What nickname was given to the 1997–1998 Asian financial crisis because it began in Thailand?
Answer
Tom Yum Kung crisis
72921 Intermediate Trivia Questions
72921 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Which painting did Georgia O’Keeffe create after seeing a ram’s skull in New Mexico?
Answer
Ram’s Head, White Hollyhock and Little Hills
Which 1915 series made Georgia O’Keeffe an early pioneer of abstract art?
Answer
Charcoal Drawings
What was the name of Georgia O’Keeffe’s New Mexico home acquired in 1945?
Answer
Abiquiú house
Who presided over the 1787 Constitutional Convention that drafted the U.S. Constitution?
Answer
George Washington
Which British commander surrendered at Yorktown in 1781, a decisive American Revolution victory?
Answer
Charles Cornwallis
What Latin motto appears on the Great Seal of the United States?
Answer
E pluribus unum
In Japan's New Year's Eve food tradition, what noodle dish is eaten to symbolize longevity?
Answer
Toshikoshi soba
What is the Spanish name for Madrid's famous New Year's Eve clock square?
Answer
Puerta del Sol
In Greek mythology, what does the name “Epimetheus” traditionally mean?
Answer
Afterthought
Which 2012 novel by J.K. Rowling focuses on a fictional English village called Pagford?
Answer
The Casual Vacancy
What is the name of J.K. Rowling’s detective series written under a pseudonym?
Answer
Cormoran Strike
Which Harry Potter book was the first to be published in the United States under a changed title?
Answer
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Which chapter range of Genesis contains the main Noah’s Ark narrative?
Answer
Genesis 6–9
Which C.S. Lewis book develops the idea that Christianity is like a hall with many doors?
Answer
Mere Christianity
What is the title of C.S. Lewis’s 1942 fantasy novel presented as letters from a senior demon?
Answer
The Screwtape Letters
What was the original medium of C.S. Lewis’s Mere Christianity?
Answer
BBC radio broadcasts
What was the recorded radio address announcing Japan’s surrender called?
Answer
Gyokuon-hōsō
What Allied ultimatum did Japan accept before signing its surrender in World War II?
Answer
Potsdam Declaration