Which Country? Quiz | Our World for Kids

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where would you find Mount Fuji, sumo wrestlers, and geishas?

Answer: Japan

Japan is also famous for samurai, Godzilla, and delicious food like sushi and ramen noodles.

2. Which country has a harbour bridge, an opera house, and kangaroos?

Answer: Australia

Because of Australia's geographic isolation, it has animals that are unlike many in other countries. The duck-billed platypus was thought to be a fake when British scientists first learned of it.

3. Where would you expect to find pyramids, the Sphinx, and mummies?

Answer: Egypt

The Egyptian civilization grew up on the banks of the Nile in Northern Africa. The Great Pyramid at Giza is the only surviving member of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

4. Where would you be if you saw Big Ben, Stonehenge, and policemen called "bobbies"?

Answer: England

Big Ben is the bell in the clock tower found in London. Stonehenge is an ancient, circular group of stones found in Wiltshire. Bobbies got their nickname from Sir Robert Peel, creator of the Metropolitan Police Service.

5. Where would you be if you saw the Colosseum, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and had pizza at a sidewalk cafe?

Answer: Italy

The Colosseum in Rome was used to recreate sea battles and could hold 50-80,000 spectators. The Leaning Tower of Pisa looks like it is about to fall over because of the soft ground it was built on. While you can find pizza all over the world, it was created in Italy and sidewalk cafes are popular type of restaurant.

6. Which country is the home to the Eiffel Tower, bread called baguettes, and the Moulin Rouge?

Answer: France

The Eiffel Tower was originally considered ugly but is now a symbol of the city of Paris. Baguettes are long type of French bread. The Moulin Rouge (the name means "Red Mill") is a cabaret (type of theater) found in the city of Paris.

7. Where would you expect to find cliff divers in Acapulco, the ancient Mayan city of Chichen Itza, and a capital city built on Aztec ruins?

Answer: Mexico

Acapulco is famous for cliff divers who dive into the ocean from a height of up to 41 meters (134 ft). Chichen Itza is a Mayan city built before Columbus first reached the New World. The capital of Mexico (Mexico City) is built on the site of Tenochtitlan, an old Aztec city.

8. Where could you see the Black Forest, the city hamburgers were named after, and Neuschwanstein Castle?

Answer: Germany

The Black Forest is in southwest Germany and is famous for cuckoo clocks that have been made there for many years. Hamburgers get their name from Hamburg, a German city. Neuschwanstein Castle in a castle in Bavaria in southern Germany and is one of the most beautiful castles in the world.

9. Where could you see the Grand Canyon, the Mississippi River, and the Florida Everglades?

Answer: United States of America

The Grand Canyon in Arizona took millions of years to form and is over a mile (1857 m) deep in places. The Mississippi River is over 2,000 miles (3778 m) long and almost bisects the continental US into two pieces. The Florida Everglades contains lots of wildlife including alligators, snakes, and lots of wild birds.

10. Which country has a Great Wall, a Forbidden City, and hundreds of terracotta soldiers who have been dug out of the ground?

Answer: China

The Great Wall of China is thousands of miles long, but contrary to rumor, can't be seen with the naked eye from outer space. The Forbidden city is in the Chinese Capital Beijing and is a part of the city reserved for the emperor's household - it was forbidden for most people to enter that part of the city. More than 8,000 terracotta warriors (sculptures) have been discovered in China.

Source: Author ckharding

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor NatalieW before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.

Which Country? Trivia Quiz

Identify the countries based on things that are found in them.

NEXT>

NEXT>

NEXT>

NEXT>

NEXT>

NEXT>

NEXT>

NEXT>

NEXT>