Continents/Poles/Equator
What is _____________ continent in the world? (big) a) Asia b) Africa c) North America
Asia (44,391,162 square kilometres)
What is __________ country in the world? (big/ superlative) a) China b) Brazil c) Russia d) Canada
c) Russia (17,098,242 square kilometres)
What is _______________ river in the world? (long) a) the Amazon b) the Nile c) the Mississippi
a) OR b)! The Amazon, in South America, is about 7,000 km long ( the Nile, in Africa, is about 6,900 km long)
What has __________ legs for climbing - a spider or a butterfly? (good)
A spider (8 legs). (A butterfly has 6 legs.)
Which plant has __________ growth in the world? (fast) a) seaweed b) bamboo c) roses
b) bamboo (seaweed is not a plant - it is a type of algae.)
What is _____________ continent in the world? (small) a) South America b) Australia c) Antarctica
b) Australia (9,008,500 square kilometres)
What is _______________ country in the world (small/ superlative)? a) the Vatican b) Monaco c) Colombia d) Madagascar
a) The Vatican (0.44 square kilometres)
Mt Everest is __________ mountain in the world. (high) It is in... a) India b) China and Nepal c) Switzerland
b) China and Nepal. (The border between the two countries goes across the highest part of the mountain.)
What's __________, a stomp from a giraffe or an elephant? (bad)
The elephant's stomp is worse than the giraffe's
How tall is ___________ tree in the world? (tall) a) about 56m b) about 116m c) about 216 m
c) about 116m. A redwood tree in California named Hyperion was measured at 115.92 meters tall.
Where are penguins ________ ? in Antarctica or at the North Pole? (common/ superlative)
In Antarctica. There are no penguins at the North Pole.
Which country is ___________, Australia or the USA? (big)
The USA (9.8 million square kilometres) (Australia's area is about 7.7 million square kilometres.)
Where is _________ desert in the world? (big) a) Africa b) Asia c) Australia
a) Africa (the Sahara Desert)
Which animal has a ____________ life- elephants or mice? (long/ comparative)
Elephants. The oldest elephant in the world died at age 86. Mice only live for a few years at the most.
What is ___________ plant in the world? (poisonous) a) death cap mushrooms b) oleander flowers c) beetroots
b) oleander flowers. Mushrooms are not plants - they are a type of fungus.
What is ___________ country in the world (wealthy/ superlative)? a) Macau (in East Asia) b) Qatar (in the Middle East) c) the USA
b) Qatar (Macau=3rd, USA= 13th. International Money Fund, 2017)
Which waterfall is _____________ - the Niagara Falls in Canada or Angel Falls in Venezuela? (tall)
Angel Falls (979 metres tall). (Horseshoe Falls, which is the tallest part of the Niagara Falls, is only 57m tall.)
What is ____________ - a kangaroo or a horse? (fast)
A kangaroo- the fastest speed ever recorded was 71km/h. The fastest speed ever recorded for a horse was 70.76 km/h.
Indonesia has ___________ flower in the world. (big) It isn't very pretty, and it smells horrible! How many centimeters wide is it? a) about 30 b) about 50 c) about 100
c) about 100
Which of these cities is _____________ to the equator? (close/ comparative) a) Sydney (Australia) b) Tokyo (Japan) c) London (UK) d) New York City (USA)
a) Sydney. Its latitude is 33.8688° S.
What is _______________ country in the world? (happy) a) Australia b) Norway c) Costa Rica
b) Norway. (Australia= 9th, Costa Rica=12th. United Nations "World Happiness Report" 2017)
Australia is one of ____________ continents. (dry) How much of it is desert? a) 10% b) 35% c) 55%
35%
Which country's snakes are ___________ - Australia's or New Zealand's? (dangerous/ superlative)
Australia's. There are no native snakes in New Zealand!
The (old/ superlative) _______________ living tree on Earth, is how old? a) about 120 years old b) about 500 years old c) about 5,000 years old d) about 10,000 years old
c) about 5,000 years old. (The unnamed pine tree, which is in the White Mountains in the USA, is 5,066 years old.)