World Quiz - Part 1
1) The NTSC (National Television Standards Committee) is also used in the country of...?
1) Japan
2) France
3) Germany
4) England
2) In the United States the television broadcast standard is...?
1) PAL
2) NTSC
3) SECAM
4) RGB
3) In the UK, what type of installation requires a fireman's switch?
1) Neon Lighting
2) High Pressure Sodium Lighting
3) Water Features
4) Hotel Rooms
4) Which country's Antarctic claim covers the greatest swath of longitude?
1) New Zealand
2) Australia
3) Argentina
4) United Kingdom
5) Which Pacific entity is farthest north?
1) Federated States of Micronesia
2) Palau
3) Northern Mariana Islands
4) Guam
6) Which country follows the United States and China in total number of Internet users?
1) Germany
2) United Kingdom
3) France
4) Japan
7) Which country has the lowest rate of newspaper circulation per capita?
1) Indonesia
2) Iceland
3) Italy
4) India
8) Iraq borders with how many countries?
1) 6
2) 5
3) 4
4) 7
9) In 1917-18 Iraq became independent from which Empire?
1) Sumerians
2) Ottoman
3) Babylonian
4) Assyrians
10) In which year did the Republic of Iraq become independent?
1) 1922
2) 1932
3) 1912
4) 1942
11) Pick out the one country whose currency is not "the pound"...?
1) Falkland Islands
2) St. Helena
3) Somalia
4) Syria
12) Select the one country which doesn't have a currency with the same name as the other three...?
1) Colombia
2) Dominican Republic
3) Paraguay
4) Philippines
13) Choose the country which doesn't use the franc...?
1) Congo
2) Tonga
3) Togo
4) Switzerland
14) One of these countries does not have the rupee as its currency. Which one?
1) Sri Lanka
2) Seychelles
3) India
4) Bangladesh
15) Which one of the listed countries uses the rufiyaa?
1) Maldives
2) Mauritius
3) Indonesia
4) India
16) All these countries, except one, uses the currency in dollars. Which one is the exception?
1) New Zealand
2) Hong Kong
3) Belize
4) Vanuatu
17) Which country has the same currency name as the United Arab Emirates?
1) Madagascar
2) Algeria
3) Morocco
4) Mauritania
18) Which one of these countries does not use the dinar?
1) Bahrain
2) Anguilla
3) Iraq
4) Libya
19) What is the capital of the country, Turkey?
1) Ankara
2) Damascus
3) Istanbul
4) Izmir
20) What is the capital of Italy?
1) Naples
2) Pisa
3) Madrid
4) Rome
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