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