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100

Where is the Cape of Good Hope?

Africa

100

Who has the longest reign of any monarch in British history?

Queen Elizabeth II

100

What country has hosted more Olympic Games than any other?

United States

100

What term is used to describe the increasing interdependency that people around the world have on each other?

globalization

100

What year did the 13 colonies declare their independence? 

1776

200

What ocean surrounds Antarctica?

Southern Ocean

200

Who developed philosophies about nonviolent resistance to unjust laws?

logan

200

Where is the tallest cathedral in the world?

Germany

200

Where do approximately 70% of indigenous people groups live?

Asia/Islands of the Pacific

200

What came down on November 9, 1989 in Germany?

Berlin Wall

300

What should we seek even more than gold?

wisdom (God's word)

300

Whom was honored for his distinguished services to the advancement of the Aboriginal people?

Douglas Nicholls

300

What does Rio de Janeiro mean?

River of January

300

This was produced from mold and helped keep WW II soldiers well.

penicillin

300

Who was president when WW II began?

Franklin Roosevelt

400

What was the name of the first American to orbit the Earth?

John Glenn

400

Who wrote stories to teach spiritual lessons?

Hans Christian Andersen

400

What famous cathedral is located in Paris, France?

Notre Dame

400

The economic system in which individuals invest money to start and grow businesses is called...

capitalism

400

Modern Israel was founded in what year?

1948

500

What country grows the most pineapples?

Costa Rica


500

Who wanted to unify the Chinese under a republican form of government?

Sun Yat-sen

500

The country lies at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula.

Singapore

500

This stated that Europe should no longer see the Western Hemisphere as a place to establish colonies.

The Monroe Doctrine

500

What 3 countries formed the Triple Alliance?

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy