Countries of the World

Countries of the World

Pack your bags and grab your passport, it’s time for the Countries of the World quiz! Show us you’re the ultimate globetrotter by answering each of our questions, whether it’s about the home country of Machu Picchu, the path of the Mississippi River, or many more topics. Book some vacation time because this quiz will take you all around the world!

Fact Lab
Interesting Fact
Believe or not, the first McDonald’s was a BBQ shack in San Bernardino, California. Brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald opened the first restaurant in 1940. Eight years after it opened, McDonald’s switched its focus to hamburgers, shakes, and pies. Ray Kroc purchased franchise rights from the brothers and the golden arches appeared across the country, and around the world!
Interesting Fact
Scientists believe that humans evolved to have blonde hair to more efficiently synthesize vitamin D! This mutation probably occurred because of the fewer hours of sunlight in Northern Europe. It is estimated that this took place during the last ice age, approximately 11,000 years ago!
Interesting Fact
The practice of “bestowing the key to the city” stems from a medieval practice. Cities were locked each night after a certain curfew to keep the people safe, but someone who had been given the key could come and go as he pleased as a gift for having done something great for the city.