Capital Cities
Language
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100

What Country is Ottawa the capital of?

Canada

100

What is the least spoken Language?

Sign Language

100

Worth 100 points each
What is Australia's official Gemstone?
What is NSW's official Gemstone?  
What is QLD's official Gemstone?  
What is TAS's official Gemstone?  

Australia: Opal
NSW: Black Opal
QLD: Sapphire
TAS: Crocoite 

100

Which festival in Mexico is celebrated on November 1st and 2nd to honor deceased relatives?

Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)

100

I'm found in socks, scarves, and mittens. I'm found in the paws of playful kittens. What am I?

Yarn

200

How many people live in Chili's capital city

7 million

200

Approximately how many languages are currently spoken in the world today?

7,000 languages 

200

Which gemstone was once used to cure madness?

Sapphire

200

In which country did the Christmas tradition of leaving shoes out for gifts originate?

France

200

I can run but never walk, have a mouth but never talk, have a head but never weep, have a bed but never sleep. What am I?

River

300

What is the Capital of Kazakhstan

Astana

300

Which country has the highest linguistic diversity in the world, with an estimated 820 languages spoken?

Papua New Guinea

300

Which gemstone is traditionally associated with 45th wedding anniversaries?

Sapphire

300

What is the name of the festival in Brazil that takes place before Lent?

Carnival (or Carnaval in Portuguese)

300

What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, and never in one thousand years?

The letter M

400

What Country has the most capital cities?

South Africa with 3 capital cities
Pretoria
Cape Town
Bloemfontein  

400

Which language is written from right to left?

 Arabic

400

What is the most expensive gemstone?

Pink Star Dimond
In 2017 a 59.60 carat pink star Dimond was sold for $71.2 million

400

Which country started the tradition of Halloween?

Ireland

400

I am an odd number. Take away a letter, and I become even. What number am I?

Seven (remove the 's' to make it 'even')

500

What country has no Capital city?

Nauru

500

The phrase "Hakuna Matata," meaning "no worries," comes from which language?

 Swahili. 




500

Which gemstone was used to create the original Black Prince’s Ruby?

Spinel

500

Which holiday in Sweden involves eating semla pastries and dressing up as witches?

Fettisdagen (Fat Tuesday), also known as Shrove Tuesday, a traditional Christian day for consuming rich foods before the fasting period of Lent begins.

500

I am the beginning of the end, the end of every place. I am the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space. What am I?

the letter E