World Quiz

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2.

Antarctica
The ancestors of penguins lived in a temperate
climate when Antarctica was not yet an icy
continent. When Antarctica moved to the South
Which
animal is the symbol of Antarctica?
Pole and became covered with eternal ice, the
animals left there or became extinct. The
penguins adapted and stayed.
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3.

Antarctica
The emperor penguin is the largest and heaviest
living species. His average height is about 120
centimeters, and his weight ranges between 22
Which kind of penguins is the largest?
and 45 kilograms. They hunt exclusively in the
ocean, feeding on fish, squid and krill. The
age of these birds can reach 25 years.
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4.

Antarctica
Antarctica was discovered on January 16, 1820 by
a Russian expedition led by Thaddeus
Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev on the sloops
Who discovered Antarctica?
Vostok and Mirny. The team approached the
shores of Antarctica 9 times. Many objects and
islands have been discovered and mapped.
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5.

Antarctica
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The crabeater seal is an Antarctic species, the
Which
of these
havethe
the
largest
most
numerous
sealanimals
in the world,
population
of whichnumber
can reachoffrom
7 to 40 million
species?
individuals.
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6.

Australia
The Sydney Opera House is one of the most
famous and easily recognizable buildings in the
What
is theofmost
famous
inThe
world,
a symbol
the largest
city building
in Australia.
opera house was opened
on October 20, 1973 by
Australia?
Queen Elizabeth II. On June 28, 2007, it was listed
as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
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7.

Australia
The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral
reef. It stretches along the northeast coast of
Australia for 2,500 km and covers an area of ​about
Which
coral reef is the largest on Earth?
344,400 km2. It is the largest natural feature
formed by living organisms. In 1981 it was
selected by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
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8.

Australia
Platypus is a secretive semi-aquatic animal that
inhabits the banks of small rivers and standing
WhichThe
mammal
from
Australia
reservoirs.
body length
of the
platypusisis 3040 cm, the tail is 10-15
cm, and it weighs up to 2
poisonous?
kg. Males have venomous spurs on their hind legs.
Their poison can kill small animals.
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9.

Australia
Emu is a large Australian bird. Its length is 150-190
cm, the weight of adults reaches 55 kg. Emu can
What large bird is depicted on the
run at a speed of 50 km/h. The weight of an emu
Australian
coat
of arms?
egg is from
700 to 900 g.,
which
is approximately
equal to 10-12 chicken eggs in volume and weight.
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10.

Africa
An oasis is an island of vegetation in the desert located
near a natural reservoir. Oases can vary in size: from
What
are to
areas
richOases
vegetation
the
small ponds
entireof
cities.
are formedin
due
to
underground rivers
and reservoirs.
desert
called?Vegetation appears
near the oases appears because of migrating birds,
which leave seeds after visiting the reservoir.
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11.

Africa
Papyrus is a very tall plant (up to 4-5 m) with
almost leafless shoots up to 7 cm in diameter.
What
plant of the Nile swamps was used
Large thickets of papyrus are found in wetlands,
to make
writing
material?
shallow lakes
and along
riverbanks
of the wettest
parts of the African continent.
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12.

Africa
Limpopo is a river in South Africa. The local
population called it "crocodile" because of the
Which river is often called "crocodile
abundance of crocodiles. The length of the river is
1750 km. After 1600river"?
km. the river receives many
tributaries and falls into the Indian Ocean.
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13.

Africa
The main distinguishing feature of modern
rhinoceroses
is the
horns animal
on the nose.
What large
African
has Depending
a keen
on the type, there may be one or two. All rhinos
sense
of smell and hearing, but poor
have poor eyesight, but this defect is
compensated by eyesight?
a refined sense of smell and
excellent hearing.
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14.

Eurasia
Cuckoos are birds with 160 species. They lay their
eggs in the nests of other birds. Cuckoo chicks
What
bird
not build and
nests
and
hatch
earlier,
aredoes
more developed
grow
faster.
As a result,doesn’t
they usually
discard
the eggs or chicks
hatch
its babies?
of their adoptive parents, after which the nest
owners feed only the cuckoo chicks.
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Eurasia
Everest is the highest peak on Earth - 8848 m above sea
level. The peak is located in the Himalayas, in the
Mahalan Gur Himal range. At the top there are strong
What
mount
highest
on Earth?
winds,
blowingisatthe
speeds
of up toone
200 km/h.
The
average monthly air temperature in January is 36
degrees below zero, in July - about zero.
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16.

Eurasia
The Dead Sea is an endorheic salt lake between
Palestine, Israel and Jordan. The water level in the
Dead Sea is 430 m. below sea level and is falling at
Which place is the saltiest on Earth?
a rate of 1 m. per year. The length of the sea is 67
km, its width is 18 km. at its widest point, the
maximum depth is 306 m.
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17.

