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1
What country is famous for having three capital cities, one for each branch of government?
Myanmar
Bolivia
Algeria
South Africa
2
Tripoli is the capital of which North African nation?
Tunisia
Morocco
Libya
Algeria
3
What does NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
National Alliance for Terrorism Obstruction
Nuclear Advances and Trials Organization
National Activism Towards Oppression
4
How many members of NATO are there?
34
30
32
33
5
Which countries share the largest land border?
India and China
Russia and China
United States and Canada
Brazil and Argentina
6
Which of these territories is widely considered Nordic?
Svalbard
Faroe Islands
Greenland
All of the above
7
What is the term for the study of flags?
Phrenology
Flagology
Vexillology
Heraldry
8
What country was once known as Ceylon?
Nepal
Myanmar
Sri Lanka
India
9
What was the first country to leave Yugoslavia?
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Montenegro
Slovenia
Croatia
10
What was the title of Hitlers famous political manifesto?
The Fascist Manifesto
The Iron Heel
Mein Khamph
The Communist Manifesto
11
What is the only country that starts with O?
Ontario
Oceania
Oman
Obektstan
12
What year did the Berlin Wall fall?
1993
1991
1989
1987
13
What is the largest city in the world?
Beijing
Tokyo
New York City
Mumbai
14
Julius Caesar was assassinated on what famous day/Occasion?
The Ides of May
The Feast of Lupercal
The Kalends of April
The Ides of March
15
What islands’ sovereignty is disputed between Argentina and the United Kingdom?
Canary Islands
Galápagos Islands
Faroe Islands
Falkland Islands
16
What country do Pugs originate from?
France
Korea
Japan
China
17
What organization was founded during the Cold War to oppose NATO?
Kiev Coalition
BRICS
Moscow Pact
Warsaw Pact
18
What is the newest country in the world?
Eritrea
Kosovo
South Sudan
East Timor/Timor-Leste
19
Who wrote “The Communist Manifesto”?
Joseph Salin
Mao Zedong
Karl Marx
Vladimir Lenin
20
Which country's mainland is located in all four hemispheres?
Australia
Kiribati
Brazil
Russia
21
What is the currency of Switzerland?
Swiss Krona
Euro
Swiss Franc
Swiss Dollar
22
What does GDP stand for?
Global Data Processing
Government Debt Program
Gross Domestic Product
General Development Program
23
What is the capital of Canada?
Vancouver
Toronta
Montreal
Ottawa
24
The wars between Rome and Carthage are known as what?
Gallic Wars
Pyrrhic War
Hundred Years' War
Punic Wars
25
What is the smallest country in Asia?
Singapore
Brunei
Bahrain
Maldives
26
Who famously led the Mongol Empire to control over the majority of Asia?
Attila the Hun
Kublai Khan
Genghis Khan
Timur
27
What is the least densely populated country in the world?
Russia
Mongolia
Australia
Iceland
28
What country is known as the “Rainbow Nation”
?
South Africa
India
Norway
Brazil
29
What is the capital city of Finland?
Copenhagen
Stockholm
Helsinki
Oslo
30
What is the smallest country in North America?
Barbados
St. Lucia
Belize
St. Kitts and Nevis
31
What region of Ukraine did Russia annex in 2014?
Kiev
Crimea
Luhansk
Palestine
32
What was Myanmar once known as?
Burma
Siam
Malaya
Ceylon
33
Which of these countries are members of the G7?
Canada
Brazil
Japan
Russia
34
What is the most densely populated country in the world?
Andorra
Indonesia
Monaco
Bangladesh
35
Which country has the most islands?
Sweden
Canada
Norway
Finland
36
What country does Greenland belong to?
Norway
Finland
Denmark
Iceland
37
Which country has the most time zones?
France
United Kingdom
United States
Russia
38
Alexander the Great led what Empire?
Persian Empire
Egyptian Empire
Byzantine Empire
Macedonian Empire
39
Where were the Geneva Conventions signed?
Switzerland
Luxembourg
France
Belgium
40
What country has the highest GDP?
Brazil
Russia
China
United States
41
Which of these countries is widely considered Baltic?
