Multiple Choice Trivia Questions

1. If you drew a straight line from Kansas through the center of the earth where would the line emerge from the other side of the planet?
   A. Australia
   B. Indonesia
   C. the Southern Indian Ocean
   D. the South Pacific, near New Zealand
    

2. The Caspian Sea is considered to be the biggest lake on the planet. What is the next largest lake?
   A. Great Slave Lake
   B. Lake Superior
   C. Lake Victoria
    

3. Three islands that can all be found near a major tourist attraction are Goat Island, Luna Island, and Three Sisters Island. What is the tourist attraction?
   A. Disney World
   B. Niagara Falls
   C. the Statue of Liberty
    

4. In May 1990, when van Gogh's painting Portrait of Dr. Gachet was sold, it set a record price for an auctioned work of art.  How much was the winning bid?
   A. $825,000
   B. $8,250,000
   C. $82.5 million
    

5. What are akitas, briards, and samoyeds?
   A. cats
   B. dogs
   C. flowers
    

6. What are "cinderella's" to stamp collectors?
   A. stamps issued privately, such as Christmas seals
   B. stamps that look unattractive but have a high value
   C. stamps that look attractive but have a low value
    

7. What does the German word "Katzenjammer" mean?
   A. bicycle pump
   B. hangover
   C. mischievous
    

8. Which of the following individuals lived to be at least 50 years old.
   A. Enrico Caruso
   B. Davy Crockett
   C. Edith Piaf
   D. William Shakespeare
    

9. If you are "non compos mentis", you are what?
   A. financially destitute
   B. mentally unstable
   C. physically repulsive
   D. pregnant
    

10. The Wimbledon tennis tournament is played on what kind of surface?
    A. clay
    B. grass
    C. asphalt
    D. cement
     

11. What is Myanmar?
    A. the country that was formerly called Burma
    B. a moon of Neptune discovered in 1989
    C. a new kind of "stick-together" fabric similar to Velcro
     

12. How many of the 2,224 people aboard the S.S. Titanic survived its sinking in 1912?
    A. none
    B. about a third
    C. about two-thirds
    D. all but one
     

13. If you drive from Canada to Mexico, what is the least number of states you must pass through?
    A. 3
    B. 4
    C.5
    D. 6
     

14. Which car company advertises its cars as being "the ultimate driving machine"?
    A. BMW
    B. Mercedes
    C.  Volkswagen
    D. Volvo
     

15. Where would you see a "flying buttress"?
    A. at an airport
    B. at a football game
    C. on a building
    D. underwater
     

16. Approximately when did the world population reach 100 million people?
    A. 15,000 B.C.
    B. 3,000 B.C.
    C. 300 A.D.
    D. 1,500 A.D.
     

17. Who  was the Greek god of love?
    A. Cupid
    B. Eros
    C. Pan
     

18. The Garden of Love, a painting painted in the 1630s, was painted by what artist?
    A. Rembrandt
    B. Rubens
    C. van Dyck
     

19. What is the Latin word for the number six?
    A. hex
    B. sex
    C. six
     

20. Which is the correct spelling of the indicated word?
    A. milennium
    B. millenium
    C. millennium*

 

ANSWERS

1. C. the Southern Indian Ocean
2. B. Lake Superior
3. B. Niagara Falls
4. C. $82.5 million
5. B. dogs
6. A. stamps issued privately, such as Christmas seals *
7. B. hangover
8. D. William Shakespeare
9. B. mentally unstable
10. B. grass
11. A. the country that was formerly called Burma
12. B. about a third
13. A. 3
14. A. BMW
15. C. on a building
16. B. 3,000 B.C.
17. B. Eros
18. B. Rubens
19. B. sex
20. C. millennium