George Albertz Geography
Which river in Asia is the longest?
Yangtze
Stonehenge is located in which English town?
Salisbury
Which is the only rock that floats?
Pumice
Who was the legendary king with the golden touch?
King Midas
What is the only continent without an active volcano?
Australia
What country is shaped like a boot?
Italy
How many time zones are in the United States?
four
What fruit has the highest concentration of Vitamin C per serving?
Guava
Do you have the same number of neck vertebrae as a Giraffe? Yes or no.
Yes
What is the largest island in the Caribbean?
Cuba
What is the capital of Montana?
Helena
Which are the top-two corn-producing states?
Illinois and Iowa
True or false: Birds and insects are the only animals that can fly.
False: Bats can also fly
Is it possible to breathe and swallow at the same time?
No
What sport uses a shuttlecock?
Badminton
Which country has the longest coastline in the world?
Canada
What is the largest museum in the world?
The Louvre in Paris
All of the following animals can move very quickly. Which is the fastest?
peregrine falcon
What country has the highest life expectancy in the world?
Japan
From what grain is whiskey made?
Barley
What is the world’s largest cave?
Hang Son Doong, in Vietnam
Which states did the Oregon Trail pass through? Name 5
Correct answer: five of the following:Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
What is the fastest running insect?
Australian tiger beetle
Where would you find your pinna?
It is your outer ear, the bit you see made out of cartilage.
What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?
Sicily