World Geography
It is the only country in the world that's also a continent.
Australia
South Korea
Seoul (10.2 million)
NAME the TWO religions practised in feudal Japan?
Buddhism & Shinto, both are still practised today.
Which European country was the first to explore Africa, and later Asia.
Portugal
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The Bosporus Strait separates which two continents?
Europe & Asia, it runs through Istanbul, Türkiye.
USA
New York City (9.3 million)
The FIRST group of Europeans to trade with Japan were from WHICH country?
Portugal
Name the two Spanish monarchs who financed Columbus' first voyage.
Ferdinand of Aragon & Isabella of Castile
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What is the longest river in Asia?
The Yangtze in China (6,300km)
Brazil
Sao Paulo (22.9 million)
WHAT city was the capital of the Togukawa Shogunate?
Edo (now called Tokyo)
What was Christopher Columbus' Spanish name?
Cristóbal Colón
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The tallest mountain in Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro, is located in which country?
Tanzania in eastern Africa
Singapore
Singapore (6.1 million)
NAME the order of Catholic priests (missionaries) who accompanied the Portuguese to Japan.
Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
What was the name of indigenous group Columbus encountered upon his arrival in the Americas?
The Taino
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WHICH African country has BOTH Atlantic & Mediterranean coastlines?
Morocco
Pakistan
Karachi (18.2 million)
Which group of European traders DID NOT bring missionaries on their voyages to Japan?
The Dutch
What was the name of the FIRST Spanish settlement in the Americas?
La Española or Hispaniola founded by Columbus.
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