Capital
What is the capital of Egypt?
Cairo
As of today, how many individuals have served as Prime Minister of Canada, excluding Justine Trudeau?
22
Canada has had 23 different prime ministers since Confederation. Justine Trudeau is the 23rd prime minister.
This European country has 0 mosquitos!
Iceland
This former leader became his country's first black president after spending 27 years in prison.
Nelson Mandela
Smallest country in the world
Vatican City
What is the capital of Turkey?
Ankara
This animal was trained to execute and torture prisoners and traitors
Elephant! Until the 19th century in Asia!
Italy's longest river?
Po
Brish Prime Minister served during World War II and is famous for his speeches
Winston Churchill
What percentage of the Earth's population lives in the Northern Hemisphere?
90%
What is the capital of New Zealand?
Wellington
Name the ancient Egyptian ruler known for her beauty and political alliance
Cleopatra
In this country, Baby names must be approved by a court. They even have a list of approved names to save time!
Denmark
Who is the longest reigning Canadian Prime Minister?
William Lyon Mackenzie King. 21 years and 154 days!!
This beach is the longest freshwater beach in the world.
Ontario's Wasaga Beach! It stretches 14km long along the shore of Lake Huron's Georgian Bay
What is the capital of Seychelles?
Victoria
This treaty ended world War I and is often cited as a cause of World War II
Treaty of Versailles.
The treaty placed much of the blame for the events of World War I on Germany and imposed heavy debt payments on Germany. It was considered a major contributing factor to the outbreak of World War II.
This city is built on 14 islands connected by bridges
Stockholm. It is the capital of Sweden.
This German Chancellor was in power from 2005 - 2021 and was the first women to hold the office.
Angela Merkel
If you were to walk from one side of Canada's coastline to the other, how long would it take you?
33 years! At a pace of about 20km each day, the stroll would take you 33 years.
What is the capital of Tajikistan?
Dushanbe
Longest war in the world?
Reconquista. This war lasted 781 years!
The Reconquista (Spanish and Portuguese for 'reconquest'). It was a series of military and cultural campaigns that European Christian kingdoms waged against the Muslim kingdoms.
Name the landlocked European country that is bordered by 5 other countries.
Hungry. It has borders with Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania and Serbia.
This Canadian prime minister was a key figure in the creation of Canadian Charter of rights and freedom in 1982
Pierre Trudeau
Which country is growing by nearly 5 centimetres per year?
Iceland! Divided by North American and European tectonic plates, Iceland is growing by nearly 5cm per year as the plates grow wider apart.