BBC Quiz of the Week: The British Broadcasting Corporation, more commonly known as the BBC, is a well-known media organization that has been delivering news and entertainment to the world for almost a century. One of the ways the BBC tests the knowledge of its viewers is through multiple-choice questions or MCQs. Here is a look at some BBC MCQs with answers.
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1. Which country is not a member of the G7 group of nations?
a) Canada
b) Germany
c) Italy
d) China
Answer: d) China. The G7 group of nations consists of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
2. Which continent is home to the largest number of French speakers?
a) Europe
b) Asia
c) Africa
d) North America
Answer: c) Africa. According to the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, Africa is home to over 300 million French speakers.
3. Who is the current Prime Minister of India?
a) Narendra Modi
b) Rahul Gandhi
c) Manmohan Singh
d) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Answer: a) Narendra Modi. He has been serving as the Prime Minister of India since 2014.
4. Who wrote the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird”?
a) Ernest Hemingway
b) F. Scott Fitzgerald
c) Harper Lee
d) J.D. Salinger
Answer: c) Harper Lee. “To Kill a Mockingbird” was published in 1960 and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1961.
5. What is the capital of Peru?
a) Santiago
b) Lima
c) Quito
d) Bogotá
Answer: b) Lima. Lima is the capital and largest city of Peru.
6. Which planet is known as the “Red Planet”?
a) Venus
b) Jupiter
c) Mars
d) Saturn
Answer: c) Mars. It is known as the “Red Planet” because of its reddish appearance caused by iron oxide on its surface.
7. Who invented the telephone?
a) Alexander Graham Bell
b) Thomas Edison
c) Nikola Tesla
d) Guglielmo Marconi
Answer: a) Alexander Graham Bell. He invented the telephone in 1876.
8. Which continent is the smallest in terms of land area?
a) Europe
b) Asia
c) Australia
d) Antarctica
Answer: d) Antarctica. It is the smallest continent with a land area of 14 million square kilometers.
9. What is the name of the river that flows through London?
a) Thames
b) Seine
c) Danube
d) Amazon
Answer: a) Thames. The River Thames flows through London and is the longest river in England.
10. Who is the current President of the United States?
a) Joe Biden
b) Barack Obama
c) Donald Trump
d) George W. Bush
Answer: a) Joe Biden. He has been serving as the President of the United States since 2021.
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11. Who wrote the novel “Pride and Prejudice”?
a) Jane Austen
b) Charles Dickens
c) Emily Bronte
d) Virginia Woolf
Answer: a) Jane Austen. “Pride and Prejudice” was published in 1813 and has become one of the most popular novels in English literature.
12. What is the highest mountain in Africa?
a) Mount Everest
b) Mount Kilimanjaro
c) Mount McKinley
d) Mount Vinson
Answer: b) Mount Kilimanjaro. It is located in Tanzania and is the highest peak in Africa, standing at 5,895 meters.
13. Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
a) Marie Curie
b) Rosalind Franklin
c) Barbara McClintock
d) Ada Yonath
Answer: a) Marie Curie. She won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 and the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911.
14. Which of the following countries is not part of the European Union (EU)?
a) Germany
b) Sweden
c) Norway
d) France
Answer: c) Norway. Although it is located in Europe, Norway is not a member of the EU.
15. Which city is the capital of Australia?
a) Sydney
b) Melbourne
c) Canberra
d) Brisbane
Answer: c) Canberra. It became the capital of Australia in 1911, replacing Melbourne and Sydney as contenders for the title.
16. Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?
a) Neil Armstrong
b) Buzz Aldrin
c) Yuri Gagarin
d) John Glenn
Answer: a) Neil Armstrong. He was part of the Apollo 11 mission in 1969, which marked the first time humans had set foot on the Moon.
17. Who painted the famous artwork “The Starry Night”?
a) Vincent van Gogh
b) Claude Monet
c) Pablo Picasso
d) Salvador Dali
Answer: a) Vincent van Gogh. “The Starry Night” is an oil painting created in 1889 and is one of van Gogh’s most famous works.
