Q 01/05

Fill in the blank: The capital of Australia is ____.

A) Sydney

B) Melbourne

C) Canberra

D) Perth

Answer · why

C) Canberra

Canberra was purpose-built as a compromise capital and formally named in 1913, after Sydney and Melbourne both wanted the job.

Q 02/05

Fill in the blank: The River Danube empties into the ____.

A) Black Sea

B) Baltic Sea

C) Adriatic Sea

D) Caspian Sea

Answer · why

A) Black Sea

On the way it passes through four capital cities: Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest and Belgrade.

Q 03/05

Fill in the blank: Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak, is in the country of ____.

A) Kenya

B) Uganda

C) Ethiopia

D) Tanzania

Answer · why

D) Tanzania

The summit was renamed Uhuru Peak, Swahili for Freedom Peak, after the country formed in 1964.

Q 04/05

Fill in the blank: The smallest sovereign state in the world by area is ____.

A) Monaco

B) Vatican City

C) San Marino

D) Liechtenstein

Answer · why

B) Vatican City

It covers just 44 hectares and had a population of about 882 in 2024, the smallest by people as well as land.

Q 05/05

Fill in the blank: The Strait of Gibraltar separates Spain from ____.

A) Morocco

B) Algeria

C) Tunisia

D) Portugal

Answer · why

A) Morocco

One of its Arabic names, Bab al-maghrib, means Gate of the West.