Africa
True or False: Africa is the hottest continent on Earth
False: Africa is the second hottest, Australia takes first place.
True or False: Asia is the largest of the seven continents.
True or False: Spain's Sagrada Familia has taken longer to build than the pyramids in Egypt.
True. The Pyramids in Egypt took about 85 years while the Sagrada Familia is anticipated to be completed in 2026 marking 100 years of construction.
What is the longest river in North America?
The Mississippi-Missouri River system with over 4,000 miles in the system.
Which country is also a continent?
Australia
How many countries are there in Africa?
54 countries (there is also a non self governing territory, known as the Western Sahara)
How many of the top 5 most populous countries of the world are located in Asia?
Three. China (1st), India (2nd), & Indonesia (4th)
In the British Museum, about what percent of their collection is on display?
a. 1%
b. 90%
c. 24%
d. 10%
a. Only about 1% of their collection of 80 million items are on display for viewing.
True or False: Canada has six different timezones.
True. Canada is the second largest country by mass in the world.
How many species of kangaroos are there in Australia?
a. 10
b. 100
c. 25
d. 60
d. There are over 60 different species of kangaroos
Which ancient African civilization is the worlds oldest and longest lasting civilization?
Ancient Egypt
Which Asian country has the worlds longest lifespan?
Which Northern European country experiences the luxury of not having mosquitos.
Iceland. Due to a lack of shallow ponds and temperatures, Iceland is unsuitable for mosquito breeding.
Which rainforest in South America has the greatest biodiversity in the world?
The Amazon Rainforest with hundreds of different animals species, around 40,000 plant species and a stunning 2.5 million different species of insects.
True or False: Antartica holds most of the worlds freshwater.
An incredible 60-90% of the world’s fresh water is locked in Antarctica’s vast ice sheet.
Which TWO countries were not colonized by foreign powers?
Liberia & Ethiopia
True or False: Vietnam is a significant exporter of cashew nuts
True. Vietnam is responsible for over 1/3 of cashew exports
True or False: The country of Norway has knighted a penguin.
True. As mascot and colonel-in-chief of the Norwegian King's Guard, Brigadier Sir Nils Olav is Norway's very own knighted penguin
Which North American city has the greatest population?
Mexico City, Mexico with 8.9 million people. Followed by NYC with 8.5 million.
True or False: It snows in Australia
True. The area of Australia that is covered by snow in winter is larger than the area of Switzerland.
What is the most common language spoken in Africa?
Arabic (there are 170 million Arabic speakers followed by 130 million English speakers)
Which Asian country has the most billionaires in the world?
China. In 2018, China surpassed the US in billionaire count by 238.
Which central Europe country has won the most world strongest man titles?
Poland. Poland's Mariusz Pudzianowski gave the Eastern European country more wins than any other nation in the world when he was named the World's Strongest Man five times
The Amazon expels _____ cubic feet of freshwater every second.
a. 2 million
b. 5.3 million
c. 7.4 million
d. 10 million
The Amazon River holds about one fifth of the world's freshwater, which is used by many people in Brazil. Around 7,381,000 cubic feet of freshwater water is expelled from the Amazon River into the Atlantic Ocean every second.
True or False: Antartica is a desert.
True. A desert is any region that receives very little annual precipitation. The average annual rainfall at the South Pole over the past 30 years was just over 10 mm (0.4 in).