The Commonwealth of Nations

Commonwealth 1

100

Is the rupee a currency used in the commonwealth?

Yes (It is the Indian currency)

200

What year was the commonweath founded ?

It was foounded in 1949.

300

The year when the last country joined the commonweath:

a)2005

b)1995

c)2022

d)2024

c)2022

400

Last country that joined the commonweath:

a)Nigeria

b)Togo

c)Fiji

d)Egypt

b)Togo

500

Which capital is not in the Commonwealth ?

a)Gaborone

b)Lilongwe

c)Nuku' alofa

d)Kinshasa

Kinshasa (Kinshasa is the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and is not a member of the Commonwealth of Nation )

Commonwealth 2

100

It is an independent association.

True or False 

True 

200

How many nations are in the Commonwealth ? 

56 

300

What is the Commonwealth ? 

The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of free nations.

400

There is one dictatorship in the Commonwealth.

True or False 

False

500

Can you cite a member of the Commonwealth in South America ? 

No, there is none 

Commonwealth 3

100

Which country is the largest in the commonweath?

Canada

200

How many African countries are in the Commonweath ?

18

21

24

27

21

300

Which country of the Commonwealth is in Europe and is one of the first member states?

The UK

400

Which country was the first to join the Commonwealth even though it was not in the British Empire ?

Fiji

Mozambique

Kiribati

Australia

Mozambique ( in 1995: It became the 54th member)

500

Which country in the Commonwealth is the smallest ?

Nauru

Commonwealth 4

100

True or False 

There are 2.7 million people in the Commonwealth. 

False (there are 2.7 billion people)

200

When did the Commonwealth become a voluntary association of equal, independent nations ? 

In 1949

300

Is Salomon Islands part of the Commonwealth ?

Yes, it has been a member since 1978.

400

Name two of the six first Commonwealth members. 

 The first 6 members were: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa and the United-Kingdom 

500

What is the regime of most Commonwealth nations ? 

a) a monarchy

b) a republic

Most member nations of the Commonwealth are republics (there are 36 republics out of 56)

Commonwealth 5

100

What is the most used language in the Commonwealth?

English

200

Is the USA a member of the Commonwealth?

No

300

What is the most populated country in the Commonwealth?

India (with 1.4 billion people)

400

Which country, located in south Asia, left the Commonwealth in 2013 and joined it again in 2020?

The Maldives

500

Which African country was the first to gain independence from the British colonial rule and became a member of the Commonwealth?

Ghana