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Know Your World 18Qs

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the world's longest river?

a)

Nile

b)

Amazon

c)

Mississippi

d)

Yangtze

2.

In what country would you require YEN in order to purchase a mobile phone?

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

India

d)

France

3.

The FORD Motor Company, started by Henry Ford, originated in what country?

a)

USA

b)

Canada

c)

Australia

d)

United Kingdom

4.

What is the name of the famous railway link which spans Russia, from Moscow in the west to Vladivostok in the east?

a)

The Trans Siberian Railway

b)

The Intra Russian Railway

c)

The Orient Express

d)

The Ghan

5.

When travelling, where can one lose or gain a day?

a)

The Equator

b)

The International Date Line

c)

The Prime Meridian

d)

The Flux Capacitor Line

6.

Where is the world's driest location, with less than 1mm of annual rainfall?

a)

Sahara Desert, Africa

b)

Atacama Desert, South America

c)

Simpson Desert, Australia

d)

Gobi Desert, Asia

7.

What name is given to the line of latitude 23.5 degrees north of the equator?

a)

Tropic of Capricorn

b)

Arctic Circle

c)

Tropic of Taurus

d)

Tropic of Cancer

8.

How many continents begin with the letter 'E'?

a)

Zero

b)

One

c)

Two

d)

Three

9.

In what country is the holy city of Jerusalem?

a)

Lebanon

b)

Greece

c)

Israel

d)

Syria

10.

Which ocean separates the continents of Africa and South America?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

11.

In what country will you find the cities of Mumbai and Kolkata?

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

India

d)

Indonesia

12.

Which of the following is NOT a landlocked country?

a)

Mongolia

b)

Chad

c)

Bolivia

d)

Mexico

13.

Which European country owns the territory of Greenland?

a)

Portugal

b)

Spain

c)

Denmark

d)

Norway

14.

In what American city will you find HOLLYWOOD?

a)

Los Angeles

b)

New York City

c)

Chicago

d)

San Francisco

15.

Hanoi is the capital city of which Asian country?

a)

Malaysia

b)

Vietnam

c)

Bangladesh

d)

Philippines

16.

What is the name given to the subregion of Europe possessing strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland?

a)

Scandinavia

b)

Norsca

c)

Crimea

d)

Lapland

17.

What is the body of water separating the Arabian Peninsula from the northeast coast of Africa?

a)

Red Sea

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Caspian Sea

d)

Baltic Sea

18.

Terrestrial land covers what percentage of the earth's surface?

a)

71%

b)

29%

c)

41%

d)

17%