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Around the World

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many time zones does China have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

5

2.

Which country changed its flag 18 times during the 20th century?

a)

Beirut

b)

Czech Republic

c)

Afghanistan

d)

Somalia

3.

Where is/was the oldest Wonder of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?

a)

Egypt

b)

Iraq

c)

Greece

d)

Turkey

4.

Which country is home to the world’s largest lava lake?

a)

USA

b)

Indonesia

c)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

d)

Papua New Guiney

5.

Which country does the equator NOT pass through from the ones listed below?

a)

Ecuador

b)

Kenya

c)

Indonesia

d)

Equatorial Guinea

6.

Which country has 173,000 concrete bunkers spread across its land?

a)

Albania

b)

Russia

c)

Estonia

d)

Mexico

7.

What is the largest country in Africa (hint: 90% of it is uninhabitable)?

a)

Democratic Republic of Congo

b)

Algeria

c)

Sudan

d)

South Africa

8.

The earliest known use of the wheel dates back to 3,500 BC to an ancient civilization that lived on the territory of which modern country?

a)

Italy

b)

Greece

c)

Iraq

d)

Israel

9.

What is the largest country in the world by population with no standing army?

a)

Lichtenstein

b)

Iceland

c)

Costa Rica

d)

Solomon Islands

10.

Which country’s flag does not feature red, white or blue?

a)

UAE

b)

Jamaica

c)

Portugal

d)

Saudi Arabia

11.

What is the largest country in the world with no airport?

a)

Monaco

b)

Vatican City

c)

San Marino

d)

Andorra

12.

Which country won the Eurovision contest the greatest number of times?

a)

Russia

b)

UK

c)

Ireland

d)

Italy

13.

Capital of which country is the most expensive in the world for expats?

a)

Luanda (Angola)

b)

London (UK)

c)

Paris (France)

d)

Dubai (UAE)

14.

Football player of which country brought an end to the civil war (hint: with his speech after qualifying for the 2006 World Cup)?

a)

Nigeria

b)

Cote d’Ivoire

c)

Indonesia

d)

Spain

15.

What is the country with the most vegetarians?

a)

India

b)

Ireland

c)

USA

d)

South Korea

16.

Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of which country in 1952?

a)

Germany

b)

USA

c)

Austria

d)

Israel

17.

Which was the first country in the world to adopt online voting?

a)

New Zealand

b)

Hungary

c)

Sweden

d)

Estonia

18.

A descendant of which country holds the world record as the fastest marathon runner in the world?

a)

Ethiopia

b)

Kenya

c)

Cameroon

d)

Eswatini

19.

Which country is the only one that features purple colour in its flag?

a)

Jamaica

b)

Montenegro

c)

Estonia

d)

Dominica

20.

In which country does it rain fish once a year?

a)

Honduras

b)

Italy

c)

Brazil

d)

Japan

21.

Which country has the most advanced time zone (UTC +14)?

a)

Australia

b)

Hawaii

c)

New Zealand

d)

Kiribati

22.

Which country invented the necktie?

a)

France

b)

Japan

c)

Croatia

d)

Germany

23.

What country is following a 13 months calendar?

a)

Ethiopia

b)

North Korea

c)

Mexico

d)

Chad

24.

Which country has printed the largest ever denomination bill (i.e. single bank note)?

a)

Belarus

b)

Nicaragua

c)

Cuba

d)

Hungary

25.

Chess is a part of a child’s primary school curriculum in what country?

a)

Ukraine

b)

Armenia

c)

Israel

d)

Poland

26.

Which country’s national currency has the highest value of any national currency in the world?

a)

Kuwait

b)

Switzerland

c)

UK

d)

Jordan

27.

In which country can you find the furthest point from the centre of the Earth?

a)

Ecuador

b)

Japan

c)

Switzerland

d)

Nepal

28.

In which country other than North Korea you won’t be able to buy Coca-Cola?

a)

India

b)

Singapore

c)

Cuba

d)

Togo

29.

Which country is the least populous country to qualify for the World Cup?

a)

Iceland

b)

South Africa

c)

Monaco

d)

Portugal

30.

In which country was Keanu Reeves born?

a)

Lebanon

b)

Canada

c)

USA

d)

Portugal

31.

What is the country with the largest number of National Parks?

a)

Thailand

b)

Canada

c)

Latvia

d)

Australia

32.

Which entire country can be rented for $70,000 per night?

a)

Monaco

b)

Vatican City

c)

Liechtenstein

d)

San Marino

33.

Which country consumes more beer per capita than any other country?

a)

UK

b)

Czech Republic

c)

Germany

d)

Finland

34.

Where can you find the world’s largest KFC?

a)

Baku (Azerbaijan)

b)

Houston (Texas, USA)

c)

Kingston (Jamaica)

d)

Toronto (Canada)

35.

Where can you find an island inhabited only by swimming pigs?

a)

Bahamas

b)

Maldives

c)

Greece

d)

Malaysia

36.

What is the least corrupt country in the world?

a)

Finland

b)

USA

c)

Denmark

d)

Netherlands

37.

In 2020 the longest serving Prime Minister of any government in the World has died. He served a total of 50 years. In which country he was a PM?

a)

Egypt

b)

Russia

c)

Belarus

d)

Bahrain

38.

Which country became the first country in the world allowing the free use of its public transport for anyone?

a)

Belgium

b)

Luxembourg

c)

Switzerland

d)

Norway

39.

Which country has a National Holliday called ‘Rhianna Day’?

a)

USA

b)

Barbados

c)

Mexico

d)

Israel

40.

Which country was founded by freed American slaves?

a)

Palau

b)

Liberia

c)

South Sudan

d)

Kosovo

41.

Which country has an annual beer floating event where the participants float in the river drinking beer?

a)

Finland

b)

Germany

c)

Australia

d)

USA

42.

What is the most mountainous country in the world?

a)

Bhutan

b)

China

c)

Bangladesh

d)

Tajikistan

43.

Which country has an estimated 150 land mines per sq. kilometre?

a)

Serbia

b)

Panama

c)

Madagascar

d)

Bosnia & Herzegovina

44.

What country is (normally) the most visited country in the world?

a)

UK

b)

France

c)

USA

d)

Italy

45.

Which country has 2 parliamentary constituencies called ‘Kanye North’ and ‘Kanye South’?

a)

Lesotho

b)

Botswana

c)

Macedonia

d)

Kenya

46.

Which country is famous for having the largest biodiversity in the world?

a)

United Kingdom

b)

Zimbabwe

c)

Guatemala

d)

Brazil

47.

Which country has the only Natural Nuclear Fission reactor?

a)

Gabon

b)

Montenegro

c)

Cambodia

d)

Greenland

48.

Where was the oldest gold treasure in the world found (earlier than 4,000 BC)?

a)

Venezuela

b)

Mexico

c)

Bulgaria

d)

Tunisia

49.

What is the poorest ever country that won at least 1 gold medal at the Olympic Games?

a)

Burundi

b)

Central African Republic

c)

Eritrea

d)

Mozambique

50.

Which country has raised $3.77 (about $65 nowadays) to help the United Stated during the Great Depression?

a)

USSR

b)

Ethiopia

c)

Cameroon

d)

Germany

51.

Which country has more lakes than every other country in the world combined?

a)

Brazil

b)

Russia

c)

Canada

d)

Chad

52.

Which country has a largest permanent settlement in Antarctica?

a)

Chile

b)

Argentina

c)

USA

d)

New Zealand