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