18. Which of the following is not a type of rock?
a) Basalt
b) Granite
c) Shale
d) Platinum
Answer: d) Platinum. It is a precious metal, not a type of rock.
19. Which river runs through the Grand Canyon?
a) Mississippi River
b) Colorado River
c) Rio Grande
d) Amazon River
Answer: b) Colorado River. It flows through the Grand Canyon, which is located in Arizona, USA.
20. Who is the current Prime Minister of Canada?
a) Justin Trudeau
b) Stephen Harper
c) Jean Chrétien
d) Brian Mulroney
Answer: a) Justin Trudeau. He has been serving as the Prime Minister of Canada since 2015.
21. Which country is the world’s largest producer of coffee?
a) Brazil
b) Colombia
c) Ethiopia
d) Vietnam
Answer: a) Brazil. It produces around one-third of the world’s coffee.
22. Which planet in our solar system is known as the “Red Planet”?
a) Venus
b) Mars
c) Jupiter
d) Saturn
Answer: b) Mars. It is called the “Red Planet” due to its reddish appearance, caused by iron oxide (rust) on its surface.
23. Who wrote the book “To Kill a Mockingbird”?
a) Harper Lee
b) John Steinbeck
c) F. Scott Fitzgerald
d) Ernest Hemingway
Answer: a) Harper Lee. “To Kill a Mockingbird” was published in 1960 and has become a classic of modern American literature.
24. In which country would you find the ancient city of Machu Picchu?
a) Brazil
b) Peru
c) Mexico
d) Argentina
Answer: b) Peru. Machu Picchu is an Incan citadel located in the Andes Mountains.
25. Who directed the movie “The Shawshank Redemption”?
a) Martin Scorsese
b) Quentin Tarantino
c) Frank Darabont
d) Steven Spielberg
Answer: c) Frank Darabont. “The Shawshank Redemption” is a 1994 American drama film based on the Stephen King novella “Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption.”
26. Which chemical element has the symbol Na on the periodic table?
a) Sodium
b) Nitrogen
c) Nickel
d) Neon
Answer: a) Sodium. It is a soft, silvery-white metal that is highly reactive and is found in many compounds.
27. What is the name of the largest desert in the world?
a) Sahara
b) Gobi
c) Atacama
d) Antarctica
Answer: a) Sahara. It is a desert located in North Africa and is the largest hot desert in the world.
28. Who composed the opera “The Marriage of Figaro”?
a) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
b) Giuseppe Verdi
c) Richard Wagner
d) Johann Strauss II
Answer: a) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. “The Marriage of Figaro” is a comic opera in four acts and was composed in 1786.
29. Which river is the longest in the world?
a) Amazon River
b) Nile River
c) Yangtze River
d) Mississippi River
Answer: b) Nile River. It is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa and is considered the longest river in the world, with a total length of 6,650 km.
30. Who invented the telephone?
a) Alexander Graham Bell
b) Thomas Edison
c) Albert Einstein
d) Nikola Tesla
Answer: a) Alexander Graham Bell. He is credited with inventing the first practical telephone and making the first telephone call in 1876.
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31. Which European city is known as the “City of Light”?
a) Paris
b) Rome
c) Madrid
d) Berlin
Answer: a) Paris. It is called the “City of Light” because of its early adoption of street lighting.
32. Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?
a) Neil Armstrong
b) Buzz Aldrin
c) Michael Collins
d) Yuri Gagarin
Answer: a) Neil Armstrong. He famously said, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,” as he took the first step on the Moon in 1969.
33. Who painted the famous artwork “The Starry Night”?
a) Vincent van Gogh
b) Pablo Picasso
c) Leonardo da Vinci
d) Claude Monet
Answer: a) Vincent van Gogh. “The Starry Night” is an oil painting that depicts the view from van Gogh’s asylum room window in Saint-Paul-de-Mausole, France.
34. What is the capital of Canada?
a) Ottawa
b) Toronto
c) Vancouver
d) Montreal
Answer: a) Ottawa. It is located in eastern Ontario and is the capital city of Canada.
