Locations
What country has the most natural lakes?
Canada
Which bridge was the first to be built across the River Thames in London?
The London Bridge
Which country is known for its Maori culture?
New Zealand
In which country can you find Mount Fuji?
Japan
What nation has the world's highest minimum wage, at $21.38 AUD per hour (or a little more than fifteen U.S. dollars)?
Australia
Cairo is the capital city of what country?
Egypt
Who was the first man to walk on the moon, and in which year?
Neil Armstrong, 1969
Floppy hats called ‘Berets’ are associated with what culture?
French Culture. France
What is the largest country in the world in terms of landmass?
Russia
On August 17, 2020, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced that her country's national election would be delayed by four weeks. The cause? A new cluster of coronavirus cases after the country had previously gone months without a case of local transmission. What is this country?
New Zealand
Which Turkish city shares its name with a famous superhero?
Batman
Who was the emperor of Rome from A.D. 54 – A.D. 68?
Nero
From what city in Germany do we get the name of one of America’s favourite burgers?
Hamburg
What’s the smallest country in the world?
The Vatican City
On October 28, 1886 the French Third Republic gifted Lady Liberty, also known as the Statue of Liberty, to the United States of America. What was the reason for the gift from France?
To commemorate their alliance and support for the American Revolution
What is the oldest city in the world?
Damascus
In which country did the Easter Rising take place in 1916?
Ireland
What is the traditional dress of Scotland called for men?
A kilt
What is the largest French speaking country in the world by land area?
Canada
What is the political and legal term for the act in which one jurisdiction delivers a person accused or convicted of committing a crime in another jurisdiction over to their law enforcement? A proposed change in this process sparked massive June 2019 protests in Hong Kong.
Extradition
What country has the largest number of ancient pyramids?
Sudan
In what country did the Irish Troubles take place from 1968 to 1998?
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland. The UK. Britain
What is the traditional dance of the people of Ireland?
Irish Step Dance. Tap-Dancing
What is the only country to have ever given up nuclear weapons after building them?
South Africa
The 2000 U.S. presidential election was officially decided by a controversial Supreme Court decision following a recount of votes in what state? The recount determined that George W. Bush had defeated Al Gore in that state by a mere 537 votes.
Florida