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