North America/South America
What river borders US and Mexico?
Rio Grande
This volcano buried the entire city of Pompeii in 79CE
Mt. Vesuvius
This country invented the paper making process
China
This Australian rockband is known for its hit “Highway to Hell”
AC/DC
This river is the longest river in Africa
The Nile River
Which Indigenous civilization built the ancient city of Tenochtitlan, the ruins of which sit beneath modern-day Mexico City?
The Aztecs
This woman was the first Prime Ministr of Great Britain
This country is the known for eating tea leaves.
Myanmar (Burma)
Which massive coral reef system is located off the coast of Queensland?
The Great Barrier Reef
This is the largest desert in Africa
The Sahara Desert
Which Central American nation is the only one in the region that does not have a coastline on the Caribbean Sea?
El Savador
America was named after this Italian merchant and explorer.
Amerigo Vespucci
This kingdom is known as the Druk-Yal (Land of the Thunder Dragon)
Bhutan.
This mammal native to Australia is the only mammal to lay eggs.
Platypus
This body of water separates Africa and Europe
The longest river in North America is…
Missouri River
This Italian astronomist was the first person to provide observational evidence that the Earth revolved around the Sun.
Galileo Galilei
Which famous monument in Agra, India, was built by Emperor Shah Jahan as a mausoleum for his favorite wife?
Taj Mahal
What is the world's largest carnivorous marsupial, found only on a specific Australian island state?
The Tasmanian Devil
What ancient city in Mali was historically famous as a center of Islamic learning and trade?
Timbuktu
What system of 200+ waterfalls sits right on the border intersection of Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay?
Iguazu Falls
Which European capital city is built across 14 islands connected by 57 bridges?
Stockholm, Sweden
What is the tallest mountain in Southeast Asia?
Hkakabo Razi (Myanmar)
What do they call New Zealand in the Maori language?
Aotearoa (The Land of the Long White Cloud)
Which African country is world-renowned for its long-distance runners and is the birthplace of coffee?
Ethiopia