Populations
Despite instituting a "one-child policy" from 1979 to 2015, this country still became the second most populous in the world, with more than 1 billion people.
What is China?
Wild tigers can be found only on what continent?
What is Asia?
This British monarch's 70-year reign ended with her death in 2022.
Who is Queen Elizabeth II?
The bones of the earliest humans were discovered on this continent.
What is Africa?
The cultivation of potatoes began on this continent; the Spanish later brought them to Europe.
What is South America?
This country is the most populous democracy in the world.
What is India?
This South American country is the world's top exporter of coffee.
What is Brazil?
This Portuguese soccer superstar has been ranked as the most popular, and the highest paid, athlete in the world.
Who is Christiano Ronaldo?
The North-Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, was created after World War II to counter the threat posed by this Super Power.
What is The Soviet Union (The U.S.S.R., Russia)?
The Potato Famine, also known as The Great Famine, in this country, from 1845-1852, led to the deaths of 1 million people and the mass migration of another 2 million people.
What is Ireland?
There are more than 2 billion followers of this religion, which is the largest in the world.
What is Christianity?
The phenomenon known as K-Pop is made up of popular musical acts from this country.
What is South Korea?
This activist and lawyer led the effort to end apartheid in South Africa, and served as the country's first president from 1994-1999.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
The United States of America's longest war, from 2001 to 2021, was with this country, also known as The Graveyard of Empires.
What is Afghanistan?
This four-letter nickname for a potato likely comes from a type of short knife used for harvesting them.
What is a spud?
This is the second most popular sport in the world.
What is cricket?
This country won the men's World Cup soccer tournament in 2022.
What is Argentina?
This anti-colonial lawyer led the effort to liberate India from British rule in the 1940s.
Who is Mahatma Gandhi?
It was once said "the sun never set" on this empire, which once included modern-day Canada, Nigeria, Egypt, India, and Australia.
What is The British Empire?
The buds that sprout from potatoes are more commonly known as these. You might also have them on your shoes! And your face!
What are eyes?
This African country of more than 200 million people is the 6th most populous country in the world.
What is Nigeria?
This country's "Hollywood" is known as "Bollywood."
What is India?
He has been the leader of China since 2012.
Who is Xi-Jinping?
This African country is the newest in the world; it was founded in 2011 following years of civil war.
What is South Sudan?
This former American vice president once "corrected" a student's spelling of potato by instructing him to add an "e" to the end of it, on live television.
Who is Dan Quayle?