35. What is the smallest country in the world by land area?
a) Monaco
b) Vatican City
c) San Marino
d) Liechtenstein
Answer: b) Vatican City. It is an independent city-state enclaved within Rome, Italy and is the smallest country in the world by land area.
36. Who directed the movie “Jaws”?
a) Steven Spielberg
b) Martin Scorsese
c) George Lucas
d) Francis Ford Coppola
Answer: a) Steven Spielberg. “Jaws” is a 1975 American thriller film and is considered one of the greatest films ever made.
37. What is the largest ocean in the world?
a) Indian Ocean
b) Atlantic Ocean
c) Arctic Ocean
d) Pacific Ocean
Answer: d) Pacific Ocean. It is the largest and deepest ocean in the world and covers an area of about 63.8 million square miles.
38. Who wrote the novel “1984”?
a) George Orwell
b) Aldous Huxley
c) Ernest Hemingway
d) F. Scott Fitzgerald
Answer: a) George Orwell. “1984” is a dystopian novel that was published in 1949 and has become a classic of modern literature.
39. What is the highest mountain in Africa?
a) Mount Everest
b) Mount Kilimanjaro
c) Mount McKinley
d) Mount Elbrus
Answer: b) Mount Kilimanjaro. It is a dormant volcano in Tanzania and is the highest mountain in Africa, with a peak at 5,895 meters (19,341 feet).
40. Who painted the famous artwork “The Mona Lisa”?
a) Leonardo da Vinci
b) Vincent van Gogh
c) Pablo Picasso
d) Claude Monet
Answer: a) Leonardo da Vinci. “The Mona Lisa” is a portrait painting that is widely considered one of the greatest works of art ever created.
41. Which is the largest organ in the human body?
a) Brain
b) Liver
c) Skin
d) Heart
Answer: c) Skin. The skin is the largest organ in the human body, and it has many functions such as protecting us from external harm, regulating body temperature, and sensing touch, pressure, and pain.
42. What is the capital of Brazil?
a) Rio de Janeiro
b) Brasília
c) São Paulo
d) Salvador
Answer: b) Brasília. It is the capital city of Brazil and was designed and built in the late 1950s to serve as the country’s capital.
43 Who wrote the famous novel “Pride and Prejudice”?
a) Jane Austen
b) Charlotte Bronte
c) Emily Bronte
d) Virginia Woolf
Answer: a) Jane Austen. “Pride and Prejudice” is a novel that was published in 1813 and has become one of the most famous works of English literature.
44. Which planet in our solar system is closest to the Sun?
a) Mercury
b) Venus
c) Earth
d) Mars
Answer: a) Mercury. It is the smallest planet in our solar system and is the closest to the Sun.
45. Who painted the famous artwork “The Scream”?
a) Vincent van Gogh
b) Claude Monet
c) Edvard Munch
d) Salvador Dalí
Answer: c) Edvard Munch. “The Scream” is a painting that was created by the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch in 1893.
46. Who is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
a) Theresa May
b) Boris Johnson
c) David Cameron
d) Tony Blair
Answer: b) Boris Johnson. He became the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in July 2019.
47. What is the largest desert in the world?
a) Sahara
b) Gobi
c) Atacama
d) Antarctic
Answer: a) Sahara. It is the world’s largest hot desert and covers much of North Africa.
48. Who was the first female Prime Minister of India?
a) Sonia Gandhi
b) Indira Gandhi
c) Mamata Banerjee
d) Margaret Thatcher
Answer: b) Indira Gandhi. She was the Prime Minister of India from 1966 to 1977 and then again from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.
49. What is the smallest particle in an element that retains the chemical properties of that element?
a) Atom
b) Proton
c) Neutron
d) Electron
Answer: a) Atom. An atom is the smallest particle in an element that retains the chemical properties of that element.
50. Who wrote the famous play “Hamlet”?
a) William Shakespeare
b) Samuel Beckett
c) Tennessee Williams
d) Harold Pinter
Answer: a) William Shakespeare. “Hamlet” is a tragedy play that was written by William Shakespeare in the early 17th century.
