In the Philippines, there are 2,000+ spoken dialects in use, and 7,000+ islands that make up the country. Despite this immense linguistic diversity, the country has a national language. What is the national language of the Philippines?
Tagalog
100
What is Africa's newest country?
South Sudan
100
What’s the national animal of Australia?
Kangaroo
200
What’s in the middle of Ponce (which is in Puerto Rico)?
The “n”
200
What is the national flower (royal flower) in Japan?
Chrysanthemum
200
What is the national game of Pakistan?
Field Hockey
200
Who performed at Zimbabwe's independence day celebrations in 1980?
Bob Marley
200
A famous Polish composer and virtuoso pianist, known for his beautiful nocturnes, had his musical career take off in France during the 1800s. What was his name?
Frederic Chopin
300
What is the name of the best Costa Rican goal keeper? Clue: It is the most famous soccer football player in Spain.
Keylor Navas
300
Chinggis Khaan (better known in the West as Genghis Khan) is perhaps the most famous Mongol of all time and a very important figure to modern Mongolians. His real name was Temujin, but what does Chinggis Khaan mean?
Universal King
300
The Philippines has a lot of wonderful and interesting desserts. One of the most prevalent ingredients in some of the dishes is a special type of yam. One dish in which this type of yam is used is called halaya. What color is this type of yam?
Purple yam (also known as ube)
300
Where is Nollywood, the second biggest movie industry in the world in terms of number of films made?
Nigeria
300
Which kind of bulbs used to be used as an exchange of currency?
Tulip bulbs (Netherlands)
400
This hero of South American independence was so revered that they named a country after him. What’s his name and the name of the country?
Simón Bolívar, Bolivia
400
Approximately how many Chinese characters are in a standard Chinese dictionary?
10,000
400
Where does Malala Yousafzai attend university?
Oxford University
400
What is the only country, a singular word, to have all the vowels (excluding y) in it's name?
Mozambique
400
Bell Hooks’ writing addresses intersectionality between women’s rights/lived experience and _____?
Race
500
Beatrice, Give Every Hungry Nerd Cocoa Puffs is a mnemonic device for the 7 countries of Central America. Which countries does each letter refer to?
Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panamá
500
How many earthquakes does Japan have every year?
Approximately 1500
500
How many official languages are there in India?
23
500
Kwame Nkrumah was the first prime minister and President of Ghana having led the nation to independence from Britain in which year?
1957
500
Azealia Banks, Princess Nokia and SZA all use what medium of art to talk about the lives, struggles and beauty of women?