QUARANTINE QUIZZES Places round 4 1. What is Earth's largest continent? Asia 2. What river runs through Baghdad? a) The Tigris b) The Pantheron c) The Catto a) The Tigris river runs through Baghdad. It is about 1,150 miles (1,800 km) long. The name "Tigris" comes from Old Persian and translates as "the fast one". 3. What country has the most natural lakes? Canada 4. What percentage of the River Nile is located in Egypt? a) 88% b) 55% c) 22% c) Although it is generally associated with Egypt, only 22% of the Nile's course runs through Egypt. 5. On which continent is the driest place on Earth? The driest place on Earth is the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica. It hasn't rained there for more than 2 million years! 6. In what country can you visit Machu Picchu? Peru. 7. Which African nation has the most pyramids? a) Egypt, b) Sudan, c) Lebanon b) Sudan 8. What is the oldest city in the world? a) Bethlehem b) Damascus c) Rome b) Damascus, the capital of Syria 9. Which U.S. state has the most active volcanoes? There are about 169 volcanoes in the United States that scientists consider active. Most of these (about 130) are located in Alaska 10. What is the flattest continent? a) Australia b) Africa c) Antarctica a)Australia