Country Capitals
Vienna is the capital of which country?
Austria
What are the three main official languages of Switzerland?
French, German, & Italian
The Norman Conquest took place in which year?
1066
On which two Japanese cities were the atom bombs dropped?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Name two African countries with four letters.
Togo, Chad, Mali.
Ottawa is the capital of which country?
Canada
What is the name of the alphabet used to transcribe Russian?
Cyrillic
The French Revolution took place in which decade?
1780s
Following India's independence from Britain in 1947, which new country was created?
Pakistan
What is the smallest country in South America by area?
Suriname
Rabat is the capital of which country?
Morocco
How many official languages does India have?
22
Alexander the Great was born in which country?
Macedonia
Mohammed launched Islam in which year? (or at least, which half-century)
AD 610
Metropolitan France shares a border with how many countries?
8
Abuja is the capital of which country?
Nigeria
What is the name of the main language spoken in the Philippines?
Tagalog
The "Reconquista" (recapture) of Spain from Muslim rule by Christian monarchs Isabella & Ferdinand was completed in which year? It is the same year that Christopher Columbus sailed across the Atlantic.
1492
The Korean War took place during which decade?
The 1950s
In which country is the tallest mountain in Europe?
Russia. It's called Mount Elbrus.
Astana is the capital of which country?
Kazakhstan
What is the name of the main language spoken in Pakistan?
Urdu
Which European country was created in 1871?
Italy
Siddhartha Gautama is better known by which name?
Buddha
What are the two double landlocked countries?
Uzbekistan and Liechtenstein