Grand Geography quiz - Statistics

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The average score is 26 of 40

Answer Stats

Question	Answer	% Correct
Which picture shows the people of Mongolia?		100%
What is the sudden flow of snow down a mountain called?	Avalanche	100%
Which explorer reached the Americas in 1492?	Christopher Columbus	100%
What device shows the cardinal directions and is used for navigation and geographic orientation?	Compass	100%
What are the largest trees in the world called?	Redwood / Sequoia	100%
What is the largest country in the world by total land area?	Russia	100%
What is the name of the tallest building in the world, completed in 2012?	Burj Khalifa	93%
Which U.S. state is home to Silicon Valley, the global hub for technology and innovation?	California	93%
Which country has the largest population in the world?	India	93%
What is the deepest point in the world’s oceans?	Mariana Trench – Challenger Deep	93%
What is the place called where Muslims gather to pray?	Mosque	93%
What is the tallest mountain in the world above sea level?	Mount Everest (Sagarmatha,Chomolungma)	93%
How many continents are there in the world?	7	87%
Where did the first modern humans (Homo sapiens) originate?	Africa	87%
What is the longest river in the world?	Nile	87%
What is the northernmost point on Earth called?	North Pole	87%
Which picture best represents the Temperate Forest biome?		80%
What is the largest desert in the world by total area?	Antarctic Desert	80%
What is the youngest country in the world (by date of independence)?	South Sudan	80%
What mineral‑based commodity is exported more than any other in the world?	Crude Oil	73%
Which list correctly orders the five major biomes from north (Arctic) to south (Equator)?	Tundra, Taiga, Temperate Forest, Grassland, Tropical Rainforest	73%
Approximately what is the current population of the world?	8 billion	67%
Which country is the largest producer of coffee in the world?	Brazil	67%
What is the most common mode of transport in the world?	Walking	67%
Approximately what is the average age of people in the world today?	31	60%
What is the largest city in the world by population (metropolitan area)?	Tokyo	60%
How many standard time zones are there in the world?	24	53%
Which is the largest religion in the world by number of followers?	Christianity	53%
How many countries are recognized by the United Nations today?	193	47%
Which country has the youngest population in the world (lowest median age)?	Niger	47%
When did the euro become the official currency of the European Union?	1999	40%
Approximately how many islands are there in the world?	200000-300000	40%
Which of these buildings is NOT located in Europe?		33%
Which city is home to the largest port in the world by container traffic?	Shanghai	33%
What was the first ship to successfully sail around the world?	Victoria	27%
How many major tectonic plates make up the Earth’s lithosphere?	7	20%
Roughly what is the salinity of the Dead Sea?	34-35%	13%
Which country has the lowest average temperature when including all its territories?	Denmark (Greenland)	13%
Approximately how many modern countries did the Silk Road pass through?	25	7%
From what height is a landform generally defined as a mountain?	600 meters	7%