3394 World Trivia Questions with Answers
3394 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
In world geography, which lake is the deepest on Earth?
Answer
Lake Baikal
In the history of spaceflight, who became the first human to orbit Earth?
Answer
Yuri Gagarin
In world geography, what is the capital city of Mongolia?
Answer
Ulaanbaatar
In which city was the Antarctic Treaty signed in 1959?
Answer
Washington, D.C.
Which empire commissioned the Terracotta Army near Xi'an?
Answer
Qin dynasty
How many countries border the Caspian Sea?
Answer
Five
Which country was formerly called Ceylon?
Answer
Sri Lanka
In which country did the Olympic Games originate?
Answer
Greece
What is the longest wall in the world?
Answer
Great Wall of China
Which spacecraft carried the first humans to land on the Moon during NASA’s Apollo 11 mission?
Answer
Lunar Module Eagle
Which strait separates Spain from Morocco and connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Mediterranean Sea?
Answer
Strait of Gibraltar
Which treaty, signed in 1648, is often associated with the rise of the modern state system?
Answer
Peace of Westphalia
Which meridian was internationally chosen as the prime meridian in 1884?
Answer
Greenwich meridian
Which 1919 treaty imposed peace terms on Germany after World War I?
Answer
Treaty of Versailles
Which ancient wonder still stands at Giza in Egypt?
Answer
Great Pyramid of Giza
What 1884–1885 meeting helped formalize European claims in Africa?
Answer
Berlin Conference
What is the official elevation of Mount Everest established by Nepal and China in 2020?
Answer
8,848.86 metres
Which country contains the Panama Canal?
Answer
Panama
Which ocean is the smallest and shallowest of Earth’s five recognized oceans?
Answer
Arctic Ocean
Which ancient civilization built the city of Angkor, centered on Angkor Wat?
Answer
Khmer Empire