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THE ANSWERS
ROUND 1 – MEXICO
1) Mexico comprises the Federal
District (Mexico City) and 31…
 States
2) In Mexican restaurants you may
across ‘mole’. What is it?
 A sauce or paste
3) The celebration of Cinco de Mayo
(May Fifth) marks what event?
 Mexican army’s unlikely victory over
French forces at 1862 Battle of Puebla
4) 200 km east of Mexico City lies El Pico
de Orizaba, also known as Citlatelpetl. It
is the third tallest mountain in…
 North America
5) Mexico is home to the world’s
second smallest rabbit called the…
 Volcano rabbit
6) Mexican children do not receive gifts
on Christmas Day, but on 6 January, to
celebrate…
 The arrival of the Three Wise Men
7) Which flower originated in Mexico
and is named after the first US
Minister (ambassador) to Mexico?
 Poinsettia
8) Which of the following artists
is/was not Mexican?
 Francisco Goya
9) Mexican film director Alfonso
Cuaron won an Oscar for his work on
which film?
 Gravity
10) The modern Mexican flag has three
vertical stripes: red for the blood of the
nation’s heroes, white for unity, green
for
 Hope
ROUND 2 – AFRICA
1) Africa’s most populous country is:
 Nigeria
2) Which African country is the original
home of the coffee bean?
 Ethiopia
3) The largest waterfall in Africa is:
 Victoria Falls
4) Africa is home to (extra points for
naming them)
 All of the creatures mentioned above
(African elephant, cheetah, giraffe, gorilla)
5) What is the most widely spoken
language in Africa?
 Swahili
6) Which of the following mountain
ranges is in Africa?
 Atlas mountains
7) Which African actor/actress was born in
Mexico?
 Lupita Nyong'o
8) Which African animal kills the most
people each year?
 Hippo
9) Africa’s largest lake is:
 Lake Victoria
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.
 Leonard Patrick Komon (10km & 15km
road races)
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ROUND 3 – ASIA
1)
Match the authors to their country of birth
Young Ha-Kim
South Korea
Arundhati Roy
India
Haruki Murakami
Japan
Khaled Hosseini
Afghanistan
Lao She
China
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2) How many time zones does China have?  1
3) Match the Asian country with the
currency:
Iran – Rial, Kyrgyzstan – Som, Maldives – Rufiyaa,
Bangladesh – Taka, Philippines - Peso
4) Which Asian lake is thought to hold 20% of
the world’s fresh surface water?  Lake Baikal
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)
 7 (Tokyo, Jakarta, Delhi, Seoul, Manila,
Shanghai, Karachi)
6) If the forecast is for a monsoon, what
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
2) Which is the world’s largest coral reef
system?
 The Great Barrier Reef
3) The haka is famously performed by New
Zealand rugby players. What was a haka
originally?
 All of the above
4) Put the countries in order of population (largest
to smallest)
1. Australia
2. Papua New Guinea
3. New Zealand
4. Fiji
5. Solomon Islands
5) The rugby team known as Ikale Tahi, or
the Sea Eagles represents which country?
 Tonga
will the weather be like?  Wet
6) Which one of these well-known
7) Everyone knows the most populous countries
Australian actors and actresses was
actually born in Australia?
 Hugh Jackman
in the world are China and India. But what is the
third most populous country in Asia (4th in the
world)?
 Indonesia
7) Match the country with its capital city
8) Which Asian country produces more mangoes
than any other country in the world?
 India
Fiji
Tonga
Australia
Vanuatu
Suva
Nuku’alofa
Canberra
Port Vila
9) Which of these deserts is not in Asia?
8) What is the national sport of Nauru?
 Kalahari
 Australian Rules Football
10) How many of the world’s 10 tallest buildings
9) Oceania includes how many islands?
are NOT in Asia? (extra points to name
building/s)
 1 (One World Trade Centre, New York)
 Approx. 25,000
10) Where does the term ‘Australia’ come
from?
 A Latin term meaning ‘southern’
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ROUND 5 – EUROPE
1) Which of the following statements is true?
 Europe is the second smallest
continent, but the second 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
3) European love detective TV serials. Match
the series to the country.
Spiral – France, The Killing – Denmark,
Sherlock – UK, Wallander - Sweden
4) What is the largest country by land area
which is ENTIRELY in Europe?  Ukraine
5) What is the highest mountain in
Europe?  El’brus
6) Which three European countries
are NOT members of the European
Union?
 Norway
 Switzerland  Vatican City
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
8) Match the famous poet with
their country of birth
Alexander Pushkin – Russia, Robert Burns –
UK, Bertolt Brecht – Germany, Dante Alighieri
– Italy, Homer - Greece
9) Which is the longest river in Europe?
 Volga
10)
Football is a national obsession across
much of Europe. Which team won the 2014
UEFA Champions League? Real Madrid
ROUND 6 – THE AMERICAS
1) Which city covers the largest land area?
 New York City
2) Name the countries with the characteristic
outfits/items of clothing.
Bermuda
Peru or Bolivia
Canada
3) What % of the Caribbean islands territory is
inhabited?  2%
4) Put these North American animals in order
of weight (largest to smallest)
1. Bison
3. Polar Bear
2. Moose
4. American Badger
5) Which place is furthest below sea level?
 Laguna del Carbon, Argentina
6) Which three of these great civilisations
were in the Americas? Aztec Empire
 Inca Empire  Mayan Empire
7) Ice Hockey: Match the cities and teams (as of
2014). Calgary Flames, Chicago Blackhawks,
Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens,
Pittsburgh Penguins
8) Which Caribbean island boasts more
churches per square mile than anywhere
else on earth?  Jamaica
9) Match the dance style with its country of
origin: Samba – Brazil, Tango -Argentina/
Uruguay, Lindy Hop – USA, Cumbia –
Colombia, Métis dance - Canada
10) Which of the following does South America
contain (extra points if you can name them)?
 All of the above (Angel Falls, the Amazon
River, The Andes, La Paz (Bolivia) the Amazon
Rainforest, the Atacama Desert)