Geography
Spain is smaller than France.
TRUE or FALSE?
TRUE.
Spain is 505,000 square kilometres and France is 544,000.
Hawaii was originally called the Sandwich Islands.
TRUE or FALSE?
TRUE
Captain James Cook visited the islands on January 18, 1778, and named them the "Sandwich Islands" in honor of John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, who as the First Lord of the Admiralty was one of his sponsors.
In the UK coffee is now more popular than tea.
TRUE or FALSE?
FALSE
On average, the British drink 165,000,000 cups of tea a day than and 70,000,000 cups of coffee.
Spiders have six legs.
TRUE or FALSE?
FALSE
Spiders have eight legs.
The river Amazon is longer than the river Nile.
TRUE or FALSE?
FALSE
The Amazon is about 6.400 km long and the Nile is about 6,670 km long.
The Pyramids in Egypt are older than the Parthenon in Greece.
TRUE or FALSE?
TRUE
The Pyramids are about 500 years old and the Parthenon is about 2,500 years old.
Harry Potter series was written by J. K. Rowling.
TRUE or FALSE?
TRUE
Baby dolphins are born with a moustache.
TRUE or FALSE?
TRUE
They lose it quickly.
The Sahara Desert is drier than the Atacama desert.
TRUE or FALSE?
FALSE
Sahara Desert average rainfall= 25mm;
Atacama Desert average rainfall= 0.1 mm.
Oxford University is older than Cambridge University press.
TRUE or FALSE?
TRUE
Oxford University was founded in 1170 and Cambridge was founded 40 years later.
The English Alphabet is shorter than the Arabic alphabet.
TRUE or FALSE?
TRUE
There are 26 letters in the English Alphabet and 28 in the Arabic alphabet.
The mountains on earth are higher than the mountains on Mars.
TRUE or FALSE?
FALSE
Olympus Mons on Mars is 25 km high; Everest is about 8 km high.
New Zealand is further south than Australia.
TRUE or FALSE?
TRUE
It´s 2,000 km south- east of Australia.
The First World War was shorter than the Second World War.
TRUE or FALSE?
TRUE
The 1st WW lasted 4 years (1914-1918), the 2nd WW lasted 6 years (1939-1945)
Pad Thai is a traditional Chinese food.
TRUE or FALSE?
FALSE
It is a traditional food in Thailand.
K2 is more dangerous to Climb than Mount Everest.
TRUE or FALSE?
TRUE
40% OF CLIMBERS WHO GET TO THE TOP OF K2 DIE, BUT ONLY 9% OF CLIMBERS OF EVEREST DIE.