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World History and Geography

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the capital of Australia?

a)

Sydney

b)

Melbourne

c)

Canberra

d)

Adelaide

e)

Perth

2.

Where is the largest volcano on Earth located?

a)

Hawaii

b)

Indonesia

c)

Italy

d)

Iceland

3.

This is the only major city located on two continents.

a)

Istanbul

b)

Panama City

c)

Almaty

d)

Volograd

4.

Riyadh is the capital of this Middle-Eastern country.

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Qatar

c)

Brunei

d)

Yemen

5.

Where was Napoleon Bonaparte born?

a)

Elba

b)

Nice

c)

Corsica

d)

Paris

6.

Who led the Scottish army to victory over the English at the battle of Bannockburn in 1314?

a)

Robert the Bruce

b)

William Wallace

c)

Rob Roy

d)

Robert Burns

e)

Billy Connolly

7.

At what famous French landmark was the document signed which set out the terms of ‘peace’ following the First World War?

a)

Palace of Versailles

b)

Arc de Triomphe

c)

Champs-Élysées

d)

Cathédrale Notre-Dame

8.

What was the name of Franz Ferdinand’s assassin?

a)

Gavrilo Princip

b)

Carl Ludwig

c)

Ernst von Hohenberg

d)

Nedeljko Čabrinović

9.

In which year did Moldova gain its independence?

a)

1912

b)

1877

c)

1998

d)

1991

10.

What was the method of execution for King Charles I of England?

a)

Beheading

b)

Hanging

c)

Drawn and Quartered

d)

Stoning

e)

Burned at the stake

11.

In what country did the Battle of Waterloo take place?

a)

France

b)

Belgium

c)

Netherlands

d)

Germany

e)

Canada

12.

In what year was the Battle of Hastings fought?

a)

1066

b)

1016

c)

1011

d)

1055

13.

Who assassinated U.S. President Abraham Lincoln?

a)

John Wilkes Boothe

b)

Lee Harvey Oswald

c)

John Hinckley Jr.

d)

Jack Ruby

e)

Kermit the Frog

14.

Which dictator killed or displaced millions of Cambodians during his reign of terror from 1975 to 1979?

a)

Pol Pot

b)

Mole Plop

c)

Pole Flop

d)

Mao Zedong

e)

Lon Nol

15.

Which city hosted the second modern Olympic Games?

a)

Paris

b)

Athens

c)

London

d)

Berlin

16.

What razor-thin country accounts for more than half of the western coastline of South America?

a)

Chile

b)

Peru

c)

Argentina

d)

Ecuador

17.

What country has the most natural lakes?

a)

Canada

b)

Russia

c)

United States

d)

China

e)

Sweden

18.

What African country served as the setting for Tatooine in Star Wars?

a)

Libya

b)

Tunisia

c)

Egypt

d)

Morocco

e)

Ethiopia

19.

Montevideo is the capital of what South American country?

a)

Suriname

b)

Peru

c)

Paraguay

d)

Uruguay

20.

What are the only three countries completely surrounded by one other country?

a)

Malta, Granada, & Vatican City

b)

Liechtenstein, Tuvalu & Monaco

c)

Lesotho, Vatican City & San Marino

d)

Singapore, Tonga, Saint Lucia

21.

How many countries are there in Africa?

a)

42

b)

63

c)

54

d)

39

22.

What Asian country has Kuala Lumpur as its capital?

a)

Malaysia

b)

Singapore

c)

Bangladesh

d)

Cambodia

23.

What European country is home to Transylvania?

a)

Slovenia

b)

Croatia

c)

Bulgaria

d)

Romania

e)

None, because Bram Stoker made it up for his book.

24.

Which country is NOT part of the Scandinavian Peninsula?

a)

Finland

b)

Norway

c)

Denmark

d)

Sweden

25.

Lake Titicaca sits on the border between what two nations?

a)

Argentina & Chile

b)

Bolivia & Peru

c)

Brazil & Paraguay

d)

Ecuador & Columbia

26.

What Canadian province boasts the longest freshwater beach in the world?

a)

Ontario

b)

Saskatchewan

c)

British Columbia

d)

Alberta

27.

What is the largest city in Saskatchewan?

a)

Regina

b)

Saskatoon

c)

Moose Jaw

d)

Weyburn

e)

Ituna

28.

What is the capital of Malta?

a)

Gibraltar

b)

Valetta

c)

Palermo

d)

Ibiza

29.

What is the largest desert in the world?

a)

Gobi

b)

Antarctica

c)

Sahara

d)

Kalahari

30.

What is the name of the microstate located between Spain and France?

a)

Malta

b)

Andora

c)

Liechtenstein

d)

Monaco

31.

Which Canadian province does not adopt Daylight Saving Time?

a)

Newfoundland and Labrador

b)

New Brunswick

c)

Manitoba

d)

Saskatchewan

32.

Which of these is the largest landlocked country in the world?

a)

Central African Republic

b)

Bolivia

c)

Paraguay

d)

Kazakhstan

33.

Which of these countries is not a Baltic state?

a)

Lithuania

b)

Estonia

c)

Armenia

d)

Latvia

34.

What is the smallest country in Central America?

a)

Guatemala

b)

Nicaragua

c)

Honduras

d)

El Salvador

35.

The Shinto religion is indigenous to which country?

a)

Vietnam

b)

Japan

c)

Korea

d)

Thailand

36.

The majority of the Gurkha contingents in the British army are from which country?

a)

India

b)

Nepal

c)

Bhutan

d)

Burma

e)

Gurkhastan

37.

What is the capital of Iceland?

a)

Akureyri

b)

Hafnarfjörður

c)

Reykjavík

d)

Kópavogur

38.

What is the capital of Slovenia?

a)

Tirana

b)

Maribor

c)

Pristina

d)

Ljubljana

39.

Europe’s highest peak, is located in which country?

a)

Switzerland

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Germany

40.

The deepest lake in the world is...

a)

Lake Tanganyika

b)

Great Slave Lake

c)

Crater Lake

d)

Lake Baikal

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