World Facts
This ocean reaches its maximum depth, over 24,000 feet, in the Java Trench
What is the Indian Ocean?
The tough guy born Temüjin got this new name at a meeting of Mongol representatives in 1206
Who is Genghis Khan?
This Down Under capital bears the name of an English dukedom
What is Wellington?
On October 3, 1990 this Communist country in Europe lost its direction after reunification
What is East Germany?
Geographically, this largest island in the world is part of North America
What is Greenland?
In what's now the city of Sovetsk in 1807, Napoleon & the ruler in this job met on a raft so it wouldn't be on anyone's home turf
Czar Alexander I
From nearby steaming hot springs, "smoky bay" is the etymology of this Icelandic capital
What is Reykjavik?
This Central European nation got divided into 2 new countries in 1993, each keeping half of the original name
What is Czechoslovakia?
France's overseas possessions include this one in South America once known for its penal colonies like Devil's Island
What is French Guiana?
On May 30, 1593 4 men met in Deptford: 3 were associated with the Elizabethan spy service & 1 was this playwright, who ended up dead
Who is Christopher Marlowe?
"Wisdom" in Greek is the derivation of this Balkan capital city
What is Sofia, Bulgaria?
This Central European dual state got divided into 2 new countries in 1918, each keeping half of the original name
What is Austria-Hungary?
It's the oldest existing freshwater lake as well as the deepest
What is Lake Baikal?
Dormant since its last meeting in 1669, this trading league started meeting again in 1980 in Zwolle, the Netherlands
What is the Hanseatic League?
Tashkent, the capital of this "Stan", comes from words meaning "stone village"
What is Uzbekistan?
Gran this was a South American republic from 1819 to 1830 whose land included the rough area of 4 present-day nations
What is Gran Colombia?
Much of this tiny country that's surrounded by another is located on Mount Titano
What is San Marino?
While they told people they were on a duck hunt in 1910, it was actually 6 guys meeting to plan this central banking authority of the United States
What is the Federal Reserve?
Formerly Léopoldville, this African capital now bears the name of a village that once stood near the site
What is Kinshasa?
This island was independent from 1755 to 1769, the year Napoleon was born there
What is Corsica?