Sunday, 1 March 2015

Angola Basic Facts

This week's country is ... Angola!
I will be adding a new feature: You can explore a site on the country that I will post, instead of typing down the facts here.
Since I am adding this feature, there will be more questions on the quiz at the end of the week.

Location of  Angola  (dark blue)– in Africa  (light blue & dark grey)– in the African Union  (light blue)
 
Location of Angola in blue.
 

That's all for today.

Saturday, 28 February 2015

Andorra Quiz Answers

Here are the answers to Thursday's quiz:

  • 83
  • 90%
  • 33%
  • 1991
  • 1278
  • Eastern Hemisphere
  • Andorra la Vella
  • 85,082
Check again tomorrow for next week's country.

Thursday, 26 February 2015

Andorra Traditions and Culture/ Test

Since I didn't post Traditions and Cultures yesterday, I will do that and the test in this post.

  • Spanish, French, and Portuguese make up 67.7% of the population
  • All people in Andorra have good literacy
  • Majority of Andorrans are Roman Catholic (90%) 
  • Most Andorrans live to 83 years old
  • 33% of Andorrans are Catalans
And now here is the test:

  • What is the average life expectancy in Andorra?
  • What percent of Andorrans are Roman Catholic?
  • What percent of Andorrans are Catalan?
  • When did Andorra become part of the EU?
  • When was Andorra founded?
  • Is Andorra in the Eastern or Western Hemisphere?
  • What is the capital of Andorra?
  • What is the population of Andorra?
The answers to the test will be posted in two days.

Monday, 23 February 2015

Andorra History

Here are the Andorra history facts:

  • Became an independent country in 1278 (No exact date)
  • Joined the United Nations on July 28th 1993
  • Declared peace with Germany in 1958
  • During WWII Andorra remained neutral
  • Became part of the EU in 1991
That's all for today.

Sunday, 22 February 2015

Andorra Basic Facts

This week's country is ... Andorra!
Here are the basic facts:

  • Capital city is Andorra la Vella
  • Official language is Catalan
  • 468 sq km total area
  • Population is 85,082
  • Time zone is GMT +1
  • Coordinates are 42 N 1 E 

Saturday, 21 February 2015

Algerian Quiz Answers

Here are the answers to the Algerian quiz posted on Thursday:

  • Arabic
  • Football, handball
  • July 5th 1962
  • 2nd century AD
  • Algiers
  • 38,700,000
  • 28 N 2 E
Stay posted for next week's country.

Thursday, 19 February 2015

Algeria Quiz

Here is the Algeria quiz:

  • What language do Algerians speak?
  • What are some of their major sports?
  • When did Algeria become an independent country?
  • When did Christianity arrive in Algeria?
  • What is the capital city?
  • How many people live in Algeria?
  • What are the coordinates of Algeria?
The answers to the quiz will be posted on Saturday.