How well you know the world?

The Answer Page

1. Which range has the correct U. S. population? (b) 150 to 350 million.  (25% of people in the U.S. between the age of 18 and 24 answer correctly)

2. Which religion has the largest followers? (b) Christianity. (62% of people answered correctly)

3. Which country were the Taliban and al Qaeda movements based in? (e) Afghanistan. (19% of people answered correctly)

4. Which region of the world is the largest exporter of oil? (d) Middle East.  (81% of people answered correctly)

5. Which two countries have had a long-standing conflict over the Kashmir region? (b) India & Pakistan. (36% of people guessed right)

6. Periodically, drastic changes in ocean temperature cause weather change around the world.  What is the name of this occurrence? (c) El Niño. (48% of people answered correctly)

7. Can you name 4 countries that officially acknowledge having nuclear weapons? United States,  Britain, China, Russia, France, India and Pakistan (58% of people guessed right)

8. Which two countries in the world have a population of more than 1 billion? China and India  (25% of people answered correctly) (25% of people answered correctly)