Geography
Which country is the largest by area?
a) USA
b) Australia
c) Russia
d) China
c) Russia
(Russia-17,098,242 km², USA-9,833,517 km², China- 9,706,961 km², Australia-7,688,287 km²)
__ has the highest population count in 2025.
a) India
b) China
c) United States
d) Indonesia
a) India
(India-1.46 billion; China-1.41 billion; United States-347 million; Indonesia-285 million)
__ is the most popular sport in the world.
a) basketbal
b) baseball
c) soccer
d) table tennis
c) soccer
__ has the best public transportation system in the world according to many surveys.
a) Japan
b) London
c) Zurich
d) Hong Kong
d) Hong Kong
How many countries contain the letter "Q" in their names?
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3
d) 3
(Iraq, Qatar, Equatorial Guinea)
___ has the most time zones.
a) France
b) Russia
c) USA
d) Australia
a) France
(France-12, Russia-11, USA-11, Australia-9)
Currently, __ is the most populous city in the world.
a) Tokyo
b) New York
c) Mumbai
d) Sao Paulo
a) Tokyo
(Tokyo-14 million; Mumbai-12 million; Sao Paulo-12 million; New York-8.5million)
The Day of the Dead is celebrated in ___.
a) Turkey
b) Mexico
c) Thailand
d) Spain
b) Mexico
People don't drive on the left side in __.
a) the United Kingdom
b) Australia
c) South Africa
d) Brazil
d) Brazil
__ has the most UNESCO World Heritage sites.
a) Italy
b) China
c) India
d) Mexico
a) Italy
(Italy-61, China-60, India-44, Mexico-36)
Which country has the most islands?
a) Japan
b) Canada
c) Sweden
d) Indonesia
b) Sweden
(Sweden-267,570 islands; Canada-25,455 islands; Indonesia-17,504 islands; Japan-14,125 islands)
What is the current global median age? (Global median age = age where 50% is younger and 50% is older)
a) 20.9
b) 30.9
c) 40.9
d) 50.9
b) 30.9
People in __ eat 12 grapes for good luck at midnight on New Year's Eve .
a) Poland
b) Italy
c) France
d) Spain
d) Spain
(Each grape represents a month, bringing luck for that month.)
__ is the most common taxi color around the world.
a) white
b) yellow
c) black
d) green
a) white
(white-73.3%; yellow-53.3.%, black-48.3%, and green-28.3%)
Baseball is the official national sport of __.
a) Japan
b) South Korea
c) USA
d) Cuba
d) Cuba
Which country has the most active volcanoes?
a) Japan
b) USA
c) Russia
d) Indonesia
d) Indonesia
(Indonesia-55; Japan-40; USA-39; Russia-27)
__ holds the record of the longest life expectancy in 2025.
a) Hong Kong
b) Japan
c) South Korea
d) Singapore
a) Hong Kong
(Hong Kong-85.77 years; Japan-85 years; South Korea-84.53 years; Singapore-84 years)
People in __ use their thumb to point.
a) India
b) Germany
c) Greece
d) Malaysia
d) Malaysia
__ is the busiest airport in 2024.
a) Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International, USA
b) Tokyo Haneda, Japan
c) New Delhi, India
D) Shanghai Pudong International Airport, China
a) Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International, USA
__ has the highest temperature on record.
a) California, USA
b) Dallol, Ethiopia
c) Cairo, Egypt
d) Rivadavia, Argentina
a) California, USA
(56.7°C measured at Furnace Creek in Death Valley, California on July 10, 1913)
Which country has 20% of the world's freshwater lakes?
a) USA
b) Canada
c) Russia
d) Australia
b) Canada
World Population Day is on __.
a) May 11th
b) July 11th
c) September 11th
d) November 11th
b) July 11th
In __ it is not nice to ride in the back on a taxi. People usually ride in the front with the taxi driver.
a) France
b) Malaysia
c) Australia
d) Greece
c) Australia
The longest road without traffic lights is in __.
a) USA
b) Australia
c) Russia
d) Saudi Arabia
a) Saudi Arabia
(Highway 10 in Saudi Arabia, boasting 240-256 km)
According to Ethnologue (a leading language catalog), about __ languages are in use today.
a) 72
b) 720
c) 7,200
d) 72,000
c) 7,200