3394 World Trivia Questions with Answers
3394 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which mountain is the highest volcano on Earth?
Answer
Ojos del Salado
Which 1884–1885 meeting set rules for European claims over Africa during the colonial era?
Answer
Berlin Conference
Who was the first human to step onto the Moon during NASA’s Apollo 11 mission in 1969?
Answer
Neil Armstrong
Which inventor is widely credited with introducing Europe’s movable-type printing press?
Answer
Johannes Gutenberg
What is Mount Everest’s officially recognized elevation above sea level?
Answer
8,848.86 metres
Which 1889 Paris landmark was designed by Gustave Eiffel’s engineering company?
Answer
Eiffel Tower
Who painted the Mona Lisa, the famous portrait displayed in the Louvre?
Answer
Leonardo da Vinci
In which country is the Eiffel Tower located?
Answer
France
Which African lake is the world’s second-deepest lake after Lake Baikal?
Answer
Lake Tanganyika
Where did the strongest instrumentally recorded earthquake occur in 1960?
Answer
Valdivia, Chile
Which explorer completed the first circumnavigation of Earth?
Answer
Juan Sebastián Elcano
What is the name of the line of latitude at 23.5 degrees south of the Equator?
Answer
Tropic of Capricorn
Which ancient wonder stood in Alexandria on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast?
Answer
Lighthouse of Alexandria
Which country was formerly known as Abyssinia?
Answer
Ethiopia
Which river passes through the city of Budapest?
Answer
Danube
What is the name of the line at 0 degrees longitude?
Answer
Prime meridian
Into which sea does the Nile River flow?
Answer
Mediterranean Sea
What is the only continent through which all lines of longitude pass?
Answer
Antarctica
Which ancient wonder stood at the entrance to Alexandria's harbor?
Answer
Lighthouse of Alexandria
Who painted Guernica?
Answer
Pablo Picasso
What is the officially measured height of Mount Everest?
Answer
8,848.86 metres
What is the current capital of Kazakhstan?
Answer
Astana
Which artist painted the Mona Lisa, displayed at the Louvre Museum?
Answer
Leonardo da Vinci
Which country has Ulaanbaatar as its capital?
Answer
Mongolia
In which city was the ancient Olympic Games first held?
Answer
Olympia
What is the ancient city in Uzbekistan famous for Registan Square?
Answer
Samarkand
Which 1884–1885 meeting formalized European rules for colonizing Africa?
Answer
Berlin Conference