Continents
Capital Cities
Tourism
Currencies/Money
Flags
True or False
100
How many continents are there?
A: 7
B: 8
C: 6
D: 9
There are 7 continents.
1. North America 2. South America 3. Antarctica 4. Europe 5. Asia 6. Africa 7. Australia
100
What is the capital city of Japan?
A: Beijing
B: Tokyo
C: Seoul
D: Osaka
Tokyo (14.3 million people)
100
Which country is the most popular for tourists?
A: USA
B: UK
C: France
D: Spain
France (102 million tourist arrivals per year)
Runner ups:
Spain (93.8 million), USA (72.4 million), Turkey (60.6 million)
100
What do you call the Japanese currency?
A: Shilling
B: Japees
C: Won
D: Yen
Yen ($1 CAD = ¥104 JPY)
100
Which country's flag is this?
1: Australia
2: New Zealand
3: Canada
4: United Kingdom
United Kingdom
100
Australia is wider than the Moon
True!
Australia's diameter is 600km wider than the moon's. The moon sits at 3400km in diameter, while Australia's diameter from east to west is almost 4000km.
200
Which continent contains the world's biggest island?
A: Australia
B: South America
C: Antarctica
D: North America
North America: Greenland
Its area is approximately 836,330 square miles (2,166,086 square kilometers).
(Australia is not officially considered an island since it is classified as a continent)
200
What is the capital city of Egypt?
A: Nairobi
B: Cairo
C: Luxor
D: Johannesburg
Cairo (over 10 million)
200
How long is the shortest flight in the world?
A: 57 Seconds
B: 2 Minutes and 43 Seconds
C: 4 Minutes and 11 Seconds
D: 10 Minutes and 39 Seconds
57 seconds!
You can ride the world's shortest commercial flight when you travel between Westray and Papa Westray in Scotland. The 2.7-kilometer flight on Loganair connects the islands in just 57 seconds.
200
Which country uses the rupee? ₹
A: Afghanistan
B: Romania
C: India
D: Russia
India ($1 CAD = ₹61.71 INR)
India
200
Which country's flag is this?
1) Norway
2) Sweden
3) Spain
4) Ukraine
Sweden
200
California has more people than all of Canada.
True
Canada: 35.85 million. California: 39.14 million.
300
What is the only continent that is also a country?
A: Africa
B: North America
C: Australia
D: Europe
Australia
300
What is the capital of Spain?
A: Barcelona
B: Madrid
C: Valencia
D: Lisbon
Madrid (3.2 million)
300
Where is the largest airport in the world?
A: USA
B: Saudi Arabia
C: China
D: France
Saudi Arabia
The King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. It covers a vast 776 square kilometers (299 square miles), which is larger than some cities.
300
What's the British currency called?
A: Euro
B: Dollar
C: Shilling
D: Pound
Pound ($1 CAD = £0.54 GBP)
300
Which country's flag is this?
1) Egypt
2) Brazil
3) South Africa
4) Spain
South Africa
300
It has never snowed in the Sahara Desert
False
Snowfall in a hot desert may seem strange but snow has been recorded several times in the Sahara Desert over the last decades, most recently in January 2022.
400
Which continent has the largest desert?
A: Africa
B: South America
C: Antarctica
D: Asia
Antarctica
The largest desert on Earth is Antarctica, which covers 14.2 million square kilometers (5.5 million square miles). While it's a desert due to extremely low precipitation, it's also the coldest desert on Earth.
A desert is defined as an arid land with usually sparse vegetation.
400
Australia's capital is ________.
A: Sydney
B: Melbourne
C: Perth
D: Canberra
Canberra (450,000 people)
400
Which of these airports is NOT a real airport?
A: Hamburger Airport
B: Mafia Airport
C: Batman Airport
D: Black Tickle Airport
Hamburger Airport is not real.
1. Mafia Airport (MFA), Tanzania
2. Batman Airport (BAL), Batman, Turkey
3. Black Tickle Airport (YBI), NFLD & Labrador, Canada
400
What is France's currency?
A: Euro
B: Francs
C: Rupee
D: Dollar
Euro ($1 CAD = €0.64 EUR)
Euro
400
Which country's flag is this?
A: Netherlands
B: France
C: Russia
D: Germany
Netherlands
400
Australia's Deadliest Animals Are Horses
True
It is estimated there are 20 deaths per year due to horse-related injuries in Australia.
500
Where is the highest point on Earth?
A: Asia
B: South America
C: North America
D: Europe
South America
Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador is 7,000 feet (2,133m) higher in the sky than Mount Everest.
Mount Chimborazo is 6,263 m (20,548 ft) tall.
Mount Everest is 8,849 m (29,031 ft) tall.
500
What is the capital of Malaysia?
A: Sabah
B: Sarawak
C: Penang
D: Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur (~2 million)
500
Which country has more lakes than the rest of the world combined?
A: Russia
B: Finland
C: Canada
D: Brazil
Canada
Canada has as many as 2 million lakes, which accounts for 14% of the world's lakes.
500
Which of these is the Australian currency?
A: Krone
B: Dollar
C: Pound
D: Yen
Dollar ($1 CAD = $1.13 AUD)
500
Which country's flag is this?
1) Mexico
2) Ireland
3) Saudi Arabia
4) India
India
500
You Could Walk to Russia From Alaska
True! 
There are two islands in the middle between Russia ("Big Diomede") and Alaska ("Little Diomede"). In the winter, the water freezes and you can walk from Alaska to Russia in 22 minutes as there are only 2.4 miles (3.8 km) in between them.