HOW INTERNATIONAL ARE YOU?
ROUND 1 – MEXICO
1) Mexico comprises the Federal District
(Mexico City) and 31…
 Provinces
 States
 Regions
 Counties
2) In Mexican restaurants you may across
‘mole’. What is it?
 A sauce or paste
 A bean soup
 A hot drink
 A chocolate dessert
3) The celebration of Cinco de Mayo (May
Fifth) marks what event?
 Mexican Independence Day in 1821
 Arrival of Spring
 Mexican army’s unlikely victory over
French forces at 1862 Battle of Puebla
 The 16th century renaming of the
Aztec capital city Tenochtitlan to
Mexico City by the Spanish
4) 200 km east of Mexico City lies El Pico
de Orizaba, also known as Citlatelpetl. It is
the third tallest mountain in…
 Mexico
 The world
 The southern hemisphere
 North America
5) Mexico is home to the world’s second
smallest rabbit called the…
 Sombrero rabbit
 Cactus rabbit
 Volcano rabbit
 Pygmy rabbit
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6) Mexican children do not receive gifts on
Christmas Day, but on 6 January, to
celebrate…
 The arrival of the Three Wise Men
 The birth of Regalo, patron saint of
gifts
 The day they believe Jesus was born
 New Year
7) Which flower originated in Mexico and
is named after the first US Minister
(ambassador) to Mexico?
 Lily
 Poinsettia
 Cooktown orchid
 Royal bluebell
8) Which of the following artists is/was
not Mexican?
 Diego Rivera
 Gabriel Orozco
 Frida Kahlo
 Francisco Goya
9) Mexican film director Alfonso Cuaron
won an Oscar for his work on which film?
 Gravity
 Nacho Libre
 Mexican Beauty
 Traffic
10) The modern Mexican flag has three
vertical stripes: red for the blood of the
nation’s heroes, white for unity, green for
 The country’s rich agriculture
 Hope
 The Gulf of Mexico
 Chilies
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ROUND 2 – AFRICA
1) Africa’s most populous country is:
 Nigeria
 South Africa
 Kenya
 Niger
2) Which African country is the original
home of the coffee bean?
 Namibia
 Sudan
 Ethiopia
 DR Congo
3) The largest waterfall in Africa is:
 Howick Falls
 Ouzoud Falls
 Rusomo Falls
 Victoria Falls
4) Africa is home to (extra points for
naming them)
 The world’s largest land animal and
the world’s fastest land animal
 The world’s tallest animal and the
world’s largest primate
 The world’s tallest animal, the world’s
largest land animal and the world’s
fastest land animal
 All of the creatures mentioned above
5) What is the most widely spoken
language in Africa?
 Swahili
 Yoruba
 Amharic
 Hausa
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6) Which of the following mountain ranges
is in Africa?
 Atlas mountains
 Himalayas
 Alps
 Barisan mountains
7) Which African actor/actress was born in
Mexico?
 Djimon Honsou
 Lupita Nyong'o
 Sharlto Copley
 Edi Gathegi
8) Which African animal kills the most
people each year?
 Lion
 Cheetah
 Hippo
 Crocodile
9) Africa’s largest lake is:
 Lake Tanganyika
 Lake Albert
 Lake Victoria
 Lake Chad
10) These Kenyan runners hold Kenyan
and world records for specific
distances/events. Which holds the records
in not just 1 but 2 events as of 31 January
2015? Extra points if you can name the
two distances/events.
 Dennis Kipruto Kimetto
 David Rudisha
 Florence Kiplagat
 Leonard Patrick Komon
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ROUND 3 – ASIA
1) Match the authors to their country of
birth
Young Ha-Kim
India
Arundhati Roy
China
Afghanistan
Haruki Murakami
Japan
Khaled Hosseini
Lao She
South Korea
2) How many time zones does China have?
 1
 2
 3
 4
3) Match the Asian country with the
currency:
Iran
Rufiyaa
Kyrgyzstan
Rial
Maldives
Peso
Bangladesh
Som
Philippines
Taka
4) Which Asian lake is thought to hold
20% of the world’s fresh surface water?
 Caspian Sea
 Lake Baikal
 Kaptai Lake
 Milk Lake
5) According to Demographia World
Urban Areas 2014 Estimates, how many
of the 10 largest cities in the world are in
Asia? (extra points if you can name them)
 4
 5
 6
 7
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6) If the forecast is for a monsoon, what
will the weather be like?
 Hot
 Cold
 Wet
 Windblown
7) Everyone knows the most populous
countries in the world are China and
India. But what is the third most populous
country in Asia (4th in the world)?
 Bangladesh
 Pakistan
 Indonesia
 Malaysia
8) Which Asian country produces more
mangoes than any other country in the
world?
 Bangladesh
 India
 Japan
 Thailand
9) Which of these deserts is not in Asia?
