Africa
Which African country is the largest?
Name the two disputed territories concerning China.
Tibet and Hong Kong
When was the declaration of the Israeli state signed?
1948
What was the name of the people who ruled ancient Mexico?
Aztecs
Name 3 countries that have sovereign monarchs.
UK, Spain, Belgium, Andorra, Lichienstein, Luxembourg, Denmark, Monaco, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway
Name 2 African Islands
Seychelles, Madagascar, Comoros, Sao Tome and Principe, Cape Verde
Which Asian city has the largest population?
Tokyo, Japan
What is the only Middle Eastern island country?
Bahrain
Where is the so-called “Pompeii of America” located?
Ceren, El Salvador
Postnik Yakovlev was the architect of what famous Russian cathedral?
St. Basil’s Cathedral
What was the only African country to be colonized by America? Bonus: What is the capital city (it’s named after a US president)?
Liberia; Monrovia
What is the official name of North Korea?
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
Which two rivers flow through the location of Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
Easter Island is found in which country?
Chile
How many states are in the EU?
28
Which language is the most widely spoken throughout Africa?
Arabic
Which Asian country is made up of more than 13,000 islands?
Indonesia
What do we call the revolutions and protests that swept through the MENA region in 2011?
The Arab Spring
Darwin came up with the theory of evolution when visiting what South American location?
Galapagos Islands
Who is the head of state of the UK, and who is the head of government?
Queen, Theresa May
What is Africa’s newest country?
South Sudan
Which two countries are both on the Asian and European continents?
Turkey and Russia
How long did the Ottoman Empire rule? Bonus: What war marked the end of the Ottoman Empire?
600 years; WW1
The Panama Canal was opened in what decade?
1910s
What Western European country has taken in the most refugees?
Germany