The Galápagos Islands are part of which country?

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Ecuador
You’re right! The Galápagos Islands are an archipelago of volcanic islands, and famously, their endemic species were studied by Darwin.
Colombia
Oops — try again!
Perú
Nope, give it another shot!
Venezuela
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Bolivia
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Which former Yugoslav city hosted the 1984 Winter Olympics?

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Sarajevo
You’re right! Sarajevo is located in present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina, and hosted the Winter Olympics in 1984.
Zagreb
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Belgrade
Nope, give it another shot!
Skopje
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Ljubljana
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Can you tell what language is shown?

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language

Finnish
🙂 You’re correct!
German
Oops — try again!
Irish
No…
Serbian
Guess again!
Greek
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What is the “mouvement des gilets jaunes”?

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The yellow vests movement
You’re right. The yellow vests movement began in France in 2018, pushing for economic justice.
The Occupy movement
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The Spanish Indignados movement
Nope, give it another shot!
The Tea Party movement
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The Five Star movement
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February 2019 marked 40 years since which momentous event?

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The Iranian Revolution
You’re right. In the Iranian Revolution, the royal reign collapsed on February 11, 1979 (the Shah had already left a month earlier).
The Fall of Saigon
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Hostages released in Iran
Nope, give it another shot!
“The Night Disco Died”
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The attempted assassination of President Reagan
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The Tennis Court Oath was a key event, precipitating what war?

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The French Revolution
You’re right. In the Tennis Court Oath, the Third Estate, who called themselves the National Assembly, vowed “not to separate, and to reassemble wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the kingdom is established.”
The American Revolution
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World War I
Nope, give it another shot!
The US Civil War
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The Spanish Civil War
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What are the famous geoglyphs located on a southern Peruvian desert plateau named?

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Nazca Lines
🙂 You’re correct! The Nazca Lines were etched between 500 BCE and 500 CE.
Lima Lines
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Huaca Pucllana
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Machu Picchu
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Cordillera Blanca
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In which country have some of Pablo Escobar’s hippos escaped?

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Colombia
🙂 You’re correct! Pablo Escobar created a zoo on his estate before his death in 1993, including with hippos.
Venezuela
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Mexico
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Ecuador
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Brazil
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As of 2017, which of these was not in the top ten list of countries with the highest income per capita?

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Canada
🙂 You’re correct! Canada was ranked 16th that year in gross national income per capita.
Switzerland
Oops — try again! Switzerland was number 1.
Norway
No, Norway was number 2.
Qatar
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Iceland
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Denmark
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Luxembourg
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Can you determine which language is shown below?

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German
🙂 You’re correct!
Spanish
Oops — try again!
Norwegian
No…
Dutch
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Russian
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Which language is this?

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Text2

Swedish
🙂 You’re correct!
German
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Danish
No…
Dutch
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Finnish
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Which language is shown?

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Text1

Chinese (Simplified)
🙂 You’re correct!
Japanese
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Vietnamese
No…
Korean
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Russian
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Can you figure out which language is heard in the audio?

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Swedish
🙂 You’re correct!
Mandarin
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Russian
No…
Portuguese
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German
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What language is being spoken in this audio clip?

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Spanish
🙂 You’re correct!
French
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Italian
No…
Portuguese
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German
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Can you tell what this language is?

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French
🙂 You’re correct!
Spanish
Oops — try again!
Finnish
No…
Italian
Guess again!
Romanian
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Which of the following languages is heard in this audio?

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Russian
🙂 You’re correct!
Swedish
Oops — try again!
Finnish
No…
Bulgarian
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Spanish
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What language is spoken in this audio clip?

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German
🙂 You’re right!
Swedish
Oops — try again!
Danish
No…getting close…
Chinese
Guess again!
Russian
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Alibaba and Tencent are (as of 2018) giant tech companies based in which country?

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China
🙂 You’re right! Chinese companies’ share of the largest tech companies in the world continues to grow.
United Kingdom
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Syria
Nope, you may be thinking of the book One Thousand and One Nights.
Japan
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Korea
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Which European city is the historical capital of Bohemia?

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Prague
🙂 You’re right! Prague is now the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic (Czechia).
Vienna
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Salzburg
Nope, give it another shot!
Dresden
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Krakow
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Israel captured the West Bank from which country in the Six-Day War in 1967?

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Jordan
You’re right. Troops from Egypt, Syria, Jordan, and Iraq fought against Israel.
Syria
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Egypt
Nope, give it another shot!
Lebanon
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Saudi Arabia
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Which country had the smallest population when its football team competed in the World Cup final?

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Uruguay
🙂 You’re right! Uruguay was the smallest, and Croatia was the second-smallest so far.
Croatia
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Argentina
Nope, give it another shot!
Iceland
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Hungary
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Which country’s football team won the World Cup in 1934, 1938, 1982, and 2006?

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Italy
🙂 You’re right! Here’s a history of World Cup championships.
Germany
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Brazil
Nope, give it another shot!
France
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Uruguay
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What is the capital city of Australia?

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Canberra
🙂 You’re right!
Sydney
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Melbourne
Nope, give it another shot!
Perth
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Brisbane
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Yiddish, when written, uses characters from which language?

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Hebrew
🙂 You’re right! Yiddish is the historical language of the Ashkenazi Jews.
Greek
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Latin
Nope, give it another shot!
Persian
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Sanskrit
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In what year did the USSR dissolve?

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1991
🙂 Correct! The dissolution of the Soviet Union occurred on December 26, 1991.
1989
Too early! Though the Berlin Wall did fall that year.
1992
No… Try again! Too late…
2001
incorrect
1999
Nope