WorksheetsWorld Facts Quiz
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
1.How many people currently live on planet earth?
8,900,000,000 (billion)
7,800,000,000 ( billion)
6,500,000,000 (billion)
5,100,000,000 (billion)
Which country is the largest, by population, in the world?
Indonesia
United States of America
India
China
What country is the smallest, by population, in the world?
Nauru
Palau
Vatican City
Tuvalu
What is the wealthiest country in the world, the average person makes $132,000/year?
Norway
Qatar
United Arab Emirates
Luxembourg
What is the poorest country in the world, the average person makes $727/year, that’s $1.99/day; how would you survive on this amount per day?
Burundi
Central African Republic
Niger
Democratic Republic of the Congo
How many countries in the world have over 1 billion people?
1
2
3
4
How many babies are born each minute on planet Earth?
56
112
250
400
The United Nations recognizes how many countries in the world (that are member states)?
a. 186 b. 195
c. 205 d. 211
186
195
205
211
What is the largest city (metropolitan area) by population, in the world?
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Shanghai, China
Delhi, India
Tokyo, Japan
Who is the current leader of the United Nations?
David Malpass
Volkan Bozkir
António Guterres
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyes
How old is planet earth?
900 million years old
2.6 billion years old
4.5 billion years old
15 billion years old
What is the most travelled country in the world (before COVID 19)?
USA
France
China
Spain
What percentage of the earth is water; what percentage of the earth is land (rounded)?
50% water; 50% land
70% water; 30% land
80% water; 20% land
90% water; 10% land
According to Forbes magazine (forbes.com) who is the most powerful person in the world?
Bill Gates
Jeff Bezos
Vladimir Putin
Xi Jinping
According to Forbes magazine (forbes.com) who is the richest person in the world?
Mark Zuckerberg-founder of Facebook
Bill Gates-founder of Microsoft
Jeff Bezos-founder of Amazon
Sergey Brin-Co-Founder of Google
The richest 26 billionaires in the world are worth as much as?
100 million people
1 billion people
2.4 billion people
3.8 billion people
Which world corporation was the first company in the world to achieve a world market value of over 1 trillion dollars?
Ford Motor Company
Samsung
Apple
Microsoft
According to Forbes magazine what is the most valuable brand in the world?
Amazon
Apple
Microsoft
How many people live in Canada (this number is rounded)?
62 million
49 million
37 million
24 million
How old is Canada? (HINT: what year did Canada become a country?)
100
138
153
167
How many cities in Canada have over 1 million people? (can you name them all?)
a. 8 b. 6
c. 4 d. 2
8
6
4
2
Who is the current leader (Prime Minister) of Canada?
Elizabeth May
Erin O'Toole
Jagmeet Singh
Justin Trudeau
How many people live in Saskatchewan (this number is rounded) ?
2,800,000 (million)
1,100,000 (million)
890,000
815,000
Who is the current National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations?
Perry Bellegarde
Bobby Cameron
Chief Kisikawasan
Shawn Atleo
Who is the current Premier of Saskatchewan?
John Horgan
Jason Kenney
Scott Moe
Brian Pallister
Who is the current Chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indian Nations in Saskatchewan?
Brady O'Watch
Jeremy Fourhorns
Byron Bitternose
Bobby Cameron
Who is the current mayor of Regina?
Pat Fiacco
Michael Fougere
Douglas Archer
Sandra Masters
We are living on Treaty 4 territory, what answer best explains the history of Treaty 4?
It was signed in Maple Creek 1903
It was signed in Assiniboia 1889
It was signed in Fort Qu’appelle 1874
It was signed in Regina 1905
How many provincial treaties have been signed in the province of Saskatchewan?
a.2 b.4
c.6 d.8
2
4
6
8
In what year did Saskatchewan join Canadian confederation becoming a province?
1871
1873
1905
1949
Who was the first leader of Saskatchewan after the province joined Canadian Confederation?
Amédée Emmanuel Forget
William Osborne Smith
Thomas Walter Scott
John Tootoosis
Martin Collegiate (our school) is named after Mr. Martin, why is he famous in our history?
He is one of the founders of the city of Regina that helped shape and build the capital of Saskatchewan
Mr. Martin was a famous NHL hockey player who was born in Regina and is currently inducted in the Hockey Hall of Fame
He was the Saskatchewan Chief Justice and second Premier (leader) of Saskatchewan
Mr. Martin is one of the most famous Saskatchewan Roughriders in the province who was inducted in the Saskatchewan Hall of Fame
What is the minimum wage for workers in Saskatchewan? (this changed Oct.1st/19)
$10.75
$11.45
$12.50
$13.25
How many people currently live in Regina? (this number is rounded)
383,000
302,000
275,000
228,000
How many people worldwide have been infected with COVID 19? (rounded)
54,000,000
72,000,000
86,000,000
97,000,000
Who is Time’s 2020 Person of the Year?
Dr. Anthony Fauci- Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Joe Biden (President) and Kamala Harris (Vice President)
World Heath Care Workers
Eric Yuan-CEO of Zoom
