Capital Cities
What is the capital city of Australia?
Canberra
What do we call a piece of land surrounded by water?
Island
How many continents are there in the world?
What do we call a shaking of the Earth’s surface caused by movement in the crust?
Earthquake
Which country’s flag is known as the “Union Jack”?
United Kingdom
Which country has Ottawa as its capital?
Canada
What is the name of the tallest mountain in the world?
Mount Everest
Name the continents:
Europe, Australia, Antarctica, North America, South America, Asia, Africa
What is the name for a giant wave caused by an underwater earthquake?
Tsunami
Which country has a red maple leaf on its flag?
Canada
Name the country whose capital city is Wellington.
New Zealand
What type of landform is the Grand Canyon?
Canyon
What is the largest continent?
Asia
What do we call a spinning storm that forms over warm ocean water?
Cyclone/Hurricane/Typhoon
What color is the Australian flag’s background?
Blue
What is the capital of South Africa?
Pretoria, Cape Town and Bloemfontein (all acceptable)
What is the longest river in the world?
Nile
Which continent has no permanent residents?
Antarctica
Which natural disaster occurs when molten rock erupts from a mountain?
Volcanic Eruption
Which flag has a red circle on a white background?
Japan
Which country has Lisbon as its capital?
Portugal
What is the term for a flat, treeless plain found in the Arctic region?
Tundra
Which continent is the smallest in land area?
Australia
What do we call the severe lack of water over a long period of time?
Drought
How many stars are on the flag of the United States?
50