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100

This country is shaped like a boot.


What is Italy?

100

This Italian artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

Who is Michelangelo?

100

This is a coming-of-age celebration for Jewish boys at age 13.

What is a Bar Mitzvah?


100

This is the name for a document that allows entry into a foreign country for a specific purpose.

What is a visa?

100

This European initiative allows students to study abroad in participating countries while earning academic credit at their home university.

What is the Erasmus Program?

200

This capital sits high in the Andes and is the highest official capital in the world.

Double points if you can guess the second highest official capital in the world

What is La Paz?

What is Quito?

200

The French Revolution began in what year?

What is 1789?

200

This language combines elements of German, Hebrew, and Slavic languages.

What is Yiddish?

200

This travel term refers to the practice of combining work and travel, often done remotely.

What is digital nomad?

200

This U.S. government program sends students abroad for research, study, or teaching English, and is available in over 140 countries.

What is Fulbright?

300

This is the only continent with land in all four hemispheres.

What is Africa?

300

Who was the British Prime Minister during most of World War II?

Who is Winston Churchill?

300

Swahili is the official language of these two countries. 

50 points per country that you can name where Swahili is widely spoken but not an official language

What is Tanzania and Kenya?

Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia, and Mozambique.

300

The International Date Line is mostly located along this meridian.

What is 180° longitude? 

300

This city is home to a university known for the “Rhodes Scholarship,” one of the most prestigious international scholarships.

What is Oxford?

400

This country has the most time zones.

What is France?

400

What 1954 agreement temporarily divided Vietnam at the 17th parallel?

What is Geneva Accords?

400

This Southeast Asian country celebrates "Nyepi," a day of complete silence, as part of its New Year

What is Indonesia? (DOUBLE JEOPARDY!)

400

This organization assigns 2-letter country codes like “FR” for France and “JP” for Japan.

What is the ISO (International Organization for Standardization)?

400

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings are published annually by this country’s leading newspaper.

What is the United Kingdom?

500

This river flows through the most countries.

50 points for every country you can name (hint: there are 10)

What is the Danube River?

Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova and Ukraine.

500

The Rosetta Stone was instrumental in deciphering what ancient script?

What is Egyptian hieroglyphics? 

500

Which European country recognizes Frisian as a co-official language?

What is the Netherlands?

500

How many international airports are in the United States?

Double points if you can name the top 5 with the most international traffic. 

What is 153 airports? 

JFK, LAX, MIA, ORD & ATL

500

This country has more international branch campuses than any other in the world

What is the UAE?