World Geography
What river runs through Baghdad?
Tigris
Who was the first president of the United States of America?
What green vegetable shares its name with a European capital city?
Brussels
This scientist sailed around the world looking for connections between various living organisms. He spent a lot of his time on the Galapagos Islands looking at turtles and finches.
Charles Darwin
How many planets are in the Solar System?
8
What Canadian beach boasts the longest fresh water beach in the world?
Wasaga Beach
Which World War does the attack on Pearl Harbor a part of?
WWII
In what capital city would you find another country?
Rome (Vatican City)
The general theory of relativity (or general relativity) is said to be a major building block of modern physics. Which physicist developed this theory?
Albert Einstein
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
In what country can you visit Machu Picchu?
Peru
Which Japanese City was the first place to be attacked by an Atomic Bomb?
Hiroshima
The Great Sphinx is located near which capital city?
Cairo
Which Serbian-American is known for his contributions to the design of the alternating current (AC) electricity supply system?
Nikola Tesla
What is the smallest planet in our solar system?
Mercury
What is the largest country in the world in terms of land area?
Russia
Which Asian country is the first in the world to use paper money or paper bills?
China
Tripoli is the capital city of which North African country?
Libya
This Polish-born female scientist was famous for the discovery of the elements polonium and radium, educated in France and was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize.
Marie Curie
Which planet is the hottest in our solar system?
Venus
Which African nation has the most pyramids?
Sudan
The Olympic Games originated from which country?
Greece
Kathmandu is the capital and largest city of which mountainous country?
Nepal
Who is the father of the periodic table?
Dmitri Mendeleev
How many recognized dwarf planets do we have?
5