Which country produces the most gold? What’s the world’s largest company? What’s the world’s busiest airport? If you’re ready to geek out on minutiae, then this week’s giveaway is for you.
Here’s how to enter: Take your best guess at which country produces the most gold, and then submit your answer to this blog by Tuesday, December 18. One lucky teacher will win the 2019 World Almanac. You’ll head into the new year full of facts, figures, graphs, and great info!
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Go ahead, send your best guess on which country is the top gold producer. (No need to Google it, there’s no penalty for wrong answers.) The answer surprised me…
Karen |
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China
South Africa
China
Australia, Peru, S.Africa, Russia and China are some of the top gold producing countries, with China being number one I believe.
Uzbekistan is the top producer. My daughter who is in Model United Nations brought this up at dinner last night.
Australia
China
Russia
Russia
Australia
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China
Russia!! I would love to give this book to the after school class!
Russia!
I’m going to say Russia
Russia
My educated guess is Russia.
I think it is China.
I know Uzbekistan is in the top 10, also South Africa and Ghana are up there on the list.