Trivia #3 Flashcards
What country has three national capitals?
South Africa
What is Earth’s largest continent by population?
Asia
What is the southernmost capital of an independent nation in the world?
Wellington
Which continent has the most independent countries (including island nations)?
Continent of Africa
What is the northernmost capital of an independent nation in the world?
Reykjavik, Iceland
What is the approximate number of United Nations member states in the world?
193
Which river is the largest river by discharge of water in the world?
Amazon River
What is the largest lake on Earth?
Caspian Sea
What is the highest mountain in Oceania?
Puncak Jaya
What is the longest river in Europe?
The Volga River
Which mountain’s summit is the farthest point on the Earth’s surface from the Earth’s center?
Mount Chimborazo’s Peak
What is the name of the circle that lies about 23 degrees north of the Equator?
Tropic of Cancer
What is the name of the circle that lies about 23 degrees south of the Equator?
Tropic of Capricorn
Where is the Mammoth Cave, the world’s longest cave?
Kentucky
What is the highest mountain in South America?
Aconcagua
What is the world’s largest landlocked country (has no border on an ocean)?
Kazakhstan
What is the longest river in Asia?
Yangtze River
What is the highest mountain in Europe?
Mount Elbrus
What country has the largest population in Africa?
Nigeria
What is the highest mountain in Africa?
Mount Kilimanjaro