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51. Which of the following countries is the world’s largest producer of oil?
a) Saudi Arabia
b) Russia
c) United States
d) China
Answer: a) Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia is the largest producer of oil in the world, followed by Russia and the United States.
52. What is the name of the largest planet in our solar system?
a) Venus
b) Saturn
c) Jupiter
d) Uranus
Answer: c) Jupiter. It is the fifth planet from the Sun and is the largest planet in our solar system.
53. Which of the following is the largest ocean in the world?
a) Pacific Ocean
b) Atlantic Ocean
c) Indian Ocean
d) Arctic Ocean
Answer: a) Pacific Ocean. It is the largest and deepest ocean in the world and covers one-third of the Earth’s surface.
54. Who is the current President of France?
a) Emmanuel Macron
b) François Hollande
c) Nicolas Sarkozy
d) Jacques Chirac
Answer: a) Emmanuel Macron. He has been the President of France since May 2017.
55. Which of the following is not a primary color of light?
a) Red
b) Green
c) Blue
d) Yellow
Answer: d) Yellow. The primary colors of light are red, green, and blue. Mixing these colors in different ways can produce all the other colors we see.
56. Who wrote the famous novel “To Kill a Mockingbird”?
a) Harper Lee
b) Ernest Hemingway
c) F. Scott Fitzgerald
d) William Faulkner
Answer: a) Harper Lee. “To Kill a Mockingbird” is a novel that was published in 1960 and has become a classic of modern American literature.
57. Which of the following is the largest mammal in the world?
a) Elephant
b) Blue whale
c) Giraffe
d) Hippopotamus
Answer: b) Blue whale. It is the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth and can grow up to 100 feet in length.
58. Who discovered penicillin?
a) Alexander Fleming
b) Louis Pasteur
c) Robert Koch
d) Joseph Lister
Answer: a) Alexander Fleming. He discovered penicillin, the first antibiotic, in 1928.
59. What is the name of the highest mountain in Africa?
a) Kilimanjaro
b) Mount Kenya
c) Mount Elgon
d) Mount Meru
Answer: a) Kilimanjaro. It is a dormant volcano located in Tanzania and is the highest mountain in Africa, standing at 5,895 meters (19,341 feet).
60. Who is the current President of the United States?
a) Joe Biden
b) Donald Trump
c) Barack Obama
d) George W. Bush
Answer: a) Joe Biden. He was inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States in January 2021.
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61. What is the capital of Brazil?
a) Rio de Janeiro
b) São Paulo
c) Brasília
d) Salvador
Answer: c) Brasília. It became the capital of Brazil in 1960, replacing Rio de Janeiro.
62. Who painted the Mona Lisa?
a) Michelangelo
b) Leonardo da Vinci
c) Vincent van Gogh
d) Pablo Picasso
Answer: b) Leonardo da Vinci. The Mona Lisa is a portrait painting that was completed by Leonardo da Vinci in the early 16th century.
63. Which of the following is the smallest country in the world?
a) Vatican City
b) Monaco
c) San Marino
d) Liechtenstein
Answer: a) Vatican City. It is an independent city-state surrounded by Rome, Italy, and is the smallest country in the world by both area and population.
64. What is the name of the river that flows through Egypt?
a) Nile
b) Amazon
c) Mississippi
d) Yangtze
Answer: a) Nile. The Nile is the longest river in the world and flows through several countries in Africa, including Egypt.
65. Who wrote the famous novel “1984”?
a) George Orwell
b) Aldous Huxley
c) Ernest Hemingway
d) J.D. Salinger
Answer: a) George Orwell. “1984” is a dystopian novel that was published in 1949 and has become a classic of modern literature.
66. Which of the following is not a type of cloud?
a) Cumulus
b) Stratus
c) Nimbus
d) Coriolis
Answer: d) Coriolis. Coriolis is not a type of cloud, but rather a force that affects the movement of objects in the atmosphere and ocean.
