Fun Facts about Earth
What is the largest ocean in the world?
Pacific Ocean
A Coin
This wonder is the sole surviving wonder of the ancient world.
Great Pyramid of Giza
With 26 statuettes (including honorary awards), he is the most awarded individual in Oscar history.
Walt Disney
This independent city-state is entirely surrounded by Rome.
The Vatican City
What is the largest river in the world?
Nile River
What has a leg and a body but no head?
A bottle
This intricately carved archaeological site, dating back to the sixth century B.C, served as a strategically positioned city along the trade routes between the East and West.
Petra
Only two sequels have won Best Picture; one is The Godfather Part II, the other is this 2003 film.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
This city serves as the world's most southern capital.
Wellington
What is the largest desert in the world?
Antarctica
What has 26 letters and only three syllables?
Alphabet
This large bronze statue, one of the wonders of the ancient world, fell due to an earthquake.
Colossus of Rhodes
This actor received his first Oscar nomination for the 1992 comedy A League of Their Own.
Tom Hanks
During the Cold War, this city served as the "provisional" capital of West Germany.
Bonn
What is the tallest mountain in the world from base to peak?
Mauna Kea
I have mountains but no trees, I have cities but no houses, I have water but no fish. What am I?
A Map
This wonder was known for using mirrors and lenses to act as a beacon, sometimes referred to as a "second sun"
Lighthouse of Alexandria
In 1939, this epic film beat out The Wizard of Oz for Best Picture.
Gone with the Wind
South Africa is unique in that it has three capital cities. Besides Cape Town, name the one of the other two.
Pretoria and Bloemfontein
What is the largest lake in the world?
Caspian Sea
Feed me and I live, give me a drink and I die. What am I?
Fire
This wonder was a gift to a homesick wife
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
As of 2026, only two people have won the Nobel Prize and an Oscar; one is Bob Dylan, the other is this writer.
George Bernard Shaw
This city is the highest capital city in the world situated at an average elevation of approximately 3,640 meters (11,942 ft)
La Paz