World Trivia Questions and Answers About Foreign Places, People and Events.
Trivia questions revolving about world topics like the Eiffel Tower, Tokyo, New Zealand, The Volga and more.
How many time zones are there in China?
A: Only one. Although the country covers 3,691,521 square miles and
geographically could be in five different zones, the government
requires clocks throughout the nation to conform to those in the
capital (Beijing.)
What is the basic monetary unit of Zimbabwe called?
A: The dollar.
On what island are one-third of the world's languages spoken?
A: On New Guinea, where more than 700 distinct native languages can
be heard.
What did 5 and 10-cent-store magnate F. W. Woolworth call the
chain of stores he opened in England in 1909?
A: "Three-and-Sixpence" stores.
What famous French landmark is named after a German city?
A: The Eiffel Tower. It was built by Gustave Eiffel, whose
upholsterer grandfather moved to Paris from Eifel, Germany, and
became know as Eifel because his friends couldn't pronounce his
name, Boenickhausen. Eventually granddad added another "f" and
legally changed his name to Eiffel.
Archaeologists believe they have located the burial site of
Boudicca, the British queen who led a bloody revolt against Roman
rule in the first century A.D. Where is it?
A: Under Platform 8 of the King's Cross Railway Station in London.
When was the first kissaten--coffee shop --established in Tokyo?
A: In 1889.
What piece of construction equipment is named after an early
seventeenth-century British hangman?
A: The derrick, which is named for Thomas Derrick--who carried out
more than 3,000 executions during his career at Tyburn, near what is
now the Marble Arch in London.
What Island nation was named after a Dutch province?
A: New Zealand, which was discovered by Dutch Explorer Abel Tasman
in 1642 and named Nieuw Zeeland after Zeeland, a Dutch province
bordering the North Sea.
What river is the longest in Europe?
A: The Volga, the principal waterway in Russia, which is
approximately 2,293 miles long.
Where are the volcanoes Shira, Kibo and Mawenzi located?
A: In Tanzania--they are the three principal volcanoes that make up
Mount Kilimanjaro.
What famous explorer included a photograph of his nude mistress
in a book about his travels?
A: Robert Peary, discoverer of the North Pole. His Eskimo mistress,
Aleqasia, was shown bathing.
Thomas Keneally writer of Schindlers List comes from what country?
A: Australia
What does the title Viceroy mean?
A: In place of the King
What is a Winston Churchill?
A: A cigar
What was the name of the first man to fly across the
channel?
A: Louis Bleriot
In 1922, what did Howard Carter discover in Egypt?
A: Tutankhamen's tomb
What do Botvinik, Tal, Karpov, and Fischer all have in
common?
A: They are all World Chess Champions
The city of Jodhpur in Rajasthan has what named after it?
A: Riding breeches
With what material did artist Rene Lalique work with?
A: Glass
What Norwegian politician's name became a word used for
traitor?
A: Vidkun Quisling
The bander macaque is much better known as a what?
A: Rhesus Monkey
What do Humphry Davie, Michael Faraday, and Madam Curie all
have in common?
A: Poisoned by chemicals work
The French knew the first ruler of the Holy Roman Empire as
Charlemagne. What did the Germans call him?
A: Karl der Grosse--which, like Charlemagne, means Charles the
Great.
What was the name of the pug that shared Napoleon and Josephine's
bed?
A: Fortune.
What was the profession of Edmund Hillary, the New Zealander who
conquered Mount Everest with Sherpa guide Tenzing Norkay in 1953?
A: Beekeeper, or apiarist.
How many beds were listed in the palace inventories of France's
King Louis XIV?
A: 413.
The British prime minister's official residence is at Number 10
Downing Street. Whose official residence is at Number 11?
A: The Chancellor of the Exchequer's.
What Middle Eastern capital was once known as Philadelphia?
A: Amman, Jordan.
There was a major mistake in the 1968 film "Krakatoa, East of
Java." What was it?
A: The location given in the title. The famous volcano is West of
Java. The mistake was remedied when the movie was released on
videocassette under a new title, "Volcano."
