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Which city was the first capital of the Russian Empire in the ninth century?

• Yeliky Novgorod
• Omsk
• St Petersburg

Yeliky Novgorod

The Virgin Islands of the United States, a territory in the West Indies, were bought by the USA in 1917 from which European country?

Denmark

At the end of the 18th century, where did a man named Toussaint-L'Ouverture lead a rebellion?

Haiti

Which is larger by area - The Sahara Desert or Brazil?

The Sahara Desert

9.2M km square vs 8.5M for Brazil

What is the capital city of Morocco?

Rabat

Which 3 countries share a border with Spain?

France, Andorra and Portugal

Which city is closest to London in the UK? Manchester or Newcastle?

Manchester

The now-abandoned Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant is within which modern-day country?

Ukraine

When placed in alphabetical order, which country appears first under the letter C?

Cameroon

Cambodia is officially called the Kingdom of Cambodia

Which volcano erupted in 1906, causing huge damage and over 100 deaths in the city of Naples?

Mount Vesuvius

Honshu island is the largest island belonging to which Asian country?

Japan

In which country would you find 8 of the world's 10 highest mountains?

Nepal

some are wholly in Nepal (3), others are partly in China (4), 1 is partly in India) All are all in the Himalaya range

Which country comprises a group of islands in the Persian Gulf between Saudi Arabia and Iran?

Bahrain

Which two South American countries are landlocked?

Bolivia and Paraguay

In which European city is the Sagrada Familia Cathedral?

Barcelona

Which two countries are joined by the Bridge of No Return?

North and South Korea

It was used for prisoner exchanges at the end of the Korean War

How much of Australia is classified as desert?

• 12%
• 18%
• 21%
• 25%

18%

But about 35% of the Australian continent receives so little rain, it is practically desert

Originating in Germany, the Danube River empties into what body of water?

Black Sea

The Trevi Fountain is a famous fountain found in which European capital city?

Rome

Which countrys flag consists of red, yellow, and green horizontal stripes with a black star in the middle?

• Ghana
• Zambia
• Lesotho

Ghana

Which U.S. state has the lowest average rainfall annually?

Nevada

Which European country generates over 70% of its annual electricity from nuclear power, the highest such proportion of any country in the world?

France

Opened in 1913, the oldest underground railway system in the Southern Hemisphere can be ridden in which South American city?

Buenos Aires

The island of Hispaniola is shared between Haiti and which other country?

Dominican Republic

Measured by area, what are the five smallest landlocked countries in the world?

Vatican, San Marino, Liechtenstein, Andorra, and Luxembourg

Vatican City (0.17 square miles), San Marino (23.6 square miles), Liechtenstein (62 square miles), Andorra (180.55 square miles) and Luxembourg (998.6 square miles)

Which sea, on Earth, has no beaches?

Sargasso Sea

an area of the Atlantic Ocean which has no land border

Brazil was once a colony of which European country?

Portugal

Which African country was Idi Amin president of?

Uganda

Where are the 2024 Summer Olympics to be held?

Paris

Which country is home to the longest canal in the world?

China

Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal