General Mixed Trivia Trivia Quiz

Answer: Crocodile

Crocodiles can go without food for up to three years. They can conserve their energy by staying motionless. This can happen after they have a heavy meal. Tarantulas have a slow metabolism which can help to conserve energy and can survive without food for up to two years. Galapagos tortoise and burrowing frog can go without a meal for about one year.

Answer: Sarajevo

After the disintegration of Yugoslavia in mid-1991, the Yugoslav Wars were a series of conflicts related to ethnic groups and the wars of independence.

During the Bosnian War, Sarajevo was cut off by the Army of Republika Srpska (Bosnian Serb Army) for 1425 days; from 5 April 1992 to 29 February 1996. It was three times longer than the Battle of Stalingrad, more than a year longer than the siege of Leningrad, and was the longest siege of a capital city in the history of modern warfare.

Answer: George Washington

In his post-presidential years, George Washington started a booming whiskey business. In 1797, after retiring in Mount Vernon, he started to grow rye managed by a Scotsman named James Anderson. Since rye was not popular for eating, the rye was turned into whiskey. By 1799, according to Smithsonian Magazine, his distillery became the largest in the U.S and "produced 11,000 gallons of clear, un-aged whiskey, which Washington sold for a total of $1,800 ($120,000 by today's standards)."

Answer: Broken Arrow

"Broken Arrow" is an unexpected event when a nuclear weapon is lost due to accidental launching, firing, detonating, theft or loss of the weapon. In the 20th century, there were six recorded incidents from 1950 to 1968.

Answer: India

Neeraj Chopra from India became the first Asian man to win the men's javelin with a throw of 87.58 m. Arshad Nadeem, who finished fifth at 2020 Tokyo, won the event in Paris in 2024. He became the second Asian to win this event with a new Olympic record throw of 92.97 m. Chopra finished second with a throw of 89.45 m.

Answer: Metallica

Metallica set the record when they entertained 120 scientists at Carlini Station in Antarctica in December 2013. The hour-long show was named as "Freeze Em All" where they performed ten tracks. The band earned a spot in the 60th Anniversary edition of Guinness World Records in 2015. In 2013, they performed concerts in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and Antarctica in one year.

Answer: Gibraltar

British Overseas Territories cover an area size of 1,600,000 sq km, of which the largest is the almost uninhabited British Antarctic Territory (18,016 sq. km). Gibraltar (6.5 sq. km) is the smallest, followed by Pitcairn (47 sq. km), Bermuda (54 sq. km) and Anguilla (91 sq. km). Gibraltar is located in the Mediterranean, Bermuda and Anguilla in the Caribbean and Pitcairn in the Pacific Ocean.

Answer: Old man

In Latin, "senex" means old man or elder, typically age 40 and above. In ancient Roman, the Senate was made up of men with experienced in governance and thoughtful deliberation, which could literally also mean a bunch of elder citizens.

Answer: Coriolis

Coriolis force was discovered by a French engineer, Gastave-Gaspard Coriolis, in 1835. Earth is rotating in a counter-clockwise direction from east to west. The rotation speed is the highest at the equator and decreases away from the equator. In the northern hemisphere, wind blowing in the north direction will veer to the right and left from the south, thus causing the wind to spin in a counter-clockwise direction due to Coriolis effect.

The reverse will occur in the southern hemisphere, wind blowing in the south will veer to left and right from the north, causing the wind to spin in a clockwise direction.

Answer: Flat bread

Roti prata originated from South Indian. Roti means bread and prata means flat in Hindi. The flat bread is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. The two most common types are plain and egg versions. It is normally served with curry. There are more modern variations such as cheese, ice-cream, chocolate etc. In Malaysia, it is also called roti canai, which is originated from Chennai.