Facts Quiz

Islands

sources: from sources across the web

Identify the location of each of the following islands:

  1. Greenland
  2. New Guinea
  3. Borneo
  4. Madagascar
  5. Baffin
  6. Sumatra
  7. Honshu
  8. Great Britain
  9. Victoria
  10. Ellesmere
  1. North Atlantic Ocean
  2. Southwest Pacific Ocean
  3. West Mid-Pacific Ocean
  4. Indian Ocean
  5. North Atlantic Ocean
  6. Northeast Indian Ocean
  7. Sea of Japan – Pacific Ocean
  8. Off the coast of Northwest Europe
  9. Arctic Ocean
  10. Arctic Ocean

Oceans

source: source across the web

1.Water covers approximately 71% of the Earth.
2.Find the difference between the ocean and the sea.
3.Oceans of the world are:
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Southern Ocean
4.Why is the ocean blue?
5.Why is the water salty?
6.Name the deepest ocean in the world and how deep it is?
7.Name the seas that you know

Olympics Hosts

Source: Various Web pages

Name the Countries and Cities that hosted the Olympics during these years:

  1. 2021
  2. 2016
  3. 2012
  4. 2008
  5. 2004
  6. 2000
  7. 1996
  8. 1992
  9. 1988
  10. 1896
  1. Japan; Tokyo
  2. Brazil; Rio de Janeiro
  3. United Kingdom; London
  4. China; Beijing
  5. Greece; Athens
  6. Australia; Sydney
  7. USA; Atlanta
  8. Spain; Barcelona
  9. South Korea; Seoul
  10. Greece; Athens

*The next upcoming Olympics will be held in Paris (2024) and Los Angeles (2028) *

UNITED NATIONS

Name the Secretary Generals of the United Nations and their countries of origin:

  1. 1946-1952
  2. 1953-1961
  3. 1961-1971
  4. 1972-1981
  5. 1982-1991
  6. 1992-1996
  7. 1997-2006
  8. 2007-2016
  9. 2017-present
  1. Trygve Lie (Norway)
  2. Dag Hammarskjöld (Sweden)
  3. U Thant (Burma) (currently known as Myanmar)
  4. Kurt Waldheim (Australia)
  5. Javier Perez De Cuellar (Peru)
  6. Boutros Boutros Ghali (Egypt)
  7. Kofi A. Annan (Ghana)
  8. Ban Ki-Moon ( South Korea)
  9. Antonio Guterres (Portugal)

Travel And Transportation

Given the names of the airports, name the countries where they are located:

  1. King Fahd International
  2. Denver International
  3. Dallas/Fort Worth International
  4. Orlando International
  5. Washington Dulles International
  6. Beijing Daxing International
  7. George Bush International
  8. Shanghai Puding International
  9. Cairo International
  10. Suvarnabhumi
  1. Saudi Arabia
  2. USA
  3. USA
  4. USA
  5. USA
  6. China
  7. USA
  8. China
  9. Egypt
  10. Thailand

Domestic Tourism

NAME THE PROVINCES IN WHICH THE FOLLOWING TOURIST DESTINATIONS ARE LOOCATED:

  1. Kruger National Park
  2. Robben Island
  3. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
  4. Drakensberg Mountains
  5. Nelson Mandela Capture Site
  6. Lesedi Cultural Village
  7. Sudwala Caves
  8. Tankwa Karoo National Park
  9. Apartheid Museum
  10. Hartebeesport Dam
  11. The Cradle of Humankind Day trip
  12. Three Rondavels
  13. Two Ocean Aquarium
  14. Garden Route
  15. Table Mountain
  16. Sani Pass
  17. Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve
  18. Tsitsikamma National Park
  19. The Big Hole
  20. Sun City
  21. Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden
  22. Maphungubwe National Park
  23. Venda Art Route
  1. Mpumalanga/ Limpopo
  2. Western Cape
  3. Northern Cape
  4. KZN
  5. KZN
  6. North West
  7. Mpumalanga
  8. Northern Cape
  9. Gauteng
  10. North West
  11. Gauteng
  12. Mpumalanga
  13. Western Cape
  14. Western/Eastern Cape
  15. Western Cape
  16. KZN
  17. Mpumalanga
  18. Eastern Cape
  19. Northern Cape
  20. North West
  21. Western Cape
  22. Limpopo
  23. Limpopo

Patriotic Examination Part 9 (Education)

  1. In your own understanding what is eduction?
  2. What is the purpose of getting educated?
  3. What are some of the problems of education in your country?
  4. How does education help your country?
  5. What needs to be fixed in the education system of your country?
  6. What do you learn from other country’s education system?
  7. How the education system in your country does prepare children for the 21st century?
  8. Does the education system in your country conduct examination to judge learning?
  9. How are schools funded in your country?
  10. Who pays the teachers’ salaries in your country?
  11. What is the state of school building across the country?
  12. How many universities are in your country?
  13. Who funds the universities in your country?
  14. Who buys the learning materials for the child while still in school?
  15. Does the education system have a common syllabus for all schools in the country?
  16. Is your country ready to go on for E-learning from Primary school levels to institutions of higher learning?
  17. Does your government encourage girls to enter STEM fields?
  18. Does the education system encourage girls to enter “Science Technology Engineering Math fields”(STEM)?
  19. What is the level of university drop-outs in your country? Provide reasons
  20. Topics for discussions: A)Is Home schooling more effective than the regular schooling system?B)Cellphones at schools(YES or No)

Patriotic Examination Part8 (Tourism)

  1. How do you explain the word tourism in your own understanding?
  2. Do tourists visit your country and why?
  3. What site is the most worth seeing in your country?
  4. How many wonders of the world are there in your country?
  5. Are there heritage sites in your country?
  6. How does your government promote tourism in your country?
  7. Does your country encourage medical tourism?
  8. How does your country attract tourists visit?
  9. How much of your country’s Gross Domestic Products are made up by the tourism sector in terms of percentage?
  10. Did the tourism sector in your country experience sudden drop in 2020 ? If so, what was the cause of the drop?

Patriotic Examination Part7 (State of Employment Affairs)

  1. What is the rate of unemployment in your country?(percentages)
  2. Which sector has employed most employees in your country?
  3. What are the basic salaries of employees in the different sectors?
  4. Does your country have labour unions suggests?(percentages)
  5. Suggest employment opportunities can be created in your country
  6. Is favouritism and nepotism common for employment opportunities in your country?