Africa
Asia-Pacific
Europe
Latin-America
Middle East and North Africa
100
Neither of these countries was ever conquered by European powers during the “Scramble for Africa”.
What are Liberia and Ethiopia?
100
This line of latitude was used as a demilitarized zone between the two Koreas.
What is the 38th parallel?
100
The current President of the Russian Federation served in this (acronymed) agency of the U.S.S.R.
What is the KGB?
100
This leader, who once referred to President George W. Bush as both a donkey and the devil, died in Caracas in March 2013.
Who is Hugo Chavez?
100
The capital of the United Arab Emirates, this is also its second most populous city.
What is Abu Dhabi?
200
This country declared its independence on July 9th, 2011.
What is South Sudan?
200
One of the world’s three city-states, this sovereign country boasts the highest quality of life in Southeast Asia.
What is Singapore?
200
Though Fascism is most associated with the Third Reich, it was first created in this country.
What is Italy?
200
This river has the largest volume of water in the world.
What is the Amazon?
200
This U.S. president recognized the State of Israel eleven minutes after it declared independence.
Who is Harry S. Truman?
300
This nation is the only in history to willfully relinquish nuclear weapons.
What is South Africa?
300
Prior to the fall of South Vietnam, the metropolis of “Ho Chi Minh City” was known as this.
What is Saigon?
300
While German is the most widely spoken language of Switzerland, three other languages carry official status. Name one.
What is French/Italian/Romansch?
300
During his lifetime, he led Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia to independence from the Spanish Empire.
Who is Simon Bolivar/Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios Ponte y Blanco?
300
Due to the breakaway state of “Western Sahara” this country has refused to seek membership in the African Union.
What is Morocco?
400
By 2050, this city upon the Congo River will surpass Paris as the largest French speaking city on Earth.
What is Kinshasa/Leopoldville?
400
While surrounding countries were colonized by the British and French, this country managed to stay independent.
What is Thailand/Siam?
400
Although Stalin was leader of the U.S.S.R., he was not in fact an ethnic Russian, born instead in this Caucasus nation.
What is Georgia?
400
This Latin American nation was the first to gain its independence following a violent slave revolt led by Toussaint L’ouverture on the French colony of Saint-Domingue.
What is Haiti?
400
Sultan Qaboos, ruler of this Gulf Cooperation Council member state, peacefully overthrew his father in 1970.
What is Oman?
500
With close to 100 million speakers, this native African language acts as the working language for East Africa.
What is Swahili?
500
This man, alongside Jiang Jieshi carried out a series of attacks against the CPC, known as the “White Terror”.
Who is Chiang Kai-Shek?
500
Descendants of the Mongol Horde, this ethnic group comprises 12% of Crimea’s population.
What are Tatars/Tartars/Kypchaks?
500
Dilma Rousseff, the first female President of Brazil, was once a guerilla participating in the activities of which group?
What is the Comando de Libertaçao Nacional/COLINA?
500
This man has been the King of Saudi Arabia since 2005, when he succeeded his brother.
Who is Sheikh Abdullah?