Nigeria
Mexico
United Kingdom
China
Iran
Russia
100
What is the largest city in Nigeria?
What is the capital city?
(100 for each)
100
What is the capital city of Mexico?
Mexico City
100
Name an artis/band/group form each of the three British Invasions. 1963-1971 1980-1989 2011-2022
1st British Invasion (Mid-1960s)
- The Beatles
- The Rolling Stones
- The Animals
- The Kinks
- The Yardbirds
2nd British Invasion (Early 1980s)
- The Police
- Duran Duran
- New Order
- The Cure
- Spandau Ballet
3rd British Invasion
- Adele
- Ed Sheeran
- Dua Lipa
- One Direction
- Charlie XCX
- Calvin Harris
100
What are the TWO main rivers of China?
Yellow River
Yangzi River
100
What is the capital city of Iran?
Tehran
100
The 15 modern states that were formerly part of the Soviet Union are:
+100 each correct
- 100 each incorrect
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekista
200
What is the official language of Nigeria?
English
200
What are the names of these traditional Mexican dishes?
Tamales
Enchiladas
Tacos
200
What is the name of this traditional british food?
Bangers and Mash
200
Name the six paramount leaders of Communist China.
- Mao Zedong
- Hua Guofeng
- Deng Xiaoping
- Jiang Zemin
- Hu Jintao
- Xi Jinping
200
What is the name of the expensive spice that gives iranian rice yellow color?
Saffron
200
Taxes on this product were responsible for 30% of government revenue during the rule of Czar Nicholas II. What product was taxed?
Vodka
300
1. What is the name of this iconic rice dish from Nigeria?
2. What West African fruit, that is very similar to banana, is it served with?
1. Jollof Rice
2. Plantain
300
Which ancient empire located in northern mexico was conguered by Hernando Cortes?
Aztec
300
Name the three cities where the devolved parliaments of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland are located.
Edinburgj(Scotland)
Cardiff(Wales)
Belfast(Ireland)
300
In which city did the Japanese army kill hundreds of thousands of civilians during WW2.
Nanjing
300
What ancient Iranian empire invaded Greece in the 400s BC but were defeated by Athenians, Spartans, etc..
Persian Empire
300
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Borcht
Peroshkis
Caviar
400
What is the name of the popular Nigerian film industry, often compared to Hollywood?
Nollywood
400
What were the names of these two rebel leaders during the Mexican revolution?
400 each
Zapata
Pancho Villa
400
What English Monarch was executed by parliamnet preceding the English Civil War?
Charles I
400
Who is this former President of China, leader of the Nationalist Kuomintang party?
Chiang Kai-shek
400
Half of Iran is covered by which geographic feature.
Mountains
400
Which railway line has played a crucial role in Russian history, connecting distant regions and facilitating trade and migration.
Trans-Siberian Railroad
500
Who was the President of Nigeria from 2015-2023 and military dictator from 1983-1985?
Muhamadu Buhari
500
What was the name of the Mexican president elected in 2000 who was the first non PRI president in almost a hundred years? Half points if you write his political party.
Vicente Fox
PAN
500
What empire founded the city of London?
Roman Empire
500
What is the name of this province known for its spicy fragrant food?
Sichuan
500
What is the name of the Iranian holiday that commemorates the death of Ali Hussein?
Ashura or Arba'een
500
After Stalin's death in 1953, a process of denouncing his cult of personality and addressing his crimes began. Which Soviet leader, who succeeded Stalin, initiated this period of political and social reform known as destalinization?
Nikita Khrushchev