423+ World Trivia Questions

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What capital city is the only one located on the equator?

Quito, Ecuador

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What is the northernmost capital city in the world?

Reykjavik, Iceland

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What broke up after President Gorbachev's resignation in 1991?

Soviet Union

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Sudan is bordered to the east by which sea?

Red Sea

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Plymouth is the capital of which country?

Montserrat

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Who was the Roman guardian of entrances and exits?

Janus

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Algeria gained independence in 1962 from which European country?

France

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The Mediterranean island of Cyprus claims which capital city?

Nicosia

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What British luxury liner was sunk by a German U-boat in 1915?

Lusitania

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Which Eastern European nation, formed in 1918, became separate countries in the 1990's?

Yugoslavia

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In which country would you find the city of Aden?

Yemen

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Where did the Eagle bone whistle originate?

Mandan

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Which is the southernmost capital in Asia?

Jakarta, Indonesia

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What city was the last imperial capital of Vietnam under the Nguyen dynasty?

Hue

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Roseau is the capital of which country?

Dominica

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The Huguenots in France had their rights taken away by the revocation of what document?

Edict Of Nantes

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What did the 1928 Kellogg-Briand Pact, signed by 62 nations, denounce?

War

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Which African capital city was known during colonial times as Leopoldville?

Kinshasa

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Avarua, the capital of the Cook Islands, is located on which South Pacific atoll?

Rarotonga

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What is the capital of Western Australia?

Perth

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From which country did the United States purchase Alaska?

Russia

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Eric the Red was a Viking from what period of time?

900's

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Budapest is the capital of which country?

Hungary

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Who became Romanian President after the 1989 Revolution?

Ion Iliescu

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What is the name of the sauce that traditionally accompanies souvlaki?

Tzatziki

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On April 22, 1996, nations pledged $1.23 billion in aid to rebuild which country?

Bosnia

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What is the second tallest mountain in the world?

K-2

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How many men survived the sinking of the Hood by the Bismarck in World War II?

Three

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In Peru, which color potatoes are grown, in addition to white?

Purple And Black

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What is the proper topping for a pastitsio?

Bechamel Sauce

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Al-Azhar, the oldest University in the Arab world, is located in which country?

Egypt

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What Egyptian monster feasts on the heart of someone unworthy of eternal life?

Ammut

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What were Carrot, Goat, and Onion in WWII?

British Explosives

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What was the infamous Bloody Mary's occupation?

Queen

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Which member of royalty was shot at twice in Sydney, Australia in 1994?

Charles, Prince Of Wales

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What did the "Line of Demarcation" divide?

South America

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What year were Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip married?

1947

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El Salvador is considered to be part of which continent?

North America

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In which country would one find the largest concentration of impact craters due to meteoroids?

Canada

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In which desert was there no rain for 10 years?

Sahara

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What is next in this sequence: era, period, ...?

Epoch

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The "Baker Rifle" was developed and used during which military action?

The Napoleonic Wars

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Who was the Confederate spy who became a bodyguard for the Pope at the Vatican?

John Surratt

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Who set a record for days in space by a woman in 1995?

Elena Kondova

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Which leading Nazi was assassinated in 1942 by Czech resistance?

Reinhard Heydrich

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The Pacific Oceans' Marshall Islands boast which capital city?

Majuro

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Port-au-Prince is the capital of which country?

Haiti

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What is the largest city in the Netherlands?

Amsterdam

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