Q 01/05

What is the capital city of Australia?

A) Melbourne

B) Sydney

C) Canberra

D) Perth

Answer · why

C) Canberra

Canberra is the capital and the largest population centre in the Australian Capital Territory; Sydney and Melbourne are bigger but neither is the capi...

Q 02/05

Which mountain is the highest on Earth above sea level?

A) Lhotse

B) Everest

C) Makalu

D) Denali

Answer · why

B) Everest

Everest, called Sagarmatha in Nepal and Qomolangma in Tibet, is the highest point above sea level. K2 is second.

Q 03/05

Which is the smallest sovereign state in the world by both area and population?

A) Monaco

B) Liechtenstein

C) Vatican City

D) San Marino

Answer · why

C) Vatican City

Vatican City covers 44 hectares and had a population of about 882 in 2024, making it the smallest by both measures.

Q 04/05

Which planet is the largest in the Solar System?

A) Saturn

B) Jupiter

C) Uranus

D) Neptune

Answer · why

B) Jupiter

Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System.

Q 05/05

The chemical symbol Au stands for which element?

A) Gold

B) Aluminium

C) Argon

D) Silver

Answer · why

A) Gold

Au comes from the Latin word aurum, meaning gold. Silver is Ag, aluminium is Al and argon is Ar.