67. Who is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
a) Boris Johnson
b) Theresa May
c) David Cameron
d) Tony Blair
Answer: a) Boris Johnson. He has been the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since July 2019.
68. Which of the following is not a branch of the US government?
a) Executive
b) Legislative
c) Judicial
d) Parliamentary
Answer: d) Parliamentary. The US government has three branches: the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches.
69. Who invented the telephone?
a) Thomas Edison
b) Alexander Graham Bell
c) Samuel Morse
d) Guglielmo Marconi
Answer: b) Alexander Graham Bell. He is credited with inventing the telephone in 1876.
70. Which of the following is the largest desert in the world?
a) Sahara
b) Gobi
c) Atacama
d) Kalahari
Answer: a) Sahara. It is the largest hot desert in the world and covers much of North Africa.
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71. Which planet in our solar system is closest to the sun?
a) Venus
b) Mercury
c) Mars
d) Jupiter
Answer: b) Mercury. It is the smallest planet in our solar system and has the shortest year (88 Earth days).
72. Who is credited with discovering penicillin?
a) Alexander Fleming
b) Louis Pasteur
c) Jonas Salk
d) Robert Koch
Answer: a) Alexander Fleming. He discovered penicillin, the world’s first antibiotic, in 1928.
73. What is the smallest bone in the human body?
a) Femur
b) Stapes
c) Tibia
d) Fibula
Answer: b) Stapes. It is one of three tiny bones in the middle ear and helps transmit sound from the eardrum to the inner ear.
74. Who wrote the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird”?
a) Harper Lee
b) John Steinbeck
c) Ernest Hemingway
d) F. Scott Fitzgerald
Answer: a) Harper Lee. “To Kill a Mockingbird” is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel that was published in 1960 and has become a classic of modern American literature.
75. Which of the following is not a type of rock?
a) Sedimentary
b) Igneous
c) Metamorphic
d) Atomic
Answer: d) Atomic. Atomic is not a type of rock, but rather a term used to describe the smallest unit of matter.
76. Who is the current President of the United States?
a) Joe Biden
b) Barack Obama
c) Donald Trump
d) George W. Bush
Answer: a) Joe Biden. He was inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States on January 20, 2021.
77. Who painted the famous mural on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
a) Michelangelo
b) Leonardo da Vinci
c) Vincent van Gogh
d) Pablo Picasso
Answer: a) Michelangelo. The Sistine Chapel ceiling is a masterpiece of Renaissance art that was painted by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512.
78. What is the largest organ in the human body?
a) Liver
b) Skin
c) Brain
d) Heart
Answer: b) Skin. It is the largest organ in the human body and serves many important functions, including protecting us from the environment and regulating body temperature.
79. Who was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
a) Theresa May
b) Margaret Thatcher
c) Angela Merkel
d) Jacinda Ardern
Answer: b) Margaret Thatcher. She served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and was the first woman to hold that office.
80. Which of the following is the highest mountain in the world?
a) Mount Kilimanjaro
b) Mount Everest
c) Mount McKinley
d) Mount Fuji
Answer: b) Mount Everest. It is the highest mountain in the world and is located in the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and Tibet.
81. Who is the author of the Harry Potter book series?
a) J.K. Rowling
b) Stephenie Meyer
c) Suzanne Collins
d) Veronica Roth
Answer: a) J.K. Rowling. The Harry Potter book series has sold over 500 million copies worldwide and has been adapted into a successful film franchise.
82. Who is credited with inventing the World Wide Web?
a) Bill Gates
b) Steve Jobs
c) Tim Berners-Lee
d) Larry Page
Answer: c) Tim Berners-Lee. He invented the World Wide Web, a system of interlinked hypertext documents that can be accessed via the internet, in 1989.
83. What is the chemical symbol for gold?
a) Au
b) Ag
c) Fe
d) Cu
Answer: a) Au. The chemical symbol for gold comes from the Latin word “aurum”, which means “shining dawn”.
84. Who wrote the play “Romeo and Juliet”?
a) William Shakespeare
b) Christopher Marlowe
c) Ben Jonson
d) John Webster
Answer: a) William Shakespeare. “Romeo and Juliet” is one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays and is a tragic love story set in Verona, Italy.
