General knowledge
Which is the tallest mountain in the world?
Everest
Which one of these sites is NOT the Unesco Heritage Site?
a) Statue of Liberty
b) Ostankino Tower
с) Pyramids
b
Who is believed to discover America?
Columbus
The points which are crossed by all the meridians
North/South Poles
Antarctica is the world's largest desert
True or False?
True
What's the world's population in 2023? (approximately)
about 8 billion people
What is the oldest and deepest lake in the world? An is also the largest freshwater reserve
Baikal
Which country was compass invented in?
China
How does Earth's size compare to the other planets?
the fifth-largest
What natural disaster swept Dorothy and Toto away from their home? (Элли с Тотошкой)
Tornado
What's the name of the smallest country of the world? (o,44 square km)
The Vatican
What country is Taj Mahal tomb located in?
India
What kind of transport was used by Amundsen to reach the South Pole?
dog sleds
Why do we have seasons?
Earth moves around the Sun
Polar Bears do not eat penguins. Why?
'cause Polar bear live in the Arctic region and penguins live in the Antarctic region
What does the Great Barrier Reef consist of? (about 3000 of them)
reefs of coral
What is unique about the temple in Kiji (Кижи)?
No nails were used to build it
The Maya are believed to invent this tasty hot drink?
Hot Chocolate
How long is the Equator? (approximately)
40 000 km
It's impossible to drown in the Dead Sea. Why?
The water is so salty that you can only float on the surface
What causes tsunami? (two words)
underwater earthquakes
When was The Unesco Convention adopted? (year)
1972
Who invented the scale to measure how strong the earthquakes are? (named in his honour)
Richter
Who was the first to use the word geography and also calculated the size of the earth?
Eratosthenes
What kind of extraordinary weather phenomenon happens about once in a decade in the Sahara Desert?
Snow