Countries
What small country is next to Australia? (not Tasmania)
Indonesia or New Zealand
New Zealand
What city is the capital of England?
London or Edinburgh
London
What are the two main hemispheres?
North and South OR Up and Down
Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
True or False: Iceland is covered in Ice
False
What statue stands as a welcoming beacon outside of New York City?
The Statue of Liberty or the Eiffel Tower
The Statue of Liberty
What country is home to King Charles the 3rd?
United Kingdom or France
United Kingdom
In which country is Los Angeles found?
United States or Argentina
United States
What is a 'metorite'?
A rock from space OR a clump of ice and gas from space
A meteorite is a rock from space that burns up in the atmosphere (doesn't hit the ground).
The ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii are near which volcano?
Everest or Vesuvius
Mount Vesuvius
Which is the larger country (population)
Germany or France ?
Germany
What is the largest country in the world? (In area)
Canada or Russia
Russia
In which country is Berlin found?
Germany or France
Germany
List the intermediate cardinal points. (The ones between N,S,E and W)
NW, NE, SW, SE
In which mountain range is Mount Everest?
Andes or Himalayas
The Himalayas
In what country is the Tower of Pisa located?
San Marino or Italy
Italy
Which two countries have a land border with the US?
Canada and Mexico OR Greenland and Mexico
Canada and Mexico
What city is the capital of Russia?
St. Peterburg or Moscow
Moscow
What is the name of the colorful lights in the sky sometimes seen in the North Pole?
The Northern lights or The Scandanavian Lanterns
The Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis)
What is the largest sand desert in the world?
Sahara or Gobi
Sahara Desert
How many pyramids are there in the great pyramid site in Egypt?
4 or 3
Three (Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest)
In which country does the Nile River meet the sea?
Brazil or Egypt
Egypt
What city is the capital of France?
Paris or London
Paris
If a scale on a map is 1:25,000, what is 1cm equivalent to?
1cm or 25,000cm
25,000cm
What is the imaginary line called that goes around the middle of the planet?
Prime Meridian or Equator
The Equator
In what Australian state is The Harbour Bridge located?
New South Wales or Tasmania
New South Wales