Q 01/05

How many continents do most English-speaking countries say there are?

A) Five

B) Six

C) Seven

D) Eight

Answer · why

C) Seven

Some countries teach six, joining two of them together or counting the Americas as one.

Q 02/05

Which is the largest continent?

A) Africa

B) North America

C) Europe

D) Asia

Answer · why

D) Asia

It is home to about 60 percent of all the people on Earth.

Q 03/05

Which is the largest and deepest ocean on Earth?

A) The Atlantic

B) The Indian

C) The Arctic

D) The Pacific

Answer · why

D) The Pacific

It covers nearly a third of the whole planet, more than all the land put together.

Q 04/05

What is the deepest known point in any ocean?

A) The Java Trench

B) The Puerto Rico Trench

C) The Tonga Trench

D) The Challenger Deep

Answer · why

D) The Challenger Deep

It lies in the Mariana Trench and goes down about 10,928 metres, deeper than Everest is tall.

Q 05/05

Which river is usually called the longest in the world?

A) The Nile

B) The Amazon

C) The Mississippi

D) The Yangtze

Answer · why

A) The Nile

It runs about 7,088 kilometres through northeast Africa, though other rivers carry far more water.