World Capitals
Important Years
strange words
What country?
NYC
100

What is the capital of Canada?

Ottawa

100

Q: In what year did World War II end?

1945

100

Q: What does pulchritude mean?

A. Laziness
B. Beauty
C. Hatred

Beauty

100

Q: Nelson Mandela

South Africa

100

What country is York in?

England / United Kingdom

200

What is the capital of Thailand?

Bangkok

200

Q: In what year did the Berlin Wall fall?

1989

200

Q: What does crepuscular mean?
A. Relating to twilight
B. Nervous or anxious
C. Slow-moving

A: A. Relating to twilight


200

Q: Malala Yousafzai

A: Pakistan

200

What is the population on NYC?

a 7,478,000

b 8,478,000, 

c- 9,478,000, 

8,478,000,

300

Capital of the State of California 

Sacramento, CA

300

Q: In what year did India gain independence from Britain?

1947

300

Q: What does defenestration mean?
A. The act of setting something on fire
B. Throwing someone out a window
C. Changing someone’s opinion

B. Throwing someone out a window

300

Q: Angela Merkel

A: Germany

300

What was the original name of New York City before it was called New York City?

New Amsterdam

400

What is the capital of Kazakhstan?

Astana

400

 Christopher Columbus lands in the Americas, what year?

1492

400

Q: What does susurrus mean?
A. A whispering or rustling sound
B. A mythological bird
C. A worn-out piece of cloth

A whispering or rustling sound

400

Q: Lech Wałęsa

A: Poland

400

What is the highest street number in Manhattan?

220 Street

500

Capital of Estonia?

Tallinn 

500

American Declaration of Independence was signed what year?


1776

500

Q: What does aporia mean?
A. A moment of extreme joy
B. A philosophical puzzle or state of doubt
C. A type of weapon

B. A philosophical puzzle or state of doubt

500

Elon Musk

South Africa

500

What year was the Empire State Building constructed?

1930-1931

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