Which continent is the coldest, driest, and windiest on Earth?
Answer
Antarctica
3394 World Trivia Questions with Answers
3394 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
What is the capital city of Madagascar?
Answer
Antananarivo
Which ancient wonder was built at Giza for the Egyptian pharaoh Khufu?
Answer
Great Pyramid of Giza
Which ocean is the Mariana Trench, Earth’s deepest known oceanic trench, located in?
Answer
Pacific Ocean
Which ancient wonder stood in Alexandria, Egypt, according to historical accounts?
Answer
Lighthouse of Alexandria
Which ancient wonder is the only one still substantially standing?
Answer
Great Pyramid of Giza
Which scientist founded the Nobel Prizes through his will?
Answer
Alfred Nobel
Which explorer completed the first expedition to circumnavigate Earth after Magellan’s death?
Answer
Juan Sebastián Elcano
Which 1494 treaty divided newly explored Atlantic lands between Spain and Portugal?
Answer
Treaty of Tordesillas
Which London district gives its name to the world’s prime meridian?
Answer
Greenwich
Which continent is also the world’s largest desert by total area?
Answer
Antarctica
Which telescope captured the first image of a black hole released in 2019?
Answer
Event Horizon Telescope
Which ancient city was buried by Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE?
Answer
Pompeii
Which 1953 expedition first confirmed a successful ascent of Mount Everest?
Answer
1953 British expedition
Which country has the world’s largest island, Greenland?
Answer
Denmark
Which strait links the Atlantic and Pacific oceans around the southern tip of South America?
Answer
Strait of Magellan
Who completed the first expedition to circumnavigate the Earth after Ferdinand Magellan was killed?
Answer
Juan Sebastián Elcano
Which country is the world’s largest landlocked nation by area?
Answer
Kazakhstan
On what date did the armistice ending World War I take effect?
Answer
11 November 1918
Who completed the first circumnavigation of Earth after Magellan died?
Answer
Juan Sebastián Elcano