Historical Countries
These two countries in Africa were never colonized
Liberia and Ethiopia
This country has the highest male to female ratio.
What is Qatar?
This is the religious denomination with the highest number of followers. (How many?)
Sunni Islam
1.6-1.8 billion
This is the number of distinct vowels sounds in American English
What is 14?
Name two countries that have never officially been under foreign rule
Japan, Sweden, Tonga maybe
Name the three countries with the highest percentage of Hindus in the world.
Nepal, India, Mauritius
This religious sect believes that we can become gods of our own planets.
What is Mormonism?
This country has the second highest number of languages spoken within its borders
What is Indonesia?
This Asian kingdom, which existed from 1392 to 1910, has been refounded as a "cyberstate" recognized only by Antigua and Barbuda
What is Joeson?
Name the top 4 cities by population density with over a million people.
This religion believes in subatomic particles that attach to our souls whenever we commit moral or immoral actions
What is Jainism?
This pidgin was used by 17th century European whalers visiting Canada.
Basque-Algonquian Pidgin
This historical nation had the first elected female leader
What is Tannu Tuva?
10 years ago, this country's GDP per capita (PPP) was the 105th in the world. Today it is the 10th
What is Guyana?
Name the four prophets of Manichaeism, an Iranian syncretic religion founded in the 3rd century.
Mani, Jesus, Buddha, Zoroaster
List the top 10 most spoken languages in the world
(total number of speakers)
English, Mandarin, Hindi, Spanish, Standard Arabic, French, Bengali, Portuguese, Indonesian, Urdu
Name the 5 polities have been the largest empire to date in the last 2500 years.
Achaemenid Empire, Xiongnu, Umayyad Caliphate, Mongol Empire, British Empire
In the 1980s, this country had the highest percentage of Sikhs in the world (~4%), though the modern population is now minimal.
This founder of a world religion became a saint in Christianity in the story of Barlaam and Yosaphat
Part 1: This country has the lowest median number of speakers for each of its languages. Any in the top 3 count
Part 2: This country has the highest median number of speakers for each of its languages. Any in the top 3 count
Australia, United States, Vatican City
South Korea, North Korea, Cuba