Geography
What is the largest continent in the world?
Asia
What is the closest planet to the Sun?
Mercury
What's the largest mammal in the world?
The blue whale
What country has the second largest population in the world?
India
Saddam Hussein was the dictator of a Middle Eastern country in which a war began in 2003. What is the name of this country?
Iraq
The war in Iraq caused a level of controversy not seen since the war in Vietnam. Many innocent Iraqi civilians died by allied bombing but the brutal dictator, Saddam Hussein, was removed from power. He would eventually face the death penalty.
Which is the longest river in India?
The Ganga river
Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
What animal lives the longest?
The Giant Tortoise (they can live up to around 150 years old!)
In what country would you find the cities Glasgow and Edinburgh?
Scotland
Nelson Mandela is celebrated around the world as a man who advanced the issue of combating racism. Of what African country was he the president?
South Africa
The great Nelson Mandela spent a staggering 27 years in prison for his anti racism beliefs. Upon his release from prison in 1990, he was given many honours which included the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize.
Which is the deepest ocean in the world?
The Pacific Ocean
What is the name of the 2nd biggest planet in our solar system?
Saturn
What is a baby rabbit called?
kit
female rabbits are called does
male rabbits are bucks
In what country is the Great Pyramid of Giza found?
Egypt
In 1997, who became the Labour prime minister of the United Kingdom?
Tony Blair
Tony Blair was the British prime minister for ten years from 1997 through 2007. He represented the Labour party which defeated the Conservative party.
What is the capital of New Zealand?
Wellington
What is the name of NASA’s most famous space telescope?
Hubble Space Telescope
What animal has the US army trained to detect underwater mines?
Dolphins
In terms of land area, what is the largest country in the world?
The Cold War was a war of words and hostility mainly between the USSR and which country?
USA
The Cold War included the Cuban Missile Crisis whereby US spy planes discovered Soviet missiles on the Caribbean island of Cuba. Due to this, there was a great political duel between US president of the time, John F. Kennedy and the then Soviet leader, Nikita Khrushchev.
Which is the driest desert on the earth?
Atacama Desert
Olympus Mons is a large volcanic mountain on which planet?
Mars
How many hearts does an octopus have?
3
Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in what country?
Japan
Which European city was divided by a wall by which capitalism was to the west and Communism was to the east?
Berlin
Berlin, the capital of Germany, was split in two by a wall which was a constant reminder of the struggles of World War II (1939-1945). East Berlin was controlled by the Communist leaders of the USSR (now Russia).