1. - In how many Member States of the European Union is English one of the official languages? 2.- What four countries/regions make up the United Kingdom (for the moment)? 3.- Name a Muslim country in Europe. 4.- Name two landlocked South American countries. 5.- What´s the largest lake in Africa? 6.- In which South American country is English the official language? 7.- What ‘Z_____´was the former name of the Democratic Republic of Congo? 8.- Name any two of the Great Lakes. 9.- What´s the capital of Israel? 10.- Which African country was formerly known as Abyssinia? 11.- What´s the name of the sea between Britain and Ireland? 12.- Khartoum is the capital of which African country? 13.- What is a one-word synonym for ‘Finnish person´? 14.- What´s the capital of New Zealand? 15.- What´s the name of the sea between Egypt and Saudi Arabia? 16.- Which Asian country was formerly known as Burma? 17.- In which Central American country is English the official language? 18.- What´s the capital of Wales? 19.- How many countries does Canada share a border with? 20.- What´s the capital of Canada? 21.- Which is the only province in Canada in which the majority language is not English? 22.- In which country do people refer to their flag as ‘the Union Jack´? 23.- What´s the name of the island nation to the southeast of India (capital: Colombo)? 24.- What´s the most westerly State in the USA? 25.- Which is the world´s smallest ocean? (Adapted from Think in English Magazine no.100)
26.- What´s the name of the sea to the north of Turkey and to the south of the Ukraine? 27.- Name one former Soviet Central Asian Republic. 28.- What´s the name of the highest peak in Africa? 29.- What´s the largest desert in the world? 30.- Name a US State whose name begins with ‘I´. 31.- What´s the capital of Iraq? 32.- Which modern country was once the heart of the Hittite and later the Ottoman Empire? 33.- Name a country that borders Lichtenstein. 34.- What´s the longest river in Europe? 35.- What´s the most northerly State in the USA? 36.- What one-word term means ‘ a person from Denmark´? 37.- Which country´s flag is popularly known as `the-star-spangled banner´? 38.- How many US States border Mexico? 39.- Where is the Sea of Tranquility? 40.- Which landlocked African country was once called ‘Rhodesia´? 41.- Name an Australian state that doesn´t include a word referring to a cardinal direction. 42.- Which is the most populous continent? 43.- Which is the most widely spoken language in Africa? 44.- Name one US State on the Rocky Mountains. 45.- Which part of Britain was occupied by the Germans during the Second World War? 46.- Name two States in New England. 47.- What´s the longest river in the world? 48.- What´s the adjective referring to Norway? 49.- What´s the name of the bay between Brittany and northern Spain (immediately to the west of France)? 50.- What mountain range dominates the eastern USA?