Poland
All of the Above
Estonia
Belarus
42
The Canary Islands are controlled by what country?
Portugal
Italy
Spain
France
43
Which Country has a higher population? Spain or Italy
Italy
Spain
44
What U.S. state has the largest GDP?
Texas
Alaska
New York
California
45
The Peloponnesian War was between what 2 nations
?
Sparta
Macedonia
Athens
Persia
46
What sea separates Africa and Europe?
Black Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Caspian Sea
Red Sea
47
What is the largest Caribbean island?
Cuba
Jamaica
Puerto Rico
Hispaniola
48
What is the smallest country in Europe?
Monaco
Liechtenstein
San Marino
Vatican City
49
In what capital city is the headquarters of the EU located?
Brussels, Belgium
London, England
Copenhagen, Denmark
Washington D.C., US
50
What country is known as “The Land of a Thousand Lakes”?
Canada
Bangladesh
Russia
Finland
51
Who was the first Holy Roman Emperor?
Charlemagne
Pope Leo I
Pope Leo III
Napoleon
52
What is the smallest country in Africa?
Eswatini
Cape Verde
Sao Tome and Principe
Seychelles
53
What is the full official name of North Korea?
Socialist Republic of North Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
People’s Republic of North Korea
Korean People’s Republic
54
What is the largest landlocked country in the world?
Kazakstan
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ukraine
Chad
55
Which Country has a higher population? Indonesia or Pakistan
Indonesia
Pakistan
56
What desert covers most of Mongolia?
Kalahari Desert
Sahara Desert
Atacama Desert
Gobi Desert
57
What is the smallest country in Australia/Oceania?
Nauru
Marshall Islands
Palua
Fiji
58
What was the first civilization in the world?
Mesopotamia
Greece
Rome
Egypt
59
What country has the largest Muslim population?
India
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Indonesia
60
The tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa, is located in what country?
Qatar
United Arab Emirates
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
61
What is the most widely spoken language in Africa?
Arabic
Swahili
Yoruba
Hausa
62
Which of these countries are communist?
Russia
Belarus
Laos
Venezuela
63
The United Kingdom consists of what 4 constituent countries?
England, Scotland, Wales, and Isle of Man
England, Northern Ireland, Wales, and Republic of Ireland
England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales
England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland
64
What is the smallest country in South America?
Guyana
Uruguay
Suriname
French Guiana
65
Which empire most recently controlled the majority of Turkey, Syria, and Iraq?
Ottoman Empire
Roman Empire
Byzantine Empire
Persian Empire
66
What is the only non-rectangular flag?
Nepal
Japan
Switzerland
Vatican City
67
After the Chinese Nationalist Party lost the Chinese Civil War, they fled to where?
Japan
South Korea
Taiwan
Vietnam
68
What is the world’s most populous island?
Greenland
Japan
Java
Australia
69
What is the largest peninsula in the world?
Florida Peninsula
Iberian Peninsula
Arabian Peninsula
Scandinavian Peninsula
70
What U.S. state shares its name with a foreign nation?
Washington
New Jersey
New Mexico
Georgia
71
What continent contains the fewest countries (Other than Antartica) ?
South America
Africa
Oceania/Australia
North America
72
Hannibal is a famous general from where?
Greece
Carthage
Rome
Gaul
73
Which of these countries is doubly landlocked?
Switzerland
Kazakstan
Liechtenstein
Hungary
74
Which of these countries flags contain a moon(s).
Australia
Japan
Turkey
Canada
75
What is the economic alliance between Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, etc.. called?
ASEAN
USMCA
EU
BRICS
76
What strait separates Morocco and Spain?
Bering Strait
Bosporus Strait
Strait of Gibraltar
Strait of Messina
77
What country controlled the majority of Indochina?
Japan
France
China
United Kingdom
78
What was the first country to give women the right to vote?
Australia
Sweden
Netherlands
New Zealand
79
Who led the Communist Revolution in China?
Ho Chi Minh
Mao Zedong
Fidel Castro
Joseph Stalin
80
What is the most recent country to join NATO?
Finland
Ukraine
Sweden
Türkiye
