Geography 1
The human body has four lungs
False
You can see the Great Wall of China from the Moon
False
Gorillas sleep in nests.
True
They build nests in trees or on the ground to sleep in.
What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?
Silence
I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?
A map.
Japan is made up of over 6,000 islands.
True
The United Kingdom is an island.
False
The UK is not a single island. It is a group of islands, including Great Britain and Ireland.
All mammals live on land.
False
Whales and dolphins are mammals, but they live in the ocean
What can you catch but not throw?
A cold.
What has keys but can't open locks?
A piano or a keyboard
What is the longest river in the world?
Nile River
Are all deserts hot?
No
A desert is defined by its lack of precipitation, not its temperature. Antarctica is the largest desert in the world and is very cold.
All bees die after they sting someone.
False
Only honeybees do. Bumblebees and other types of bees can sting multiple times.
A farmer has 17 sheep. All but 9 run away. How many sheep are left?
9 sheep.
"All but 9" means all except for 9 ran away. So, 9 are left.
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with the wind. What am I?
An echo.
The currency used in the United Kingdom is the Euro
False
Pound sterling
Canada is south of the United States.
False
Canada is north of the United States
Sharks do not have bones.
Their skeleton is made of cartilage, which is what our ears and nose are made of.
The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?
Darkness.
A man is looking at a portrait. Someone asks him, "Who is that in the picture?" The man replies, "Brothers and sisters I have none, but that man's father is my father's son." Who is in the portrait?
His son
"My father's son" is the man himself. So, "that man's father is me." Therefore, the portrait is of his son.
What is the smallest country?
Vatican City
Name seven continents
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.
How many hearts does octopus have?
Three
What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks?
A river
What has a head, a tail, and has no legs?
A coin