423+ World Trivia Questions

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Which nickname was given to the skeleton of the Piltdown Man, discovered in 1912?

Missing Link

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Which sea is located in Israel and Jordan?

Dead Sea

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How many aircraft carriers did Japan lose in World War II?

26

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What city became capital of Marshal Petain's government after the Nazi invasion of France in 1940?

Vichy

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What was Mahatma Gandhi's actual first name?

Mohandas

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Which city is the capital of Rwanda?

Kigali

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Which member of a royal family was killed in a car crash in Paris in 1997?

Princess Diana

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What country uses the gourde as its currency?

Haiti

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Who assassinated Archduke Ferdinand and his wife on June 28, 1914, to precipitate World War I?

Gavrilo Princip

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In which capital city would you find the Marley Museum?

Kingston

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Who became Labour Party Prime Minister of the U.K. with a landslide victory in 1997?

Tony Blair

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Nassau is the capital city of which country?

Bahamas

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What is the most westerly country in Europe?

Iceland

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In which war were battles fought at Chrysler's Farm, Queenston Heights, and Lundy's Lane?

The War Of 1812

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Which volcano erupted from January 18-21, 1951, causing over 3,000 deaths?

Mt. Lamington, Papua New Guinea

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Lithuania, which lies on the shores of the Baltic Sea, claims which capital city?

Vilnius

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What is the capital of the North African country of Chad?

N'djamena

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What country did King Hussein rule?

Jordan

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What does "dim sum" mean in English?

To Touch Your Heart

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What was the last territory to join Canada?

Nunavut

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In 1952's Operation Ivy, what type of object was "Mike"?

Hydrogen Bomb

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What purpose is served by an Native American "coup stick"?

To Touch An Enemy And Prove Bravery

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What sugar-regulating human hormone was first isolated in 1922?

Insulin

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Switzerland is located on which continent?

Europe

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Where is the northernmost point of land in the world?

Greenland

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Where will you find the Crown Jewels of England?

Tower Of London

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What type of government ruled Italy during World War II?

Fascist

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Which city is Seattle's sister city in Japan?

Kobe

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In which Arab country do residents traditionally chew Qat, a mild stimulant?

Yemen

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Who invaded South Korea in 1950 to begin the Korean War?

North Korea

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What was the U.S. Hush Hush in WWII?

Admiral Nimitz's Jeep

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Which city in France has the second highest population?

Marseille

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Who introduced potatoes into Ireland?

Sir Walter Raleigh

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What volatile gas was responsible for the Hindenburg disaster in 1937?

Hydrogen

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Which Axis leader was overthrown and arrested in July 1943?

Benito Mussolini

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Which river is called "Rio Bravo" by Mexicans?

Rio Grande

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What is the lowest point below sea level in the Western Hemisphere?

Death Valley

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What is the flat land adjacent to a river called?

Floodplains

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In what country would you find Mont St. Michel?

France

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What country did the United Nations choose as number one in the 2013 Human Development Index?

Norway

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What is the most westerly country in Europe?

Iceland

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In which Australian state are Perth, Broome and Albany?

Western Australia

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Who was the first Prime Minister of Great Britain?

Robert Walpole

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How tall was the Berlin Wall?

11-13 Feet

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What English weapon destroyed the French at Agincourt in 1415?

The Longbow

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What was the Western front called in WWI?

The Sausage Machine

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Mu shu pork is a food item of what type of cuisine?

Asian

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Who was the first Chinese leader to use the term "Emperor" or "Huang Ti"?

Chin Shih Huang

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World Trivia

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