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Question 1: Which of these countries has 3 national capitals?
Options: A) Israel B) Bolivia C) South Africa D) Pakistan
Answer: C) South Africa
Explanation: The Republic of South Africa is one of few countries that divides its governmental powers among three of its major cities: Pretoria, Cape Town and Bloemfontein. Pretoria is the administrative capital, Cape Town is the legislative capital and Bloemfontein is considered the judicial capital. Other countries with multiple capitals are Bolivia (Paz and Sucre), Georgia (Tbilisi and Kutaisi), and Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya).
Question 3: What is the longest river in Europe?
Options: A) Danube B) Volga C) Ural D) Dnieper
Answer: B) Volga
Explanation: With 3,530km in length, the Volga is the longest river in Europe. It flows though Russia, discharging in the city of Astrakhan.
Question 4: At 8,611 metres above sea level, what is the second highest mountain peak in the world?
Options: A) K2 B) Kilimanjaro C) Kangchenjunga
D) Cho Oyu
Answer: A) K2
Explanation: It’s in the name really - K2 is the second highest mountain in the world after Mount Everest.
1) Mount Everest: 8,848m
2) K2: 8,611m
3) Kangchenjunga: 8,586m
6) Cho Oyu: 8,188m
>200) Kilimanjaro: 5,895m
Question 2: China and India both have a population of >1Billion. What are the three next largest countries by population?
Options: A) Pakistan B) Nigeria C) USA D) Bangladesh
E) Indonesia F) Brazil G) Russia H) Mexico
Answers: A) Pakistan, C) USA and E) Indonesia
Population by Country:
1) China: 1,401,275,120
2) India: 1,358,450,800
3) USA: 329,307,422
4) Indonesia: 266,911,900
5) Pakistan: 218,576,520
6) Brazil: 211,107,237
7) Nigeria: 200,963,599
8) Bangladesh: 168,079,368
9) Russia: 146,780,720
10) Mexico: 126,577,691
Question 5: What's the largest country in Africa by land area?
Options: A) Sudan B) Libya C) Democratic Republic of Congo
D) Algeria
Answer: D) Algeria
Question 6: What country does this flag belong to?
Options: A) Sri Lanka B) Ethiopia C) Philippines D) Ecuador
Answer: B) Ethiopia
The Lighthouse at Alexandria
The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Question 7: Which two countries are home to more than one of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?
Options: A) Iraq B) Greece C) Egypt D) Turkey
Answers: B) Greece and C) Egypt
Explanation:
The Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt.
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Greece.
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Iraq.
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Turkey.
The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, Greece.
The Colossus of Rhodes, Greece.
The Lighthouse at Alexandria, Egypt.
The Colossus of Rhodes
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Question 8: Which countries share borders with Belgium?
Options: A) Luxemburg B) Lichtenstein C) Austria D) France E) Switzerland F) Germany G) Netherlands
Answers: A) Luxemburg, D) France, F) Germany and G) Netherlands
Question 9: What is the capital of New Zealand?
Options: A) Wellington B) Auckland C) Queenstown D) Christchurch
Answer: A) Wellington
Explanation: Wellington is the capital and the second-most populated city of New Zealand, with 418,500 residents (Auckland has 1.657 million). It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island.
Question 10: Which country is home to the Ural mountains?
Options: A) Kazakhstan B) Russia
C) Pakistan D) Ukraine
Answer: B) Russia
Explanation: The Urals are a mountain range that runs approximately from north to south through western Russia over a length of approximately 2,500 km.
References
1) Adhikari, S., Berca, A. and Ogilvy, J. (2020). The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World. [online] Ancient History Lists. Available at: https://www.ancienthistorylists.com/ancient-civilizations/7-wonders-of-the-ancient-world/ [Accessed 8 Feb. 2020].
2) ThoughtCo. (2020). How Many Capital Cities Does South Africa Have?. [online] Available at: https://www.thoughtco.com/why-does-south-africa-have-three-capitals-4071907 [Accessed 8 Feb. 2020].
3) En.wikipedia.org. (2020). K2. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K2 [Accessed 8 Feb. 2020].
4) En.wikipedia.org. (2020). List of rivers of Europe. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rivers_of_Europe [Accessed 8 Feb. 2020].
5) Worldometers.info. (2020). Population by Country (2020) - Worldometer. [online] Available at: https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/population-by-country/ [Accessed 8 Feb. 2020].
6) En.wikipedia.org. (2020). Ural Mountains. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ural_Mountains [Accessed 12 Feb. 2020].