Which 1648 agreements are commonly credited with ending the Thirty Years’ War in Europe?
Answer
Peace of Westphalia
3394 World Trivia Questions with Answers
3394 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which lake is the deepest point on the African continent?
Answer
Lake Tanganyika
Who commissioned the Taj Mahal as a mausoleum in the 17th century?
Answer
Shah Jahan
How high is Mount Everest according to the 2020 official measurement?
Answer
8,848.86 metres
What is Bhutan's official development philosophy, prioritizing wellbeing over economic output?
Answer
Gross National Happiness
Which strait separates southern Spain from northern Morocco?
Answer
Strait of Gibraltar
Which ancient wonder is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still largely standing?
Answer
Great Pyramid of Giza
Who completed the first circumnavigation of Earth’s oceans?
Answer
Juan Sebastián Elcano
Who commissioned Machu Picchu during the Inca Empire?
Answer
Pachacuti
What is the largest desert on Earth, according to the World Meteorological Organization?
Answer
Antarctic Desert
What is the name of the strait separating Europe from Africa at Gibraltar?
Answer
Strait of Gibraltar
Which mathematician and astronomer calculated the laws of planetary motion?
Answer
Johannes Kepler
What is the official currency of Japan, divided into 100 sen?
Answer
Japanese yen
Which mountain is the highest point in Africa at 5,895 meters?
Answer
Mount Kilimanjaro
Which explorer completed the first expedition to circumnavigate the world in 1522?
Answer
Juan Sebastián Elcano
Which 1884 conference set rules for European claims in Africa during the colonial era?
Answer
Berlin Conference
Which dynasty began the first major unification of China’s Great Wall?
Answer
Qin dynasty
Who completed the first circumnavigation expedition after Ferdinand Magellan died?
Answer
Juan Sebastián Elcano
Which desert is the largest on Earth by area, including its ice-covered regions?
Answer
Antarctic Desert
Which country has Pretoria, Cape Town, and Bloemfontein as its three capitals?
Answer
South Africa
Which river flows through Cairo, Egypt?
Answer
Nile
Who became the first woman in space aboard Vostok 6?
Answer
Valentina Tereshkova
Which city hosted the 1956 Summer Olympics?
Answer
Melbourne
What is the official elevation of Mount Everest, rounded to the nearest metre?
Answer
8,849 metres
What river-fed wetland in Botswana is the world’s largest inland delta?
Answer
Okavango Delta
Which astronaut first stepped onto the Moon during Apollo 11 in 1969?
Answer
Neil Armstrong
What is the only sea that has no coastline?
Answer
Sargasso Sea
Which composer wrote Symphony No. 9, famous for its “Ode to Joy” finale?
Answer
Ludwig van Beethoven
How tall is the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building?
Answer
828 metres
Which line of longitude was internationally adopted as the prime meridian in 1884?
Answer
Greenwich Meridian
Who became the first person to complete a circumnavigation of Earth’s oceans in 1522?
Answer
Juan Sebastián Elcano
Which national park contains the world’s largest concentration of geysers, including Old Faithful?
Answer
Yellowstone National Park