World Map & Geography
What country is smaller than most Walmart parking lots?
Vatican City
Name the military alliance made up of the U.S., Canada, and many European countries.
NATO
What year did World War II end?
1945
What's the term for when a politician draws voting district lines in a weird, twisted shape specifically to benefit their own party
Gerrymandering
What is the largest country in the world by land area?
Russia
What international organization is headquartered in Geneva and focuses on global health?
World Health Organization, WHO
Which U.S. President famously vomited into the lap of the Japanese Prime Minister during a state dinner in Tokyo before fainting briefly at the table?
George H.W. Bush)
What term describes the recognized authority of a state to govern itself without outside interference?
Sovereignty
Name the two countries that share the longest international border in the world.
USA and Canada
What organization, made up mostly of Middle Eastern and North African countries, controls a large share of the world's oil production?
OPEC
What 1990s agreement created a free trade zone between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico?
NAFTA
What's the term for the theory that international politics is fundamentally shaped by states competing for power?
Realism
What's the only country whose flag isn't a rectangle?
Nepal
What 2004 satirical movie, made entirely with puppets, followed a fictional elite U.S. task force fighting terrorism around the globe?
Team America: World Police
What do we call it when a country's leader is forced out of power suddenly?
A coup / coup d'éta
What is the word used to describe the absence of a global government?
anarchy
What is the only country in the world that borders both France and Spain?
Andorra
What international sports organization causes more diplomatic drama every four years than most actual treaties?
The International Olympic Committee
Which Russian President was reportedly too drunk to get off his plane to greet a Prime Minister?
Boris Yeltsin
What concept describes influence gained through attraction, culture, and values rather than coercion?
Soft power