Geography
This country is both the largest and the most populous of the Commonwealth members.
India
In what year was the modern Commonwealth officially founded?
1949
This major multi-sport event, held every 4 years between Commonwealth nations, is nicknamed 'The Friendly Games'.
The Commonwealth Games
What currency is used by the largest number of Commonwealth countries
The pound sterling (or Eastern Caribbean dollar — accept pound sterling)
Which South African leader's freedom was partly the result of Commonwealth sanctions against the apartheid regime?
Nelson Mandela
The headquarters of the Commonwealth is located in this European capital.
London
This document, signed in 1931, gave independence to the countries and is considered a founding moment of the Commonwealth.
The Statute of Westminster
Cricket is hugely popular across the Commonwealth. Name the annual prize awarded to the world's best cricket nation.
The ICC World Test Championship Mace
India is the Commonwealth's largest economy. Which country is the second largest?
Australia
This Indian Prime Minister negotiated India's continued membership in the Commonwealth as a republic in 1949.
Jawaharlal Nehru
Which Caribbean country is the birthplace of reggae music and a member of the Commonwealth.
Jamaica
The Commonwealth evolved from this earlier political structure centered on Great Britain.
The British Empire
Which Commonwealth country produced the Nobel Prize in Literature winners Wole Soyinka and Chinua Achebe.
Nigeria
Before 1973, Commonwealth countries traded with the UK at reduced tariff rates. What was this system called?
Commonwealth Preference (or Imperial Preference
Who was the first woman to serve as Commonwealth Secretary-General, appointed in 2016
Baroness Patricia Scotland
How many continents does the Commonwealth span? Name them all.
6 continents: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Which African country left the Commonwealth in 2003 due to political disagreements, then returned in 2018.
Zimbabwe
The 2022 Commonwealth Games were held in which English city?
Birmingham
Which Commonwealth body was created in 1966 specifically to support the economic development of poorer member states?
The Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation (CFTC)
Which Kenyan-born Nobel Peace Prize winner, also a Commonwealth environmental activist, founded the Green Belt Movement?
Wangari Maathai
Which tiny Pacific nation, with a population of less than 2,000, is the smallest member of the Commonwealth in terms of population
nauru
In which city was the 1971 Declaration, which established the fundamental values of the Commonwealth, namely democracy, equality, and peace, signed?
Singapore
Which unique sporting tradition of the Commonwealth, exchanged during the Games, is passed from host nation to host nation like a symbolic relay.
The Queen's Baton Relay
Explain how the 'Commonwealth Preference' tariff system worked before Britain joined the EEC in 1973 and why its end was controversial.
Commonwealth countries exported goods to the UK at reduced tariffs (preferential rates). When the UK joined the EEC, it had to adopt the Common External Tariff, removing these preferences and damaging economies like New Zealand's (heavily reliant on dairy/lamb exports to Britain).
This Caribbean-born politician became the first Black woman to serve as Prime Minister of a Commonwealth country. Name her and her country.
Mottley — Barbados (first female PM; for first Black female PM of any Commonwealth nation, accept Portia Simpson-Miller, Jamaica)