EUROPEAN HISTORY
MIDDLE EASTERN HISTORY
ASIAN HISTORY
SEA HISTORY
100
England has which form of government?
CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY
100
This holy city is sacred to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Jerusalem
100
The Great Wall of China was built to keep out these northern invaders.
Mongols
100
The flag of this Southeast Asian country has a mythical creature half-lion, half-fish on it.
Singapore (the Merlion)
200
Which European countries were involved in WW2?
ITALY
GERMANY
200
The Hanging Gardens, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, were said to be in this city.
BABYLON
200
This river in India is considered sacred by millions of Hindus.
the Ganges River
200
This Southeast Asian country is made up of more than 7,000 islands.
the Philippines
300
Europe has been called a peninsula of peninsulas. This access to water helps them with which economic industry?
TRADING
300
This sea is so salty that people can float without sinking.
the Dead Sea
300
In 1959, this Asian country got its first escalator — and people lined up to ride it for fun.
China
300
This country was never colonized by Europeans, unlike its neighbors.
Thailand (Siam)
400
Napoleon was once attacked by a horde of these animals during a hunt.
bunnies (rabbits)
400
This Middle Eastern country has a restaurant chain older than McDonald’s (founded in 1934).
What is Lebanon (with "Al Halabi")
400
This Asian country has the most time zones in the world.
Russia
400
Angkor Wat, the largest religious monument in the world, is located in this country.
Cambodia
500
WHERE IS FRANCE?
500
This Middle Eastern empire once stretched across three continents and lasted over 600 years.
Ottoman Empire
500
In the 1600s, this Asian country closed itself off from most foreign contact for over 200 years.
Japan (Tokugawa Shogunate)
500
This island nation was once called Ceylon.
Sri Lanka