in the world by land mass?
Russia
Canada
China
USA
Which county spans 5 time zones but only operates on 1 time zone?
India
China
Mexico
Russia
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.
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?
Sweden
Iceland
Finland
Norway
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
How many countries make up the United Kingdom?
4: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
What is the longest boarder between two countries?
Chile and Argentina,
USA and Canada
Russia and Kazakhstan
Brazil and Uruguay
What is the largest state in the US by land mass?
Alaska
Texas
California
Florida