Food
Where does corn/maize originate?
Mexico: Yucatan Peninsula
What is the minimum Total Fertility Rate (TFR) necessary to maintain a stable population?
2.1
China = 1
Spain = 1.12
USA = 1.62
What large land mammal commonly associated with the plains region of the U.S. was nearly hunted to extinction in the 19th century?
American Bison
Where did the practice of agriculture begin roughly in the year 10,000 BCE?
The Fertile Crescent - middle east
Which continent has the most countries?
Africa - 54
Where do potatoes originate from?
The Andes region
Currently in the United States where do the most immigrants come from? Name 2 of the top 5.
Mexico, India, China, Philippines, Cuba
Name 4 Official Languages of nations in "The Americas"
English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Guarani, Portuguese, Quechua, Aymara
What group from the Eastern Steppe conquered over half of Eurasia in the 13th Century?
The Mongols
Name 2 countries starting with L
Latvia, Lithuania, Laos, Liberia, Libya, Lebanon, Lesotho
Where does coffee originate from?
Ethiopia/Yemen
What percentage of Muslims live in the Middle East?
15-25%: Depends on what classification of middle east is.
*More Muslims in China than Syria.
Indonesia, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Egypt
What is the driest desert in the world? If you can name the country its in that counts!
Atacama Desert - Chile
What is the oldest desert in the world? The country will count as a substitute!
Namib Desert - Namibia
Where do dreadlocks originate from?
India/Egypt
Where do bananas originate from?
South East Asia
Name 5 of the 10 most populated countries (2025)
India, China, USA, Pakistan, Indonesia, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Brazil, Russia, Ethiopia
*Mexico can count
Japan, Russia, D.R. Congo, Tanzania
What project constructed during the late 19th and early 20th century merged the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans?
The Panama Canal
What is the oldest Christian Nation?
Armenia - will accept Ethiopia/Eritrea.
301 - 330 C.E.
Which Pacific nation has the most languages spoken within its borders?
Papua New Guinea (800)
Where does Jollof Rice originate?
The Jolof Empire - Senegal
Name 4 current armed conflicts occurring in the world right now (2025).
Ukraine, Palestine, Myanmar, Sudan, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Venezuela, Nigeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Yemen, Somalia, Syria, Colombia, Boko Haram (sahel)
The Americas are home to several megacities (metropolitan areas with a population over 10 million people. Can you name 4?
What is New York, Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, Bogota, L.A., Rio de Janero, Lima
Which nation had the largest navy in the 15th century?
China - Zheng He (the goat)
Name 4 countries starting with P
Panama, Peru, Portugal, Poland, Pakistan, Paraguay, Palestine, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Palau