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1. 1. What is the smallest country in the world by area?
   • A. Monaco
   • B. Vatican City (answer)
   • C. San Marino
   • D. Liechtenstein
2. 2. Which is the longest river in the world?
   • A. The Amazon
   • B. The Yangtze
   • C. The Nile (answer)
   • D. The Mississippi
   Traditionally the Nile, though some studies argue for the Amazon.
3. 3. The flag of Japan shows what?
   • A. A red circle (answer)
   • B. A red cross
   • C. A rising sun with rays
   • D. A white star
4. 4. Which country has the most time zones?
   • A. Russia
   • B. The United States
   • C. France (answer)
   • D. China
   France, counting its overseas territories, spans twelve.
5. 5. Mount Kilimanjaro is in which country?
   • A. Kenya
   • B. Tanzania (answer)
   • C. Uganda
   • D. Ethiopia
6. 6. Which UK city is served by an airport with the code EDI?
   • A. Exeter
   • B. Edinburgh (answer)
   • C. East Midlands
   • D. Aberdeen
7. 7. How many countries share a land border with France (mainland)?
   • A. Six
   • B. Seven
   • C. Eight (answer)
   • D. Nine
   Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Spain and Andorra.
8. 8. Which ocean is the deepest?
   • A. Atlantic
   • B. Indian
   • C. Southern
   • D. Pacific (answer)
   The Mariana Trench in the Pacific is the deepest known point.
9. 9. The Great Barrier Reef lies off the coast of which Australian state?
   • A. Queensland (answer)
   • B. New South Wales
   • C. Victoria
   • D. Western Australia
10. 10. Which of these countries does not have a flag containing red?
    • A. Denmark
    • B. Greece
    • C. Jamaica (answer)
    • D. Switzerland
    Jamaica's flag is green, gold and black.
11. 11. What is the capital of Canada?
    • A. Toronto
    • B. Vancouver
    • C. Ottawa (answer)
    • D. Montreal
12. 12. Which desert is the largest hot desert in the world?
    • A. Gobi
    • B. Kalahari
    • C. Sahara (answer)
    • D. Arabian
13. 13. Which two countries are separated by the Strait of Gibraltar?
    • A. Spain and Morocco (answer)
    • B. Italy and Tunisia
    • C. Greece and Turkey
    • D. France and Algeria
14. 14. Which Scottish loch is the largest by surface area?
    • A. Loch Ness
    • B. Loch Lomond (answer)
    • C. Loch Awe
    • D. Loch Morar
    Loch Lomond is largest by area; Loch Ness holds the most water.
15. 15. Iceland's capital is called what?
    • A. Reykjavik (answer)
    • B. Oslo
    • C. Helsinki
    • D. Nuuk

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