Exploring the World Trivia Quiz

Answer: Russia

Alaska was bought from Russia in 1867 and became the forty-ninth state of the USA in 1959. Its state capital is Juneau and the biggest city is Anchorage. The highest mountain in North America, called Mount McKinley, is situated in Alaska.

Answer: Africa

The Victoria Falls are a large waterfall on the Zambezi river on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe in Africa. Livingstone first came across them in 1855 and named them after Queen Victoria. The native name translates as 'the smoke that thunders'.

Answer: China

From China, the river flows through the countries of Myanmar, Laos, Thailand and Cambodia before reaching Vietnam. China is officially called The People's Republic of China. Russia is a larger country by area, but is partly in Europe.

Answer: Budapest

Budapest was originally two separate cities on opposite banks of the river Danube. One was called Buda and the other was Pest, and the two names were combined to form the new one in 1873. Prague is the capital of the Czech Republic and Berlin is the capital of Germany. Kiev is the capital of Ukraine.

Answer: Peru

The country of Peru is situated in the Andes, one of the world's largest mountain ranges. The largest lake in south America, Lake Titicaca, is on the border of Peru and Bolivia. The capital of Peru is Lima. Poland and Portugal are both in Europe and the Philippines are in Southeast Asia.

Answer: National Park

The Serengeti was chosen as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World in November 2006. It is also a World Heritage Site. It is famed for its annual migration when millions of animals, including zebra, gazelles, wildebeest, buffalo and many more animals join the trek in search of fresh grazing.

Answer: Spain

Finland's capital is Helsinki and France's capital is Paris. Egypt is located in Africa and its capital is Cairo. Madrid is situated almost exactly in the middle of Spain and is also its largest city. Other cities in Spain are Barcelona and Granada.

Answer: Greenland

Erik the Red had lived in Greenland when exiled from his home in Norway. When his exile was over, he returned home long enough to convince people to move to Greenland and start a new settlement. Although he called it Greenland, it is mostly covered by ice. Greenland is one of the largest islands of the world and is offically part of the country of Denmark.

Answer: Asia

The Gobi desert is located in two countries, north western China and southern Mongolia. It is the fifth largest desert in the world, and it is considered to be a cold desert due to its high altitude.

Answer: Guyana

The Potaro River is 255 kilometres long and flows into the longest river in Guyana, which is called the Essequibo. Spain is in Europe and Mexico is in North America. Argentina is in the southern part of South America.