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