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Questions 1-10 | The World in 2012
1 Which European country will assume the presidency of the European Union in January 2012 for 6 months?  Answer Here
2 Poland and which other European Country will host the Football Euro 2012 Championship? Answer Here
3 The World Bank and IMF have moved their 2012 meeting from Egypt to which country? Answer Here
4 In July the 30th Summer Olympics will open. In which City are they taking place? Answer Here
5  The Sixth Summit of the Americas will take place in which Country in 2012? Answer Here
6 Which City is known as Murder Capital of the world? -  Answer Here
International Living Magazine ranked which country as the best to retire in 2011? Answer Here
Only Two cities in the world are ranked Alpha++ Can you name them both? Answer Here
Which Spanish city won the inaugural Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize? Answer Here
10  Minecraft is a new online game enjoying a surge of interest on the Internet. Which country was the game developed from? Answer Here
Questions 11-20
11 What year did France become part of the European Union? Answer Here 
12 Which country in Arabic means two seas? Answer Here
13 Yaounde is the Capital of which African Country?  Answer Here
14 What year did Latvia join the European Union? Answer Here 
15 Which country is closest to Singapore in distance? Answer Here
16 Outposts of tyranny was a term used in 2005 by United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice - 6 countries were named ...North Korea , Cuba , Iran and 3 others - can you name them?  Answer Here
17 The Burj Khalifa is the worlds tallest building , what city is it located in? Answer Here
18 Valletta is the Capital of which Mediterranean Island Nation? Answer Here
 
19 What is the Currency of Guatemala?  Answer Here
20 Monaco is the second smallest country in the world - what is the smallest? Answer Here 
Questions 21-30
21 What is the national language of Pakistan ? Answer Here
22 Kingston is the capital of which Caribbean Island Nation?  Answer Here
23 What is the Currency of Hungary? Answer Here 
24 What is the largest city in New Zealand? Answer Here
25 Mogadishu is the Capital of which African Country?  Answer Here
26 What is the currency of Thailand? Answer Here 
27 Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey but what is the Capital? Answer Here
 
28 What is the Capital of Fiji?  Answer Here
29 The Takin is the national animal of which country? Answer Here
30 Japan is home to 68 of the largest 500 companies in the world,But who is the biggest Japanese company by revenue? Answer Here

Questions 31-40 
31 Groundhog day is celebrated in Canada and the USA , which day in February is the annual festivity held? Answer Here
32 What is the the sixth largest nation in land mass after Russia, Canada, China, the United States of America and Brazil?  Answer Here
33 What was the 2011 Arab Capital of Culture?  Answer Here 
34 Which American City on the East Coast is nicknamed 'The Walking City'? Answer Here
35 Since 1990 37 American Banks have fallen into the owneship of just 4 big banks - Citigroup , JP Morgan Chase , Wells Fargo and one other. Can you name the 4th big bank? Answer Here
36 Which Country overtook Japan as the World's second biggest economy in 2011? Answer Here 
37 Mossad is the secret service of which country? Answer Here 
38 "Stuxnet," a Windows-specific worm attacked industrial plants throughout which Middle Eastern Country in 2010? Answer Here
39 Jens Stoltenberg is the Primeminister of which Scandinavian Country Answer Here
40 Which US band sang about Andy Kaufman and used the classic line I'll see you in heaven if you make the list. Answer Here
Questions 41-50
41 Music group Avalanche City is from which country? Answer Here 
42 A Krugerrand is a gold coin from which country Answer Here 
43 A Karat is a measure of the purity of a precious metal. Pure gold is how many karat's. Answer Here
44 Which is the largest Landlocked Country in the World. It is equivalent in size to Western Europe Answer Here 
45 In November 2011 the 6th G20 Summit took place in which European Seaside Town Answer Here
46 Which small Pacific Island nation in 2011 has had a severe fresh water shortage and no substantial rain for over 6 months? Answer Here 
47 Which German City was the European Green Capital in 2011  Answer Here
48 Brazil is the highest contributor to deforestation (the removal of forests by cutting and burning) but which country is the 2nd highest contributor? Answer Here 
49 Tallinn is a beautiful Capital City in which European CountryAnswer Here 
50 GameCity is an Annual Video Game Festival held in which UK City? Answer Here 
Questions 51-60
51 Which European Country has a president who has been in power since 1994? Answer Here 
52 What is the Capital of North Korea? Answer Here
53 Luckily Sweden hasn't yet joined the Euro- what is the official currency Swedes use?Answer Here 
54 Weibo is a social media platform in which country? Answer Here 
55 Zucotti Park is located in which US City? Answer Here
56 Which American city is also known as 'The Mile High City'? Answer Here  
57 Which Country has an International Car Code 'E' - Answer Here  
58 What 2 word phrase won Oxford Dictionaries word of the year in 2011? Answer Here
59 In which country is the city of Mecca? Answer Here
60 Universal Studios is planning on building its second Harry Potter theme park in which US City? Answer Here
Questions 61 - 70
61 What is the Currency of Colombia?  Answer Here
62 The Alta Vista/Yahoo Babel Fish got its name from which famous sci-fi novel? Answer Here
63 Luanda is the Capital of which African Country? Answer Here
64 Haiti had a horrific 2010 with earthquakes, disease and a slow economic recovery , it shares the Island of Hispaniola with which other country?  Answer Here
65 How many years would it take to pay someone a trillion dollars if they were given a dollar once a second? (To the nearest one thousand years is acceptable) Answer Here
66 Delhi is the Capital of India but what is the largest City in India by population ? Answer Here
67 Which Country has won the rights to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup?  Answer Here
68 Which country has the highest per capita carbon emissions in the world? Answer Here
69 Podgorica is the Capital of which Country? Answer Here
70 Which Country is the largest in the world by area? (land mass)?  Answer Here


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