Wren Quiz 30/09

Countries

100

This country is known for its agriculture, and holds cities like Kyiv, Odessa, and Dnipro.

Ukraine

200

This country goes through the Transylvanian mountains, and was once called "Dacia" by the Romans. Its colours are red, yellow, and blue.

Romania

300

This country was the first to industrialize and create a vast imperial network covering 20-25% of the globe.

Great Britain

400

This country is home to Niagara Falls, British Colombia, and Quebec

Canada

500

This country was subject to two invasions in the last 30 years. It's capital once was the center of science and mathematics during the Middle Ages. Today, it is subject to civil strife and foreign coercion due to holding large amounts of oil reserves.

Iraq

History

100

1066? 

Battle of Hastings

200

What happened on D-Day

Allies land in the beaches of Normandy

300

What event ended World War II

dropping of bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

400

Someone said "A small step for man, a giant leap for mankind" when he completed which event?

First step on the moon

500

In 1871, the Kingdom of Prussia completed a war against the French Kingdom, annexing Alsace-Lorraine, and unifying which region for the first time in histroy.

Germany

Religion

100

Thousands year old religion widespread in India

Hindu

200

This religion practices zakat, a form of charity

Islam

300

This religion was adopted as the main religion of the Roman Empire to replace Hellenism

Christianity

400

This religion was founded in the Early Modern Era in around Punjab. 

Sikhism

500

Tom Cruise is part of this religion

Scientology

Cities

100

This city encompasses Vatican City, the residence of the Pope.

Rome

200

The center of this city sits on a large island on Chesapeake bay. The tip of this island presents one of the most powerful financial districts in the world.

New York City

300

This city was redesigned in the 1800s to have wide intersecting "boulevards".

Paris

400

This city was heavily firebombed by the United States during World War II due to its mass use of wooden housing. Now it stands as one of the most high tech cities on the globe.

Tokyo

500

At the mouth of the Yangtze river, this city holds the largest shipping port in the world.

Shanghai

Cities

100

Italy's fashion capital

Milan

200

Centre of trade during the renaissance. this city sits on a lagoon and is characterized by a complex set of canals.

Venice

300

This city is home to the Gaudi's "Sagrada Familia"

Barcelona

400

Capital of North Korea

Pyongyang