85. What is the capital city of Brazil?
a) Brasília
b) Rio de Janeiro
c) São Paulo
d) Salvador
Answer: a) Brasília. It became the capital city of Brazil in 1960 and was designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer.
86. Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
a) Neil Armstrong
b) Buzz Aldrin
c) Michael Collins
d) Yuri Gagarin
Answer: a) Neil Armstrong. He became the first person to walk on the moon on July 20, 1969, as part of the Apollo 11 mission.
87. What is the largest planet in our solar system?
a) Mars
b) Jupiter
c) Saturn
d) Uranus
Answer: b) Jupiter. It is the fifth planet from the sun and is more than twice as massive as all the other planets in the solar system combined.
88. Who painted the “Mona Lisa”?
a) Michelangelo
b) Leonardo da Vinci
c) Vincent van Gogh
d) Pablo Picasso
Answer: b) Leonardo da Vinci. The “Mona Lisa” is a portrait painting that is widely considered to be one of the greatest works of art in history.
89. Who is the current Prime Minister of Canada?
a) Justin Trudeau
b) Stephen Harper
c) Jean Chrétien
d) Brian Mulroney
Answer: a) Justin Trudeau. He has been the Prime Minister of Canada since 2015 and is the leader of the Liberal Party.
90. Which of the following is not a primary color?
a) Red
b) Blue
c) Green
d) Purple
Answer: d) Purple. The primary colors are red, blue, and yellow, which can be combined to create all other colors in the visible spectrum.
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91. Who is the founder of Facebook?
a) Jeff Bezos
b) Bill Gates
c) Mark Zuckerberg
d) Elon Musk
Answer: c) Mark Zuckerberg. He co-founded Facebook in 2004 and is currently the CEO of the company.
92. What is the name of the river that flows through London?
a) Seine
b) Thames
c) Danube
d) Tiber
Answer: b) Thames. The Thames is the longest river in England and flows through London before emptying into the North Sea.
93. Who is the current President of France?
a) Emmanuel Macron
b) François Hollande
c) Nicolas Sarkozy
d) Jacques Chirac
Answer: a) Emmanuel Macron. He has been the President of France since 2017 and is the leader of the La République En Marche! party.
94. Who wrote the novel “Pride and Prejudice”?
a) Charlotte Bronte
b) Jane Austen
c) Emily Bronte
d) Mary Shelley
Answer: b) Jane Austen. “Pride and Prejudice” is a classic novel of English literature and tells the story of Elizabeth Bennet and her relationship with the wealthy Mr. Darcy.
95. Who was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
a) Margaret Thatcher
b) Theresa May
c) Angela Merkel
d) Jacinda Ardern
Answer: a) Margaret Thatcher. She served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and was the first woman to hold the position.
96. What is the name of the largest desert in the world?
a) Sahara
b) Gobi
c) Kalahari
d) Atacama
Answer: a) Sahara. It is located in North Africa and covers an area of approximately 3.6 million square miles.
97. Who composed the “Moonlight Sonata”?
a) Ludwig van Beethoven
b) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
c) Johann Sebastian Bach
d) Franz Schubert
Answer: a) Ludwig van Beethoven. The “Moonlight Sonata” is a famous piano sonata composed by Beethoven in 1801.
98. What is the smallest continent in the world?
a) Europe
b) Africa
c) Australia
d) South America
Answer: c) Australia. It is also the only continent that is also a country and is located entirely in the southern hemisphere.
99. Who painted the “Starry Night”?
a) Vincent van Gogh
b) Claude Monet
c) Edvard Munch
d) Pablo Picasso
Answer: a) Vincent van Gogh. “Starry Night” is a famous painting by van Gogh that depicts the night sky over the town of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence.
100. What is the name of the largest ocean in the world?
a) Atlantic
b) Pacific
c) Indian
d) Arctic
Answer: b) Pacific. It covers an area of approximately 63.8 million square miles and is the largest and deepest ocean in the world.