Languages
Name three romance languages
Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Romanian,
How many countries are there in the world?
A. 195
B. 201
C. 203
A. 195
True
What is the wealthiest country in the world (GDP per capita)?
A. Singapore
B. Qatar
C. United Arab Emirates
D. Luxembourg
D. Luxembourg
Which empire conquered the most land?
A. Mongol Empire
B. Roman Empire
C. British Empire
D. Spanish Empire
C. British Empire
Which place is disconnected from other geographical areas due to mountains, and has a language unconnected from any other?
A. Nepal
B. Basque Country
C. O'ahu, Hawaii
B. Basque Country
Name one country in Oceania that is not Australia or New Zealand
Papau New Guinea, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Marshall Islands....
Name a country that is also a city-state
Vatican City, Monaco, Singapore
Which three countries were a part of the Axis Powers in World War II?
Germany, Italy, Japan
Which dictator killed the most people?
A. Adolf Hitler
B. Francisco Franco
C. Mao Zedong
D. Joseph Stalin
C. Mao Zedong
45 million people died in four years during Mao's project "The Great Leap Forward". Some estimates state up to 78 million people were killed.
What language do they speak in Switzerland?
German, French, Italian, Romansh
Name three countries that were a part of the former Soviet Union
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan...
What are capitals almost always located near to?
A. Productive farmland
B. A body of water
C. Borders with other countries
Which is the happiest country in the world?
A. Sweden
B. Finland
C. Norway
B. Finland
Which pre-Columbian empire flourished in modern day Peru?
What is the national language of Pakistan?
Urdu
"Blue zones" are geographic areas with lower rates of chronic disease and longer life expectancy. Which of the following is NOT a blue zone?
A. Japan
B. Costa Rica
C. Italy
C. Italy
What is the capital of Switzerland?
Bern
Which country in the "New World" was the first to gain independence from an Old World Empire?
A. Haiti
B. Bolivia
C. The United States
D. Argentina
C. The United States (1776)
Haiti was a close second.
Which country colonized Korea, parts of China, and Taiwan before 1945?
A. Britain
B. Japan
C. The Netherlands
D. Russia
B. Japan
Name two Latin American countries that do not speak Spanish
Brazil (Portuguese), Suriname (Dutch), Guyana (English), French Guiana (French)
Which east-African country is considered the "horn of Africa" due to its shape.
Somalia
What is the capital of Papau New Guinea?
Port Morseby
What is the youngest / newest country in the world?
A. Palestine
B. Taiwan
C. South Sudan
D. Montenegro
Which African country suffered from a civil war and genocide in 1994?
Rwanda