King of France whose reign was marked by attempts to reform the government according to Enlightenment ideas, including tolerance towards non-Catholics and the abolition of the death penalty for deserters.
Louis XVI
What is Argentina?
South America's largest lake
What is Lake Maracaibo?
Australia
What is Canberra?
This country reclaimed land from the sea.
What is the Netherlands (Holland)?
He led Venezuela and other countries to win their independence from Spain.
Who is Simon Bolivar?
Capital of Brazil and South America's largest city in population
What is São Paulo?
World's highest waterfall
What is Angel Falls?
Canada
Ottawa
The only Asian country where most people practice Catholicism
What is the Philippines?
Name this aviation pioneer:
Amelia Earhart
To whom the Galapagos Islands belong
What is Ecuador?
Highest peak in the Western Hemisphere
What is Mt. Aconcagua?
Havana
Cuba
African country settled by freed slaves
What is Liberia?
Over a period of thirty years from 1325 to 1354, this man visited much of Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and the Iberian Peninsula, travelling more than any other explorer in pre-modern history. From what region did he hail?
The Maghreb
Ibn Battuta was a Maghrebi traveller, explorer and scholar.
Known for their high quality coffee, this country produces more emeralds that any other country.
What is Colombia?
Longest mountain range on land
What are the Andes Mountains?
Which European capital, once known as “Queen of the Danube,” was formed from two separate polities located on either side of that river?
Budapest (Hungary)
Had a gold rush that increased its population by 200%
What is Australia?
What disguise did botanist Jeanne Baret don in order to serve as a valet on an expedition, thereby completing a circumnavigation of the globe?
She dressed as a man.
Has more livestock that any other country
What is India?
What is the world's highest capital?
La Paz, Bolivia
Bratislava
Slovakia
The capital of which West Indian country was originally called L’Hôpital?
Haiti
Port-au-Prince is the capital, chief port, and commercial centre of Haiti. It was originally laid out in a grid pattern in 1749 by the French and called L’Hôpital.