Land
What is Earth's largest continent?
A. Asia
B. Africa
A. Asia
Currently, Asia is Earth's largest continent at approximately 17,300,000 square miles (44,806,812 sq km). Africa comes in second at about 11,700,000 square miles (30,300,000 sq km).
What river runs through Baghdad?
A. Tigris
B. Jordan
A. Tigris
The Tigris river runs through Baghdad. It is about 1,150 miles (1,800 km) long. The name "Tigris" comes from Old Persian and translates as "the fast one".
Banana is actually an Arabic word for fingers.
True or False
True
In what country can you visit Machu Picchu?
A. Peru
B. Chile
A. Peru
Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Machupicchu District in Peru, above the Sacred Valley.
Which African nation has the most pyramids?
A. Egypt
B. Sudan
B. Sudan
Sudan is home to over 200 pyramids, more than twice that of Egypt.
What is the driest place on Earth?
A. Mcmurdo, Antarctica
B. Sahara, Desert
A. Mcmurdo, Antarctica
The driest place on Earth: the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica. It hasn't rained there for more than 2 million years!
What country has the most natural lakes?
A. Canada
B. USA
A. Canada
Canada has more than half of all the natural lakes in the world. An impressive nine percent of the country is covered in fresh water.
Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are 50 years old.
True or False
True!
Most species of oaks begin producing acorns at about 20 years old. Peak production occurs from about 50 to 80 years, and then acorn production tapers off after 80 years.
The Great Barrier Reef is a natural landmark in which country?
A. Australia
B. New Zealand
A. Australia
With almost 3,000 individual reefs, 900 islands, and stretching for 2,600km there is no denying the reef is the world's largest reef system.
What is the oldest city in the world?
A. Jerusalem
B. Damascus
B. Damascus
Damascus, the capital of Syria, is widely believed to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world, with evidence of habitation dating back at least 11,000 years.
Which U.S. state has the most active volcanoes?
A. Hawaii
B. Alaska
B. Alaska
There are about 169 volcanoes in the United States that scientists consider active. Most of these (about 130) are located in Alaska, where eruptions occur virtually every year.
What country has the most coastline?
A. UNITED STATES
B. CANADA
B. Canada
If long walks on the beach are your thing, Canada's the place to be. The country's 243,000 km of coastline are the longest in the world. At a pace of about 20 km each day, the stroll would take 33 years.
A carnivorous plant in the Philippines is capable of devouring a full-grown rat.
True or False
True!
Scientists discovered a new species of pitcher plant on the verdant face of Mount Victoria in the Philippines. It is the largest carnivorous plant ever discovered, and has been named after the famous naturalist and TV personality Sir David Attenborough.
The Empire State Building in New York was completed in which year?
A. 1905
B. 1931
B. 1931
What city is the capital of Australia?
A. Sydney
B. Canberra
B. Canberra
After a long and bitter dispute over whether Sydney or Melbourne should be the national capital of Australia, a compromise was reached to build a new capital between the two cities. The project was completed in 1908 when Canberra replaced Melbourne as the capital of Australia.
What U.S. state shares borders with Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico?
A. Colorado
B. Texas
B. Texas
What continent contains the most fresh water?
A. Asia
B. Antarctica
B. Antarctica
The ice sheet in Antarctica is the largest solid ice mass on the planet. The enormous frozen structure contains about 90 percent of all the freshwater on Earth.
Chemicals released from freshly cut grass can be highly effective as a stress reliever.
True or False
True!
Cutting the lawn might sound like work, but the smell of freshly mown grass actually can make you feel more relaxed.
Angkor Wat is one of the largest religious monuments in the world. In which country can we find this temple complex?
A. Thailand
B. Cambodia
B. Cambodia
Angkor Wat means "City of Temples" in Khmer.
What is the smallest independent country on Earth?
A. Monaco
B. Vatican City
B. Vatican City
With an area of just 0.44 kilometers, Vatican City is the world's smallest country. Also known as the Holy See, it fits within the Italian capital city of Rome, and is the center of the Catholic Church.
What is the only continent with land in all four hemispheres?
A. Asia
B. Africa
B. Africa
Africa is the only continent that is in all four hemispheres: north, south, west, and east
What ocean is home to 75% of the Earth's volcanoes?
A. Pacific
B. Atlantic
A. Pacific
The Pacific Ocean basin is home to 75% of the world's volcanoes. These volcanoes actually form a ring around the Pacific Ocean basin and are known as the Ring of Fire.
Apples, onions and potatoes have the same taste. You can test this by pinching your nose shut while eating them.
True or False
True!
Which of the following landmarks was built by an Indian emperor to commemorate his wife?
A. India Gate
B. Taj Mahal
B. Taj Mahal
It took 20 years and 20,000 workers to build and 1,000 elephants were used to transport the building materials to Agra.
What Hawaiian island is known as "Bird Island"?
A. Nihoa
B. Hulu
A. Nihoa
The island is home to 25 species of plants and several animals, making it the most diverse island in the entire NWHI.