Continents/Poles/Equator
What is the biggest continent in the world?
a) Asia b) Africa c) North America
Asia
Which is the biggest country in the world? a) China b) Brazil c) Russia d) Canada
c) Russia
Which is the longest river in the world? a) the Amazon b) the Nile c) the Mississippi
The Nile River according to the Guinness World Record
What has a bigger number of legs - a spider or a butterfly? (big)
A spider (8 legs). (A butterfly has 6 legs.)
Which plant has __________ growth in the world? (fast) a) seaweed b) bamboo c) roses
b) bamboo (seaweed is not a plant - it is a type of algae.)
What is the smallest continent in the world? a) South America b) Australia c) Antarctica
b) Australia
Which is the smallest country in the world? a) the Vatican b) Monaco c) Colombia d) Madagascar
a) The Vatican
Mount Everest is the highest. It is in...
a) India b) China and Nepal c) Switzerland
b) China and Nepal.
which is the biggest animal in the world?
The blue whale
How tall is ___________ tree in the world? (tall) a) about 56m b) about 116m c) about 216 m
c) about 116m. A redwood tree in California, named Hyperion, was measured at 115.92 metres tall.
Where are penguins ________ - in Antarctica or at the North Pole? (common)
In Antarctica. There are no penguins at the North Pole.
Which country is bigger, Australia or the USA? (big)
The USA (9.8 million square kilometres) (Australia's area is about 7.7 million square kilometres.)
Where is the biggest desert in the world? a) Africa b) Asia c) Australia
a) Africa (the Sahara Desert)
Which animal has the longest life?
Elephants. The oldest elephant in the world died at age 86.
What is ___________ plant in the world? (poisonous) a) death cap mushrooms b) oleander flowers c) beetroots
b) oleander flowers. Mushrooms are not plants - they are a type of fungus.
Which continent has a larger population - Africa or Asia?
Asia (about 4.4 billion people)
What is the wealthiest country in the world (wealthy)? a) Macau (in East Asia) b) Qatar (in the Middle East) c) the USA
b) Qatar (Macau=3rd, USA= 13th. International Money Fund, 2017)
Which waterfall is taller- the Niagara Falls in Canada or Angel Falls in Venezuela? (tall)
Angel Falls (979 metres tall)
What is the fastest animal on earth?
The cheetah reaches a maximum speed of 104.2 km/h
Indonesia has ___________ flower in the world. (big) It isn't very pretty and it smells horrible! How many centimetres wide is it? a) about 30 b) about 50 c) about 100
c) about 100
Which of these cities are closer to the equator? a) Sydney (Australia) b) Tokyo (Japan) c) London (UK)
a) Sydney.
Which is the happiest country in the world? a) Finland b) Norway c) Costa Rica
a) Finland "World Happiness Report" 2024
Which is the driest desert in the world?
a)Sahara desert b)Atacama desert c)Arabian Desert
The Atacama Desert in Chile
Which country's snakes are more dangerous- Australia's or New Zealand's?
Australia's
How old is _______________ living tree on Earth? (old) a) about 120 years old b) about 500 years old c) about 5,000 years old d) about 10,000 years old
c) about 5,000 years old. (The unnamed pine tree, which is in the White Mountains in the USA, is 5,066 years old.)