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Asia

100

Bubble tea originated in this country. It originated in a place called Taichung, one of the largest cities located here. 

Known as Taiwan

200

Which is the largest city in Asia by population?

A) Beijing, China B) New Delhi, India

C) Tokyo, Japan  D) Hong Kong, China 

C) Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo tops the list and remains the world's largest city with 38 million dwellers.

300

Which of the following countries in Asia celebrates Ramadan, Vesak, Christmas, Diwali and The Lantern festival as national holidays?

A) Sri Lanka B) Singapore C) Kazakistan D) Malaysia

B) Singapore 

 Being the one of the largest diverse countries in the world Singapore tries to accommodate every holiday to its citizens with 33% Buddhist, 19% Christian, 14% Muslim, 10% Taoist, and 5% Hindu and the remaining Non-Religious.

400

Which country was a part of French Indochina?

A) Siam B) Burma C) Myanmar D) Cambodia 

D) Cambodia

Three countries are formerly known as the colonial French Indochina: Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam.

500

Asia has 4 communist countries: China, Vietnam, North Korea, and ______ .

A) Myanmar   B) Siri Lanka

C) Laos          D) Bangladesh 

C. Laos

Europe

100

The color of the French flag 

Blue, White, Red

200

________ is the smallest country in Europe.

A) Monaco B) Vatican

C) Malta D) Luxembourg

B) Vatican – .17 square miles or .44 square kilometers in size

Smallest country in Europe and by far the smallest in the world by area. It is even smaller than Disneyland. 

300

Which are Switzerland's official national languages?

A) German, French, Bavarian, and English

B) English, French, German, and Dutch

C) German, Italian, French, Romansh

D) Swedish, Danish, English, German

C) German, Italian, French, Romansh

400

What is the British slang for telephone

Blower

500

Which of the following countries is not a member of the European Union (EU)?

A) Slovenia   B) Portugal

C) Norway    D) Finland

C) Norway is not a member of the European Union

North America

100

The state that's referred to as the "Lone Star State"?

What is Texas?

200

The 50 stars and 13 strips of the US flag

What is the 50 states and 13 British Colonies that declared independence?

300

Oldest national park located in America

What is Yellowstone National Park?

400

The landmark case that established gay Marriage

A) Miranda vs Arizona B) Marbury vs Madison  

C) Cardozo vs Adams D) Obergefell vs Hodges

D) Obergefell vs Hodges

500

In what year was Bernard Baruch College founded?

A) 1949     B) 1939

C) 1929     D) 1919

D) 1919

Bernard Baruch was founded in 1919 

South America

100

The name for Peru's currency. Also Spanish for "sun"

Sol

200

The largest country in South America whose official language is not Spanish.

Brazil

300

An area that covers southern Argentina and Chile with plains covered with little significant vegetation.

(Hint: Name of an outdoor clothing company) 

Patagonia

400

What is an arepa?

A) A cheese-filled omelette from Ecuadorian highlands

B) A corn pancake popular in Venezuela and Columbia

C) A Columbian delicacy of cheese dipped in hot chocolate

D) A fish found off the coast of Argentina and Uruguay

B) A corn pancake popular in Venezuela and Columbia

500

The only territory outside Europe where Dutch is spoken by a majority of the population

A) Curaçao B) Falkland Islands

C) Suriname D) Caribbean Netherlands

C) Suriname

Africa

100

Africa is the world's _______-largest continent.

A) first     B) second

C) third    D) forth

B) second Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most-populous continent.

200

Africa contains ________ countries (fully recognized sovereign states)

A) 52     B) 54

C) 63     D) 65

B) 54 Africa contains 54 fully recognized sovereign states (countries), 9 territories and 2 de facto independent states with limited or no recognition.

300

Morocco, officially known as the Kingdom of Morocco, is a sovereign country located in the Maghreb region of ______ Africa, and it speaks Berber and ________. 

A) North, Arabic      C) West , Arabic

B. West, French       D) North , French 

A) North , Arabic 

Morocco is located in the Maghreb region of North Africa and speaks Berber and Arabic.

400

Which African country moved its capital after 1990?

A) Angola B) Nigeria 

C) Kenya  D)Ethiopia

B) Nigeria 

In 1991 the capital of Nigeria, Africa's most populated country, was moved from Lagos because of overcrowding. Abuja, a planned city in central Nigeria, was deemed to be a more neutral for Nigeria's many ethnic and religious groups.

500

South Africa had its first democratic elections in April ______ and the following month Nelson Mandela was elected president. He retired in _______ .

A) 1992, 2002  B) 1994, 2001

C) 1994, 1999  D) 1992, 1998 

C) 1994, 1999

 The first democratic elections were held in April 1994 and in May 1994 Nelson Mandela was elected president. He retired in 1999.