Geography Knowledge [Multiple Choice]

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1. Who was the first Prime Minister of Vietnam?

Ho Chi Minh was Prime Minister of Vietnam since September 1945, until his death in 1969

George Washington

Gitanas Nauseda

Ho Chi Minh

None of the above

2. When the Czech Republic was unified with Slovakia and parts of Slovenia, what was it's name?

The Czech Republic was unified with Slovakia and Slovenia and was called Czechoslovakia until the Warsaw Pact gave independence to many present-day European countries, making Czechoslovakia the Czech Republic

Bohemia

Czechia

Czechoslovakia

Slovakia-Slovenia

3. What was the previous capital of Kazakhstan?

Kazakhstan's previous capital was Almaty until they changed it to Nur-Sultan on December 10, 1997.

Nur-Sultan

Almaty

Washington, D.C.

Bishkek

4. When the U.S. stock market crashed on October 29th, 1929, what did the Americans later call it?

The civilians later called it Black Tuesday as a result of the start of the Great Depression

Día Negro

Black Monday

Black Tuesday

Black Wednesday

5. What was the first capital of the United States of America?

The first capital was originally established as Philadelphia, then changed to New York City, then finally change to Washington, D.C.

Philadelphia

Vancouver

Albany

Los Angeles

6. What major Canadian city did the Americans take (called a different name back then)

This is actually a JetPunk fun fact that I wondered how many of you knew. It was called York back then

Vancouver

Halifax

Toronto

Winnipeg

7. What is / was the full name of the city of San Antonio in Texas?

There is still some argument over whether it is still called San Antonio de Bexar, or it is nowadays just shortened to San Antonio

San Antonio de Bexar

San Antonia la Austin

Toro Negro San Antonia

San Antonio de Bexar la el Espanol

8. Who invented the bifocals?

Benjamin Franklin invented the bifocals as one of his many inventions

Thomas Jefferson

Theodore Roosevelt

Benjamin Franklin

Queen Elizabeth II

9. Where did the Beatles originate (specifics)?

The Beatles, like a few famous song writers and singers, started in Liverpool, England

Southampton

London

Belfast

Liverpool

10. Which British queen encouraged and supported the Confederate States of America and slavery?

Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom supported slavery heavily

Queen Elizabeth

Winston Churchill

Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Victoria

11. What ancient country did the "Icarus and Daedalus Flying Too Close to the Sun" come from?

The Icarus and Daedalus Flying Too Close to the Sun comes from ancient Greek Mythology

Indus River Valley

Greece

Egypt

Ghana

12. Which of these flags "copied" France's flag?

Germany's flag (middle choice) is horizontal, while France's stripes are vertical, therefore Mali's flag (top) "copied" France's flag. Ghana's flag (bottom) is horizontal and has a star in the middle, France's does not

13. Which of these flags is the flag of Poland?

The flag of Monaco and Indonesia both look almost identical to the flag of Poland, the federal government flag of Poland has a golden eagle on the top stripe, which is white.