The Who, The What and The Where Quiz

Answer: Slovakia

Slovakia's capital is Bratislava. Bratislava is just across the Danube from Vienna, making them the closest national capitals in the world. Slovakia only came to be in 1993 with the breakup of Czechoslovakia. It is a very mountainous country with a flat plain along the River Danube. Slovakia has more castles per capita than other country.
Slovakia and Slovenia get confused so often that embassy personnel meet each month to exchange mis-addressed mail.

Answer: Gamal Abdel Nassar

Gamel Nassar was a leader of a revolution that overthrew the monarchy of King Farquk. He was president of Egypt from 1954 to 1970. He nationalized the Suez Canal and was instrumental in the Pan-Arab ideology. In June 1967 Nassar accepted defeat at the hands of a much smaller Israeli army and announced his resignation. The following day he retracted his resignation.

Answer: Nigeria

Nigeria is located in western Africa. Nigeria gained its independence from Britain in 1960 and after 39 years of turmoil, established an elected government in 1999. Nigeria is rich in gas, oil, and other natural resources. Nigeria is also known as "Nollywood" because it is the second largest maker of movies in the world.

Answer: the sun

The sun is a yellow-dwarf star at the center of the solar system. It is 4.5 billion years old and 93 million miles (150 million kilometers) from Earth. The sun is so huge that if you could cut the top off, it would take 1.3 million Earths to fill it.

Answer: wheel

The wheel first appeared in Sumeria in about 3500 BC. Spoked wheels were used on chariots in about 2000 BC. The wheel was and is vital to all aspects of life.

Answer: Challenger Deep

Challenger Deep is 7 miles below the Earth's surface. It is a "valley" in the Mariana Trench. The first manned vessel reached the bottom in 1960, and to the amazement of scientists, found living creatures. Challenger Deep lies in the hadalpelagic zone, or the hadal zone. It's named for Hades, the Greek god of the underworld thought to rule over the dead.
Believe it nor not, a plastic bag and candy wrappers were found at the bottom of the Mariana Trench.

Answer: Che Guevara

Ernesto Guevara de la Serna was born in Argentina, died at age 39 in Bolivia and was a leader in the Cuban Revolution. He travelled extensively throughout Latin America promoting Marxist theory.
After he was executed by the Bolivian army, he became a symbol to leftists worldwide, and his face became an icon of leftist radicalism and anti-imperialism. He was known simply as "Che".

Answer: paper money

Paper money, or banknotes, has been around since the 7th century. Paper money needs periodic new versions that contain security features to make it harder to counterfeit.

Answer: Jeff Koons

Jeff Koons is an American artist. He uses everyday objects and toys in his work. He held his first exhibit in 1980. Among his many awards are the U.S. State Department's Medal of Arts, becoming an honorary member of the Royal Academy in London and an honorary member of the French Foreign Legion.

Answer: Nauru

Nauru, once called Pleasant Island, is located in the western Pacific, 25 miles south of the Equator. The island became extremely rich when it was discovered that phosphate could be made from centuries of bird droppings. Phosphate mining ravaged the landscape, making 90% of it useless. Nauru is now so poor that it has a 90% unemployment rate.