Round 2

1. Which one is a doubly-landlocked country?

2. (a country that does not have territory connected to an oceans surrounded by countries that does not have territory connected to an oceans)

• Kyrgyzstan

• Kazakhstan

• Tajikistan

• Uzbekistan

Answer explanation

Uzbekistan, surrounded by Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan, is one of only two doubly-landlocked country, the other one being Lichtenstein which is surrounded by Austria and Switzerland.

5. Which one of these is not an actual ice sheet?

• East Antarctic Ice Sheet

• Greenland Ice Sheet

• West Antarctic Ice Sheet

• Iceland Ice Sheet

Answer explanation

Vatnajökull in Iceland is an ice cap, not an ice sheet.

1. Which city was the primary target for the second atomic bombing on Japan?

• Nagasaki

• Kokura

• Yokohama

• Niigata

Answer explanation

Kokura was the primary target for the second atomic bombing. It was spared by clouds and smoke which resulted in 70% of the area over Kokura being covered, obscuring the aiming point. This made the bombers headed to their secondary target instead; Nagasaki.

2. Who is the youngest Vice President of Indonesia by birth year?

• Boediono

• Jusuf Kalla

• Ma'ruf Amin

• Megawati

Answer explanation

Megawati was born in 1947, while Boediono and Ma’ruf Amin was born in 1943, and Jusuf Kalla in 1942.

3. What year does the Korean War broke out?

• 1947

• 1950

• 1956

• 1957

Answer explanation

Korean War began on 25th of June, 1950.

4. What is the first capital city of New Zealand?

• Christchurch

• Okiato

• Auckland

• Taranaki

Answer explanation

New Zealand’s first capital city was Okiato (Old Russell) in 1840-1841.

5. What year was Hagia Sophia construction completed?

• 537

• 923

• 1135

• 1453

Answer explanation

Hagia Sophia was completed in 537 AD.

6. The Great Pyramid of Giza was the world’s tallest human-made structure for how many years?

• ~1,400 years

• ~2,200 years

• ~3,800 years

• ~4,600 years

Answer explanation

For 3,881 years, the Great Pyramid of Giza was the world’s tallest human-made structure until it was beaten in 1311 by the Lincoln Cathedral.

7. What year did the French Revolution began?

• 1787

• 1789

• 1714

• 1794

Answer explanation

États Généraux de 1789 signaled the outbreak of the French Revolution.

8. What is the oldest university in New Zealand?

• University of Canterbury

• Victoria University of Wellington

• University of Otago

• The University of Auckland

Answer explanation

The University of Otago, founded in 1869 by an ordinance of the Otago Provincial Council, is New Zealand's oldest university.