1. Which is the world’s most visited country?
Approximately 89 million tourists visit the European nation of France annually, making it the most visited country in the world.
2. Which of these is the world’s largest island nation?
Indonesia is the world’s largest island nation – however no one knows exactly how many islands it contains as when the last attempt to count them all gave back differing figures.
3. Which country is home to the most pyramids in the world?
There are 255 pyramids found today in Sudan, which is almost twice the number found across Egypt.
4. Where is the longest river in the world?
The Nile is in fact the longest river in the world, measuring 6,650 kilometres long. Coming second is The Amazon, which is the largest river in the world by volume.
5. Which European country is home to a popular tomato throwing contest known as ‘La Tomatina?
La Tomatina is held every August in the town of Bunol in the east of Spain, tens of thousands of tourists from all over the world visit during this time to be a part of the massive food fight.
6. Out of these four countries, which one DOES use the metric system?
Germany does use the metric system. The United States of America, Liberia and Myanmar are the only three countries in the world who are yet to convert to the metric system of measurement.
Which African country is known as a ‘birder’s paradise’ containing 60% of Africa’s birds?
Home to more than 1,000 species of bird-life, Uganda accounts for 11% of the world’s avian population.
8. What country is home to the oldest known university in the world?
The University of Al-Karaouine in the Moroccan city of Fes el-Bali is the oldest known university in the world, believed to date back to 859.
9. What Central American Country is known as the birthplace of chocolate?
Guatemala is believed to be where the first ever chocolate bar was invented. The Mayans worshiped the cacao tree and referred to chocolate as the ‘food of the gods’.
10. Where is the longest glacier in the world outside of the polar regions?
Fedchenko Glacier in the Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan, extending for 77 kilometres, is the longest glacier in the world outside of the polar regions.
