English speaking world
Which country has the largest English-speaking population?
USA
What is the name of the booming movie industry here?
What is the population of South Africa?
About 65 million (book says "close to 60 million")
What is the capital of Australia?
Canberra
Which prize was Nelson Mandela awarded?
The Nobel Peace Prize
About how many people speak English as their mother tongue?
150 million, 400 million, 520 million, 700 million
400 million
What is the population of Nigeria?
about 233 million (book says "over 200 million")
Nelson Mandela
Name one of the threats to the Great Barrier Reef.
Bleaching (from rising temperatures)
Crown-of-thorn starfish
What is another nickname for Australia?
"The land down under" or "Straya"
What is a "lingua franca"?
A language adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different
What is the capital of Nigeria?
Abuja
Name all of South Africa's capitals.
Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Pretoria
What are Australia's two national animals? Featured on its Coat of Arms.
Kangaroo and emu
What did they call the racial segregation happening in South Africa?
Apartheid
About how many speak English as a second language?
900 million, 1.5 billion, 2 billion, 2.5 billion
About 1.5 billion
What is the name of the creole language they speak in Nigeria?
Pidgin English
Name three of the many languages they speak in South Africa.
Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Sepedi, Setswana, English, Sesotho, Xitsonga, Swati, Tshivenda, Ndebele
Which side of Australia are you most likely to encounter crocodiles? (North, East, South, West)
The North
Which two countries were fighting over control of South Africa during the colonial times?
England and Netherlands
How many countries have English as an official language?
8, 18, 38, 58
58 sovereign states
When did Nigeria gain it's independence from England?
1814, 1905, 1946, 1960
1960
What informal name do many South African's call their country?
Mzansi
What animals, that are related to sea anemones, are corals?
Polyps
Which country is placed entirely inside South Africa?
Lesotho