Around the World in 10 Questions [12] Quiz

Answer: New Guinea

Although technically part of Denmark, if considered independently Greenland would be the world's 12th-largest nation. Australia is the world's 6th-largest country and, whilst an island, it is also a continent.

With an area of 303,300 sq miles, New Guinea is the world's second-largest island - about the size of Turkey. The island is shared by Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. Borneo (289,000 sq miles) is shared by Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia. With an area of 227,000 sq miles, Madagascar is the world's largest single independent nation island. Is is only marginally smaller than the Ukraine, the largest country wholly within Europe. Baffin Island (196,000 - the size of Spain) is the largest of the Canadian islands.

Answer: The Gambia

The smallest country on the African mainland, The Gambia gained independence from Britain in 1965 and became a republic five years later. The dalasi replaced the Gambian Pound as the country's currency in 1971. There are 100 bututs to 1 dalasi. Curiously, the highest denomination bill in circulation is 100 dalasi, which converted to about £2 (just over $3) in 2012.

Answer: Milan, Italy

The Gothic 'Duomo du Milano' is the fourth-largest cathedral in the world (after St Peter's in Rome, the cathedral of Seville, and a new cathedral in the Ivory Coast). Building began in 1386 and it was not finally finished until 1965.

Answer: Rhea

The name "rhea" comes from the Greek word for 'ground'. Males can grow to a height of 5'6" and weigh 90 pounds. They have a huge wingspan (up to 8 feet) for a flightless bird, and are spread while running so that they act like sails. Of the alternatives, the cassowary is native to New Guinea and northern Australia, the weka (or woodhen) is a small flightless bird native to New Zealand, and the ostrich can be found only in Africa.

Answer: The Bahamas

The Bahamas territory includes a remarkable 501 islands. Puerto Rico includes a surprisingly high number too - 142. Martinique includes 50 islands and there are 23 islands within Cuban territory.

Answer: Baltimore MD

Other famous people born in Baltimore include harmonica-player Larry Adler, novelist Tom Clancy, film director Barry Levinson, first female Speaker of the House of representatives Nancy Pelosi, tennis player Pam Shriver and novelist Upton Sinclair.

Singer Tori Amos was born in North Carolina but grew up in Baltimore, Jazz bandleader Cab Calloway was born in Rochester NY but moved to Baltimore when he was 11, singer Billie Holiday was born in Philadelphia but grew up in Baltimore, and writer Gertrude Stein was born in Pennsylvania but raised in Baltimore.

Answer: Gujarat

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in Porbandar in Kathiawar Agency, which is now part of Gujarat state. The westernmost of India's states, Gujarat has a 1,600 mile coastline on the Arabian Sea and an extensive border with Pakistan.

Answer: Orleans

The mighty Loire river, France's longest, begins as a trickle from beneath the eastern Massif Central in southeastern France. It flows through Roanne, Nevers, Orléans, Tours and Nantes before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean near Saint-Nazaire. The central part of the Loire Valley, dubbed 'The Garden of France', was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000. The city of Orleans, about 80 miles southwest of Paris, is the capital of both the Loiret department and the Centre region.

Answer: Chile

Although only 109 miles wide (from East to West) on average, Chile is still a remarkably large country -- it is more than twice the size of Germany. It is more than 2,700 miles from its southernmost to its northernmost point.

Answer: Bakerloo

The Bakerloo line travels 14.4 miles from Elephant & Castle in the south to Harrow and Wealdstone in the north. The 25 stations served by the Bakerloo include Waterloo, Piccadilly Circus, Oxford Circus, Regent's Park, Baker Street and Paddington.