 Gobi
 Kalahari
 Arabian
 Karakum
10) How many of the world’s 10 tallest
buildings are NOT in Asia? (extra points to
name building/s)
 1
 2
 3
 4
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ROUND 4 - AUSTRALIA & OCEANIA
1) Which country has the most languages
of any country in the world (more than
10% of the world total)
 Papua New Guinea
 Australia
 Samoa
 Nauru
2) Which is the world’s largest coral reef
system?
 Flinders Reef
 Mellish Reef
 The Great Barrier Reef
 Bougainville Reef
3) The haka is famously performed by New
Zealand rugby players. What was a haka
originally?
 A war dance
 A dance to welcome distinguished
visitors
 A dance to acknowledge great
achievements
 A funeral dance
 All of the above
4) Put the countries in order of population
(largest to smallest)
 Australia
 Solomon Islands
 Papua New Guinea
 Fiji
 New Zealand
5) The rugby team known as Ikale Tahi, or
the Sea Eagles represents which country?
 Australia
 Tonga
 Samoa
 New Zealand
6) Which one of these well-known
Australian actors and actresses was
actually born in Australia?
 Naomi Watts
 Hugo Weaving
 Hugh Jackman
 Nicole Kidman
7) Match the country with its capital city
Fiji
Canberra
Tonga
Port Vila
Australia
Suva
Vanuatu
Nuku’alofa
8) What is the national sport of Nauru?
 Rugby
 Australian Rules Football
 Cricket
 Baseball
9) Oceania includes how many islands?
 Approx. 10,000
 Approx. 15,000
 Approx. 20,000
 Approx. 25,000
10) Where does the term ‘Australia’ come
from?
 A Latin term meaning ‘southern’
 A Latin term meaning ‘kangaroo’
 A Latin term meaning ‘far away’
 A Latin term meaning ‘opposite’
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ROUND 5 – EUROPE
1) Which of the following statements is
true?
 Europe is the smallest continent by
land area and the least populous
 Europe is the smallest continent, but
the third most populous
 Europe is the second smallest
continent, but the second most
populous
 Europe is the largest continent and the
most populous
2) Which distinction do the Georgian and
Armenian languages have over all other
modern languages of Europe?
 They have their own alphabets, which
are not used by any other languages
 They have unusually large vocabularies
 They are used by less people than any
other languages in Europe
 They are not part of the IndoEuropean language family
3) European love detective TV serials.
Match the series to the country.
UK
Spiral
France
The Killing
Sherlock
Sweden
Wallander
Denmark
4) What is the largest country by land area
which is ENTIRELY in Europe?
 Germany
 Ukraine
 Norway
 Poland
5) What is the highest mountain in
Europe?
 Ben Nevis
 Dykh-Tau
 Mont Blanc
 El’brus
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6) Which three European countries are
NOT members of the European Union?
 United Kingdom
 Norway
 Switzerland
 Vatican City
 Bulgaria
7) According to Jean-George Affholder, a
scientist at the Institut Géographique
National (French National Geographic
Institute) which country is in the
geographic centre of Europe?
 Lithuania
 Slovenia
 Poland
 Switzerland
8) Match the famous poet with their
country of birth
Alexander Pushkin
Italy
Robert Burns
UK
Russia
Bertolt Brecht
Dante Alighieri
Greece
Homer
Germany
9) Which is the longest river in Europe?
 Volga
 Danube
 Thames
 Rhine
10) Football is a national obsession across
much of Europe. Which team won the
2014 UEFA Champions League?
 Real Madrid
 AC Milan
 Bayern Munich
 Chelsea
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ROUND 6 – THE AMERICAS
1) Which city covers the largest land area?
 Bogota
 Mexico City
 New York City
 Sao Paulo
2) Name the countries with the
characteristic outfits/items of clothing.
3) What % of the Caribbean islands
territory is inhabited?
 2%
 5%
 10%
 25%
4) Put these North American animals in
order of weight (largest to smallest)
 Polar Bear
 Bison
 Moose
 American Badger
5) Which place is furthest below sea level?
 Georgetown, Guyana
 Laguna del Carbon, Argentina
 Lago Enriquillo, Dominican Republic
 Badwater, Death Valley, California,
USA
6) Which three of these great civilisations
were in the Americas?
 Aztec Empire
 Chola Dynasty
 Inca Empire
 Mayan Empire
 Mesopotamia
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7) Ice Hockey is hugely popular in the USA
and Canada. Match the cities and teams
(as of 2014).
Calgary
Blackhawks
Chicago
Canadiens
Detroit
Flames
Montreal
Penguins
Pittsburgh
Red Wings
8) Which Caribbean island boasts more
churches per square mile than anywhere
else on earth?
 Barbados
 Cuba
 Jamaica
 Haiti
9) Match the dance style with its country
of origin
Samba
Canada
Tango
USA
Lindy Hop
Colombia
Cumbia
Brazil
Métis dance
Argentina/Uruguay
10) Which of the following does South
America contain (extra points if you can
name them)?
 The world’s highest waterfall and
largest river (by volume)
 The world’s longest mountain range
and highest capital city
 The world’s largest rainforest and
driest place
 All of the above
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