A travel-and-safety search before every trip. This page has 100 important questions and answers. Original explainer for daily search — not a government login or live tracker.
In the United States, Canada, and many places, 911 is the emergency number. The UK, Ireland, and some others use 999 (and 112). Most of the EU uses 112. Australia uses 000. India uses 112. Learn the local number before you need it — roaming phones still have to reach a local network.
Use emergency lines for life-threatening events, not for lost luggage arguments. Many countries also have a non-emergency police number.
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100 questions and answers
Each item is a 4-option MCQ. Open a question, tap A–D. Green is correct, red is wrong. Original explainers — not copied match reports.
1. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 39) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
2. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 40) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
3. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 41) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
4. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 42) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
5. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 43) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
6. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 44) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
7. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 45) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
8. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 46) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
9. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 47) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
10. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 48) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
11. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 49) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
12. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 50) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
13. The US and Canada emergency number is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) 911
Text-to-911 exists in some areas — voice is still the default.
14. The UK’s primary emergency number is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) 999 (112 also works)
111 is NHS non-emergency medical advice in England.
15. Much of the EU uses
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) 112
112 often routes to local services.
16. Australia’s emergency number is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) 000
112 can work from mobiles on some networks — 000 is the one to know.
17. India’s unified emergency number is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) 112
Older numbers still appear on old signs; 112 is the current push.
18. Call an emergency line for
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) a fire, a medical emergency, or a crime in progress
Misuse can block real calls.
19. When you call, say
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) where you are and what is happening
Stay on the line if they ask.
20. A mobile abroad should
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) still dial the local emergency number
Save the number offline before you fly.
21. New Zealand primary emergency number is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) 111
Say which service you need.
22. Japan police are commonly reached on
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) 110
Fire and ambulance are often 119.
23. Japan fire and ambulance are commonly
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) 119
110 is police.
24. South Africa police emergency is widely listed as
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) 10111
From many mobiles, 112 also routes to help.
25. Brazil military police emergency is commonly
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) 190
Ambulance is often 192; fire 193.
26. China police is commonly
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) 110
Ambulance is often 120; fire 119.
27. China ambulance is commonly
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) 120
Learn all three before you travel.
28. Mexico nationwide emergency number is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) 911
It replaced a patchwork of older codes.
29. South Korea police is commonly
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) 112
Fire and medical are often 119.
30. Singapore police is commonly
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) 999
Fire and ambulance are often 995.
31. Singapore fire and ambulance are commonly
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) 995
999 is police.
32. United Arab Emirates emergency is often
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) 999 (112 also used)
Confirm in the emirate you visit.
33. Thailand police emergency is commonly
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) 191
Medical rescue is often 1669.
34. France medical emergency (SAMU) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) 15
Police 17, fire 18; 112 also works.
35. Germany police is commonly
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) 110
Fire and medical are 112.
36. Ireland uses
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) 999 or 112
Both reach emergency services.
37. Hong Kong emergency number is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) 999
Say which service you need.
38. The Philippines nationwide emergency number is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) 911
Older local numbers may still appear on signs.
39. Malaysia emergency number is commonly
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) 999
112 may work from some mobiles.
40. Nigeria unified emergency number is often listed as
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) 112
Local services can still publish other lines.
41. Kenya emergency is commonly
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) 999 or 112
Save the number offline before you roam.
42. Turkey emergency number is commonly
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) 112
It has been unified in recent years.
43. Italy nationwide emergency number is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) 112
Older 113/115/118 signs may still exist.
44. Spain nationwide emergency number is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) 112
Speak slowly; ask for English if you need it.
45. Switzerland emergency number is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) 112 (and legacy 117/118/144)
112 reaches the system; 144 is ambulance in many cantons.
46. A non-emergency UK police line is often
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) 101
999 is for life-threatening or crime in progress.
47. England NHS non-emergency medical advice is often
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) 111
Use 999 if it is life-threatening.
48. Some US cities offer 311 for
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) non-emergency city services, not a shooting in progress
911 remains the emergency line.
49. A hoax emergency call is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) illegal in many countries and can delay real help
Do not let children play with 911/999/112.
50. If you cannot speak, many systems still want
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) you to stay on the line so they can locate or listen
Some places offer text-to-emergency — learn it before you need it.
51. On a motorway, you may also have
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) marked emergency phones that know the location
Still say the marker number if you use a mobile.
52. Poisoning advice is sometimes
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) a separate poison-centre number, not always the main emergency line
Pack the local pair before travel with children.
53. A mobile abroad should dial
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the local emergency number, not only home 911 by habit
112 works in much of Europe and some other networks.
54. When you get through, first give
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) location and the nature of the emergency
Landmarks and floor numbers help.
55. Do not call the emergency line for
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) a visa appointment or a lost souvenir argument
Misuse blocks someone else call.
56. If you dialled by mistake, the safe move is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) stay and say it was an error so they do not dispatch blind
Silent calls can still trigger a check.
57. Save the local number offline because
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) roaming data and search may fail
A screenshot in the gallery works.
58. Coastguard or mountain rescue may use
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the main emergency number, which then routes you
Say you are at sea or on a ridge at once.
59. Hotel phones sometimes need
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) an extra 0 or 9 for an outside line before 911/999/112
Ask the desk when you check in, not during a fire.
60. Learn one sentence in the local language for
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) I need an ambulance / fire / police, plus your hotel name
Dispatchers can switch language; the first seconds still matter.
61. 112 from a mobile in the EU is designed to
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) reach emergency services even on some locked or foreign SIMs
It is not a chat line.
62. The number you memorise before a trip should be
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the destination emergency number, not last year hotel Wi-Fi
Write 000, 112, 911, or 999 as the country uses.
63. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 1) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
64. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 2) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
65. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 3) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
66. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 4) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
67. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 5) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
68. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 6) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
69. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 7) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
70. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 8) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
71. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 9) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
72. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 10) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
73. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 11) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
74. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 12) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
75. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 13) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
76. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 14) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
77. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 15) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
78. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 16) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
79. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 17) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
80. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 18) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
81. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 19) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
82. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 20) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
83. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 21) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
84. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 22) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
85. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 23) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
86. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 24) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
87. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 25) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
88. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 26) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
89. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 27) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
90. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 28) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
91. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 29) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
92. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 30) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
93. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 31) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
94. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 32) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
95. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 33) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
96. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 34) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
97. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 35) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
98. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 36) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
99. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 37) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
100. The official source for “emergency numbers world” (learn desk, item 38) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
