This country was struck by an earthquake and massive tsunami about one year ago.
What is Japan?
100
Because of this event, FDR called December 7, 1941 "a day which will live in infamy."
What is the attack on Pearl Harbor?
100
Based in Mumbai, this Hindi-language film industry is the largest film producer in India.
What is Bollywood?
100
This language is the most spoken language in the world.
What is Mandarin?
200
This country is nestled between Russia and China.
What is Mongolia?
200
This nation's leader died on December 17th, 2011, after establishing his son as his successor.
What is North Korea?
200
This anti-apartheid, Nobel-Peace-prize-winning individual became president in the 90's after spending almost 30 years in prison.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
200
This vibrant bird is the national bird of India.
What is the peacock?
200
This continent is home to variations of what researchers think were the first languages, click languages.
What is Africa?
300
These two countries are separated by a narrow strip of sea called the Bering Strait
What is Russia and the United States (Alaska)?
300
This is the largest item of international commerce.
What is Petrol?
300
This country was the first to invent movable clay type, which later led to the invention of the printing press.
What is China?
300
This dangerous festival and competition, most famously in Pamplona, Spain, causes between 200 and 300 injuries every year, but has only caused 16 deaths since 1910.
What is the Running of the Bulls?
300
Many people have heard that the Eskimos have 1,000 words for snow (they actually only have about 15); this nation, known as "the land of smiles" has a language that contains from 6-13 words for "smile".
What is Thailand?
400
The name of this country is also the name of a US state.
What is Georgia?
400
This nation just recently elected Ma Ying-jeou to be the 13th president on January 14, 2012
What is the Republic of China (Taiwan)?
400
This ship was the first to use the SOS signal for help.
What is the Titanic?
400
In this country it is a commonly held belief that sleeping in a room with a fan on and the windows closed will cause death.
What is South Korea?
400
The alphabet of this language, created by a legendary King, uses the shapes and movements of the mouth as inspiration for the shapes of the letters.
What is Korean?
500
This sea lies between Saudi Arabia and Sudan.
What is the Red Sea?
500
Recently, a Dutch Prince was severely injured by this natural disaster.
What is an avalanche?
500
This country is named after an Aztec war god and hero
What is Mexico?
500
This country's flag depicts a green star on a red background.
What is Morocco?
500
This country contains the largest number of spoken languages.