EE: Handout

1. The Principality of Sealand is an unrecognized micronation off the coast of what

country?
a. !The United Kingdom
b. Japan
c. Argentina
d. Austrailia
2. Greenland is almost as big as Africa.
a. True
b. !False
3. Which of the following countries banned the use of personal genetic ancestry tests?
a. !Germany
b. Austria
c. Sweden
d. Canada
4. Vietnam is the only country in the world that starts with V.
a. True
b. !False
5. The Sonoran Desert is located in eastern Africa.
a. True
b. !False
6. Antarctica is the largest desert in the world.
a. False
b. !True
7. What is the name of the Canadian national anthem?
a. LeafSpangled Banner
b. !O Canada
c. O Red Maple
d. March of the Puck Drop
8. What is the Polish city known to Germans as Danzig?
a. Pozna
b. Zakopane
c. Warsaw
d. !Gdask
9. The title of the 1969 film quot;Krakatoa, Eastof Javaquot; is incorrect, as Krakatoa is in
fact west of Java.
a. False
b. !True
10. What city is the Terracotta Army located in?
a. !Xi039;an
b. Shanghai
c. Hong Kong
d. Beijing
1. If soccer is called football in England, what is American football called in England?
a. !American football
b. Combball
c. Touchdown
d. Handball

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2. Which nation claims ownership of Antarctica?
a. United States of America
b. Australia
c. United Nations
d. !No one, but there are claims.
3. The historical city Timbuktu is located in which West African country?
a. Niger
b. Burkina Faso
c. Senegal
d. !Mali
4. Which UK country features a dragon on their flag?
a. !Wales
b. North Ireland
c. England
d. Scotland
5. How many countries does Spain have a land border with?
a. 4
b. !5
c. 3
d. 2
6. quot;Mongoliaquot; was a part of the now nonexistent U.S.S.R.
a. !False
b. True
7. Harvard University is located in which city?
a. Providence
b. !Cambridge
c. Washington D.C.
d. New York
8. Liechtenstein does not have an airport.
a. !True
b. False
9. What is the secondlargest city in Lithuania?
a. Panevys
b. !Kaunas
c. Klaipda
d. Vilnius
10. The title of the 1969 film quot;Krakatoa, Eastof Javaquot; is incorrect, as Krakatoa is in
fact west of Java.
a. !True
b. False
1. What is the name of the capital of Turkey?
a. !Ankara
b. Bursa
c. Istanbul
d. Izmir
2. All of the following are townsvillages in the Pacific Island nation of Kiribati EXCEPT:
a. !Urutora
b. London
c. Washington

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d. Rungata
3. Where is the area commonly known as the Bermuda Triangle?
a. South Pacific Ocean, far off Chile
b. In the Caribbean Sea
c. !North Atlantic Ocean, between Florida and Puerto Rico
d. North Pacific Ocean, between Japan and the USA
4. How many countries does Spain have a land border with?
a. 2
b. !5
c. 4
d. 3
5. Japan has lefthand side traffic.
a. False
b. !True
6. What is the highest mountain in the world?
a. Mount Godwin Austen
b. Kangchenjunga
c. !Mt. Everest
d. Annapurna
7. What is the region conjoining Pakistan, India, and China with unknown leadership
called?
a. !Kashmir
b. Andorra
c. Gibraltar
d. Quin
8. What is the land connecting North America and South America?
a. Urals
b. !Isthmus of Panama
c. Isthmus of Suez
d. Australasia
9. What is the capital of Estonia?
a. Riga
b. !Tallinn
c. Tartu
d. Helsinki
10. What is the largest country in the world ?
a. Canada
b. !Russian Federation
c. China
d. Brazil

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