Welcome to World Studies

Geography

100

What is the name of the tallest mountain in the world?

Mount Everest

200

What is the largest continent in the world?

Asia

300

Which ocean is the smallest?

Arctic Ocean

400

What razor-thin country accounts for more than half of the western coastline of South America?

Chile

500

What are the names of the five oceans of the world?

Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and the Antarctic

World History

100

When did WW I begin?

1914

200

Where was John F. Kennedy assassinated?

Dallas, TX

300

The Great Wall was built to protect this country from invasions?

What is China

400

The disease that ravaged and killed a third of Europe's population in the 14th century is known as?

The Bubonic Plague or Black Death or Black Plague

500

The Hundred Years War was fought between what two countries?

France and England

World Religion

100

Name 3 world religions.

Judaism Islam Christianity Hinduism Buddhism

200

Where did Hinduism begin?

India

300

Who is the father of the Jewish faith?

Abraham

400

What does Nirvana mean?

Freedom from needless suffering and being fully alive and present in one’s life.

500

Hindus believe the spirits of their dead are reincarnated into this animal?

A cow.

World Culture

100

Before entering a home in Japan, you must first?

Remove your shoes

200

The world's most populated country is?

India

300

Croissants are most closely associated with this European country.

What is France

400

In what country is it custom to bind women's feet?

China

500

In Brazil, the official language is this.

What is Portuguese

Other

100

What is the capital of New York?

Albany

200

In the Lion King Timon dresses as this in order to distract the Hyenas

What is a Hula Girl

300

What holiday is on February 16th 2025?

What is President's Day

400

As of right now, what is the highest grossing (making the most money) movie of 2024?

Star Wars: Episode III-Revenge of the Sith

500

Which four presidents are on Mount Rushmore?

George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, and Theodore Roosevelt