China and which other country have a population of over 1 billion?

India Click to see the answer

What did the Indian city of Bombay officially change name to in 1996?

Mumbai

In which central American country is there a famous canal?

Panama

What percentage of Japanese people live in cities?

90.70%

What is the largest city in Australia by population?

Sydney

Which city was called Leningrad during the Soviet era?

St Petersburg

What is the largest city in China?

Shanghai Click to see the answer

Since the 1920s, Constantinople has been known by which name?

Istanbul

By area, which is the largest Japanese island?

Honshu

The huge Christ the Redeemer statue overlooks which city?

Rio de Janeiro

Which Japanese airport has the code NRT?

Narita

The Mall of America, the US's largest, is in which state?

Minnesota

The shinkansen is which form of transport?

Train

The ancient city of Machu Picchu is in which country?

Peru

In 2014, what percentage of the Japanese population was aged over 60?

33%

Also known as the Holy See, which is the world's smallest country?

Vatican City Click to see the answer

Gatwick and Luton are airports near which major city?

London

Which EU country has the largest population?

Germany

What would a cartographer make?

Maps

The countries which see the highest numbers of deaths from HIV/AIDS are on which continent?

Africa

The Taj Mahal is a marble building in which country?

India

Which Asian country has one of the world's oldest average populations?

Japan

The world's busiest airport is in which US city?

Atlanta

The Ping An Finance center, one of the world's tallest skyscrapers, is in which country?

China

The world's tallest dam is in which country?

China

The world's tallest building is in which Middle Eastern state?

Dubai

What is the approximate population of Japan?

127 million

Which American city was previously known as New Amsterdam and New Orange?

New York

Brazil relocated its capital to Brasilia from which other city in 1960?

Rio de Janeiro

The world's tallest lighthouse, the Jeddah Light, is in which country?

Saudi Arabia

Which Indian city formally changed its name to Chennai in 1996?

Madras Click to see the answer

What percentage of the US population was born overseas?

14%

Favelas are shanty towns primarily found in which country?

Brazil

Globally, what percentage of adults can read and write?

86%

By land area, what is the largest country in South America?

Brazil

Most foreign residents in Japan come from which other country?

China

The Tokyo-Yokohama conurbation has how many residents?

35 million Click to see the answer

Which country produces most of the world's emeralds?

Colombia

How many stations are there on the London Underground network?

270

Keio University is in which large Japanese city?

Tokyo

In South Sudan, only what percentage of adults can read and write?

27%

The connection between dirty water and cholera was made after an outbreak in which city?

London

In which year was there a meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant?

2011

The largest building in the world is a factory for which sort of transport?

Aeroplanes

Which country has the world's highest divorce rate, 4.8 divorces by 1000 population?

Russia

The Pan-American highway links the USA with which other country?

Chile Click to see the answer

Which is Africa's most populous city?

Lagos

The first Japanese railway ran from Tokyo to which other city?

Yokohama

The world's largest reservoir by surface area is in which African country?

Ghana

The island nation of Iceland has a population of how many people?

331,000

Which country is the world's largest producer of cotton?

China

The pyramid at Chichen Itza was built by which ancient civilization?

Maya

By route length, which city has the largest metro system?

Shanghai

Japan's population peaked in which year?

2010

Around what percentage of Americans live in towns and cities?

82%

In miles, how long is the Suez Canal?

120

The world's longest road tunnel is in which Northern European country?

Norway

Which is Japan's northernmost prefecture?

Hokkaido

To the nearest million, what is the population of France?

67 million

Kansai airport serves which Japanese city?

Osaka

Since 1918, Australia's population has seen what percentage increase?

400%

Chukyo University is in which Japanese city?

Nagoya

According to the UN, which middle eastern state has the fastest growing population?

Oman

Japan is split into how many prefectures?

47 Click to see the answer

The world's two largest mosques are in which country?

Saudi Arabia

Which discipline is the study of patterns and cause of disease?

Epidemiology

Which country has only 12% of people living in urban areas?

Burundi

Which city has the world's most skyscrapers, with 316?

Hong Kong

Japan's birth rate is one of the lowest in the world with an average of how many children per woman?

1.42

Which Caribbean nation has the highest population?

Cuba Click to see the answer

Which African nation has almost 30% of adults listed as HIV positive?

Swaziland

Asia's largest shanty town is in which country?

Pakistan

There is a barrier to stop flooding on which river, flowing through the UK's capital?

Thames

Europe's tallest church is in which country?

Germany

The world's tallest bridge, at 343m, is in which European country?

France

The Suez canal links the Mediterranean and which other sea?

Red

Which small European state is one of the world's most densely populated?

Monaco

In 2015, which country was home to over 1.8 million refugees?

Turkey

Which is the least populated Japanese prefecture?

Tottori

Which country has the world's largest road network?

United States

Which famous Florida resort city was once called Jernigan?

Orlando

The average age in which African country is 15.3 years?

Niger

By land area, what is the world's largest country?

Russia