2259 General Trivia Questions with Answers
2259 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee are cities in what country?
Answer
Scotland
Earl Grey tea is blended with oil extracted from what fruit?
Answer
Bergamot Orange
E. Otis showed what invention at the 1854 World's Fair?
Answer
Safety Elevator
During which war was the infamous "Bataan Death March"?
Answer
World War II
During which era did mammals rule?
Answer
Cenozoic
During which Chinese dynasty was the Great Wall of China built?
Answer
Qin Dynasty
During what holiday is candy corn typically eaten?
Answer
Halloween
During the Gallic Wars, who was the victor in the Battle of Alesia?
Answer
Julius Caesar
Dubai is a major city located in which Arab country?
Answer
United Arab Emirates
Dolce & Gabbana's Domenico Dolce got his start in whose clothing factory?
Answer
His Father's
Distance equals speed times what?
Answer
Time
Desmond Tutu, the Archbishop of Cape Town, resides in what country?
Answer
South Africa
D-Day is associated with which war?
Answer
World War II
Curacao is made from what dried peel?
Answer
Orange
Cuba is less than a hundred miles away from what U.S. state?
Answer
Florida
Croatia and Slovenia border what sea?
Answer
Adriatic Sea
Cripple Creek is located where?
Answer
Colorado
Corfu is a city in what country?
Answer
Greece
Collectively, Medusa and her sisters were known as the what?
Answer
Gorgons
Clydesdale horses were originally used to sell which beer?
Answer
Budweiser
Citrus fruits are a great source of which vitamin?
Answer
Vitamin C
Chocolate is made from what type of bean?
Answer
Cocoa
Chiang Kai-shek led which country?
Answer
China
Charleston is the capital of which U.S. state?
Answer
West Virginia
Cephalgia is a medical term for what malady?
Answer
Headache
Celtic music is folk music of what country?
Answer
Ireland
Canberra is the capital of which country?
Answer
Australia
By what process do plants use chlorophyll to make glucose, a food sugar?
Answer
Photosynthesis
By what name was the first Duke of Wellington previously known?
Answer
Sir Arthur Wellesley
By what name was the Albanian nun born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in 1910 later known?
Answer
Mother Teresa
By what name is TV chef Graham Kerr better known?
Answer
The Galloping Gourmet
Burgundy is famous for what two grape varietals?
Answer
Pinot Noir And Chardonnay
Budapest is the capital of which country?
Answer
Hungary
Britain annexed Hong Kong as a result of which war?
Answer
Opium War