Around the World in Ten Questions Quiz

Answer: Honiara

Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands, saw some famous battles during World War II. The battle of Guadalcanal was fought nearby, and The Battle of Henderson Field was fought on the site the city's airport now stands on.

Manila was founded by the a Spanish conquistador in 1571. Malabo was founded in the 1800s by the British who were at the time, leasing the island it is situated on from Spain. Buenos Aires was founded in 1536, also by the Spanish.

Answer: The Wallace Monument

The Wallace Monument is a gothic tower built to commemorate the 14th century Scottish rebel, William Wallace. It stands 220 feet tall and is said to stand on the same volcanic craig that William Wallace watched the English forces arrive from before the Battle of Stirling Bridge. It contains items believed to have been owned by Wallace and busts of other Scottish heroes.

Answer: Vatican City

The Vatican City gained independence from Italy on February 11th, 1929. Like Costa Rica, the Vatican has no military. The Swiss Guard are responsible for the protection of the Pope rather than the defence of the state. Italy is responsible for the military defence of the Vatican. At just 0.17 square miles, the Vatican City is widely regarded as the smallest nation on earth.

Answer: Auschwitz

Liberated in January of 1945 by the Soviet Red Army, Auschwitz is the most well known of all the Nazi's concentration camps. It is estimated more than one million Jews, Sinti, Roma, Slavs, homosexuals and political dissidents were killed at Auschwitz.

Answer: Glasgow

Glasgow's name is derived from the Gaelic 'Cleschu' which translates as 'dear green place'. BBC Scotland made a sitcom based in Glasgow called 'Dear Green Place.'
It was once the second city of the British Empire but is now home to some of the most deprived neighbourhoods in the UK. This is partly due to the decline of heavy industry under Margaret Thatcher's government in the 1980s.
Celtic FC, the first non-Latin winners of European football's European Cup, are based in the Parkhead area of the city.

Answer: Kiribati

Kiribati is a small Pacific Island nation, situated in the Gilbert Islands. Despite being surrounded by sea, its police force really does have just the one boat.

Answer: The West Bank

Bethlehem, the reputed birthplace of David and Jesus, is located in the West Bank. The West Bank, along with the Gaza Strip, is under the control of the Palestinian National Authority. Ramallah, the de facto capital of Palestine, is situated in the West Bank, although the PNA, along with Israel, claim Jerusalem as their capital.

Answer: Byblos, Lebanon

Byblos is home to the Lebanese Navy SEALS, who are trained by and modeled on their US namesakes. It is believed to be among the oldest continuously inhabited cities on Earth.

The US Navy SEALS have their HQs in Little Creek and Coronado, and Ekenas is home to Finland's equivalent of the SEALS, the Uusimaa Brigade.

Answer: Greenland

Greenland, or Kalaallit Nunaat in its native tongue, is a majority Inuit autonomous country within Denmark, with Greenland being entirely self governing except on issues of defence and foreign affairs. It was first discovered by Europeans in 986AD when Norwegian and Icelandic settlers arrived on the island's east coast.

Iceland, which lies east of Greenland, is an independent republic which was also first discovered by Norwegians.

Amund Ringnes Island and Ellef Ringnes Island are both in the Canadian Sverdrup Islands.

Answer: Egypt

The city is of course Alexandria, named after its founder Alexander the Great. Alexandria is situated on Egypt's Mediterranean coast. Until the separation of the Church of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD, the Pope of Alexandria was second among equals, with just the Pope of Rome above him in Christianity's hierarchy.