Flags & Geography
This country’s flag has a red circle on a white background.
Japan
This Parisian tower is one of the most visited monuments in the world.
Eiffel Tower, France
"Bonjour" means "hello" in this country’s language.
France
In Belarus, this woven craft made of flax or straw is a UNESCO cultural heritage symbol.
Rushnik
It’s illegal to name a pig ‘Napoleon’ in this country.
France
The Union Jack is part of this country’s flag.
UK / Australia
This ancient amphitheater in Rome was used for gladiator battles.
Colosseum, Italy
Portuguese
The world’s oldest operating university (1088 AD) is in this Italian city.
Bologna
Which country is sometimes called the “Land Down Under”?
Australia
This country’s flag features a banner reading "Ordem e Progresso."
Brazil
A giant Christ statue overlooks Rio de Janeiro in this country.
Brazil
This Italian word for "hello" is also used as a casual goodbye.
Ciao
The first president of the USA.
George Washington
In Scotland, it’s illegal to be drunk in charge of this farm animal.
A cow
The Grand Canyon, one of the world’s deepest gorges, is located in this U.S. state.
Arizona
What's the world’s largest coral system, is found off this country’s coast.
The Great Barrier Reef in Australia
Konichiwa
In what Italian city did Pizza originate?
Naples
This U.S. state has more tigers in captivity than exist in the wild worldwide.
Texas
This country's flag (adopted in 1995) shares its colors with a flag of a neighboring nation that once ruled it. Both flags also lack blue, unlike most other regional flags.
Belarus
The architect who designed Paris' iconic iron lattice tower also engineered the internal structure for a statue gifted to another country - yet his home country banned his tower for 20 years as an 'eyesore.'
What structrure was it and what country was it gifted to?
Statue of Liberty - The USA
Can you translate this into Portugese?
– Hello! How are you!
– Hello! I'm fine. And you?
– I'm a little tired. Do you speak English?
– Yes, a little.
– What's your name?
– My name is Alex. And you?
– My name is Rosa. Nice to meet you.
– Nice to meet you.
– Olá! Tudo bem?
– Olá! Tudo bem. E você?
– Estou um pouco cansada. Você fala inglês?
– Sim, um pouco.
– Qual ê o seu nome?
– Meu nome é Alex. E você?
– Meu nome é Rosa. Muito prazer.
– Muito prazer.
This island nation's 47 prefectures include one named after a Portuguese phrase, while its former colonial rival's national anthem shares a melody with a British coronation hymn.
Japan (Osaka = "Great Slope" in Portuguese); Netherlands (Wilhelmus tune = British "God Save the King")
Which of these facts are not true?
Italian police once arrested a man for ‘being too handsome’ and causing traffic accidents.
Japanese passport allows visa-free travel to more places than any other (192).
Brazilian prisoners can reduce their sentence by reading books… but only if they write this.
The French language once had a word for ‘yes’ that only women could use.
Australia once lost a war against emus.
All of them are true!