Q 01/05

Which US state's Aleutian Islands cross the 180th meridian into the Eastern Hemisphere?

A) Hawaii

B) Alaska

C) Washington

D) Maine

Answer · why

B) Alaska

Alaska is therefore the northernmost, westernmost and, by longitude, easternmost state in the United States all at once.

Q 02/05

Which country, host of the 1968 Summer Olympics, has the world's most native Spanish speakers?

A) Mexico

B) Argentina

C) Venezuela

D) Uruguay

Answer · why

A) Mexico

Mexico has been the most populous Spanish-speaking country since at least the 1970s, and it also gives 68 Indigenous languages equal legal standing wi...

Q 03/05

Which island, the largest in the world, is a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark?

A) New Guinea

B) Borneo

C) Greenland

D) Madagascar

Answer · why

C) Greenland

Greenland is said to owe its name to Erik the Red, who hoped an attractive name would draw settlers, yet an ice sheet covers about four-fifths of the ...

Q 04/05

Which Latin American country abolished its army for good after a brief civil war in 1948?

A) El Salvador

B) Uruguay

C) Honduras

D) Costa Rica

Answer · why

D) Costa Rica

Costa Rica wrote the ban into its 1949 constitution and now spends the old military budget on health care and education.

Q 05/05

Which South American river carries more water to the sea than the next seven largest rivers combined?

A) Amazon

B) Orinoco

C) Paraná

D) Magdalena

Answer · why

A) Amazon

The Amazon already outflows every other river on Earth at a point where it carries just a fifth of the water it finally pours into the Atlantic.