Eurasia
The Ural Mountains are a mountain system
located between the East European and West
Which
separate
Europe
and
Siberian mountains
plains. Their length
is more
than 2000
km, the width is from
Asia?40 to 150 km. The
conventional border between Europe and Asia
runs along the eastern foot of the Ural Mountains.
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URAL MOUNTAINS
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18.

North America
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A distinctive
feature ofanimal
skunks isistheir
stinkyof
anal
What predatory
capable
glands, which secrete a caustic substance with a
spraying a caustic substance with a
persistent unpleasant smell. Skunks are capable of
persistent
smell?
sprayingdisgusting,
this substance
over a distance
of 1-6 m.
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19.

The Caribbean Sea is a marginal semi-enclosed sea
of ​the Atlantic
Ocean. Its area
is approximately
Which
sea in2 southern
North
America was
2,753,000 km . Piracy in the Caribbean began in
the center of world piracy in the 18th
the 17th century, with the island of Tortuga and
the city of Port century?
Royal becoming the main
gathering centers for pirates and buccaneers.
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20.

Grizzly is the name of several American subspecies of
brown bear. Grizzly bears are distributed primarily in
Alaska and western Canada. The body structure and
appearance
of North
grizzlies are
almost nobear
different
from
What
is the
American
called?
their East Siberian relatives. The basis of coastal
populations is made up of salmon fish, while their forest
counterparts are mostly vegetarians.
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21.

Niagara Falls is a complex of waterfalls on the Niagara
River, separating the American city of New York from
the Canadian province of Ontario. The height of the falls
The sound of which waterfall can be
is 53 m. and the width is 792 m. Although the height
heard
25 km
away?
difference is not
very great,
the falls
are very wide, and
in terms of the volume of water passing through it,
Niagara Falls is the most powerful in North America.
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22.

South America
The homeland of potatoes is South America, where
wild species can still be found. More than a thousand
What
vegetable
didofthe
American
years before
the arrival
theSouth
conquistadors,
the
Incas
learned
cultivate
andworship?
developed
Indians
nottoonly
eat,this
butcrop
also
several varieties. The Indians valued potatoes so
much that they even worshiped them as a deity.
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23.

South America
The Amazon River is formed by the confluence of
the Marañon and Ucayali rivers. Its length is 6992
What
is the name of the most full-flowing
km. The Amazon is the largest river in terms of
river
world?
basin area
and in
fullthe
flow.
Scientists have
determined that the river is 9 million years old.
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24.

The jaguar is a predatory mammal of the cat family. The
species' range extends from Mexico south to Paraguay
and northern Argentina. Outwardly, it is very similar to
aWhat
leopard,
in size. Body
length isbut
theis significantly
largest catlarger
in South
America?
112-185 cm, height at the withers - 63-76 cm, weight 36-113 kg. Preferred prey of the jaguar are capybaras,
caimans and peccaries.
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25.

Sloths are mammals that feed almost exclusively on tree
leaves. Due to the low caloric content of their diet, their
behavior is focused on strict energy conservation: they
Which South American animal has algae
spend almost all their time hanging on a tree branch.
growing
Blue-green algae
live in theinfurits
of fur?
many sloth species,
giving the animals a greenish color that makes them
much less visible from the ground.
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South America
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26.

World Ocean
Horseshoe crabs get their name from the long
sword-shaped tail spine located at the rear end of
What animal can you find only in the
the body. Another characteristic feature of
Pacific
horseshoe crabs
is theirOcean?
massive dorsal shield,
shaped like a horse's hoof.
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27.

The Black Sea is an inland sea of ​the Atlantic
Ocean. The seas of the Arctic Ocean include: the
WhichSea,
seathe
does
to the
Barents
Karanot
Sea,belong
the Laptev
Sea, Arctic
the East
Siberian Sea, the Chukchi
Sea, the Beaufort Sea,
Ocean?
the Lincoln Sea, the Greenland Sea, the
Norwegian Sea, the White Sea and the Baffin Sea.
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28.

At the end of the 13th century, the Venetian traveler
Marco Polo, on his way back from China, passed
through the Indian Ocean from the Strait of Malacca to
What European was the first to sail the
the Strait of Hormuz, visiting Sumatra, India and Ceylon.
Indian Ocean?
The voyage was described
in the Book of the Diversity
of the World, which had a significant influence on
sailors and cartographers.
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29.

Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the
world, located in the Indian Ocean, off the eastern
What
isofthe
largest
islandfrom
in the
coast
Africa,
separated
it byIndian
the
Mozambique Strait.
The length of the island is
Ocean?
about 1600 km, the width is over 600 km. The
climate is tropical.
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30.

Arctic cod is a cold-water Arctic fish of the cod
family.
Thefish
maximum
bodylow
length
is 40 cm. Arctic
Which
tolerates
temperatures
cod is distributed throughout the entire Arctic
well due to the presence of natural
Ocean. Due to the presence of natural antifreeze
antifreeze
in thefreezing,
blood? the polar
in the blood,
which prevents
cod goes further north than any other species.
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