Various questions regarding mostly geography, but also i.e. history, politics, demographics etc. of the world we live in.
Based heavily on Wikipedia and other JetPunk quizzes.
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What animals were the Canary Islands named after?
Dogs
Which country joined the European Union most recently (in 2013)?
Croatia
What prize was awarded to Winston Churchill, Bob Dylan and Jean-Paul Sartre?
Nobel Prize in Literature
What's the biggest city that doesn't have a subway, U-Bahn or underground (it's in Asia)?
Karachi
And what's the smallest city in the world to have a full metro system (it's in Europe)?
Lausanne
The Four Seas were four bodies of water that metaphorically made up the boundaries of ancient China. What was the north one?
Lake Baikal
The highest mountain that's not in Bhutan, China, India, Nepal or Pakistan can be found in...
Tajikistan
What major international organization was left by Israel and USA in 2018?
UNESCO
Name the biggest island of modern Greece that was never ruled by the Ottomans.
Corfu
What's the northernmost city in the world with a population over 300,000?
Murmansk
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In what country (or city) was the first successful human-to-human heart transplant performed (in 1967)?
South Africa
What's the biggest country besides USA, that uses the U.S. dollar as an official currency?
Ecuador
Ever since the end of World War II, the Soviet Union, and subsequently Russia, has never signed an official peace treaty with what country?
Japan
What's the largest Roman numeral (in Latin)?
MMMCMXCIX
Which national capital used to be called Philadelphia in ancient times?
Amman
Which country's territory is located in the earliest time zone on Earth (UTC+14)?
Kiribati
Who's the best all-time performing Track and Field athlete at the Olympic Games, having won 12 medals (which is equal to the total number of medals won by Costa Rica, Peru and Saudi Arabia combined)?
Paavo Nurmi
What's the most abundant mineral on Earth?
Bridgmanite
An animal that's potentially biologically immortal due to its ability to reverse the biotic cycle is a species of...
Jellyfish
What autonomous region is to become an independent country by 2027, following a referendum held in 2019?