FunTrivia World Mix: Vol 25 Quiz | World

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1. What company, listed on the NASDAQ, is represented by the stock symbol MSFT?

Answer: Microsoft

Micron Technology's symbol is MU; Cisco Systems is CSCO; and Morgan Stanley is MS.

Question by player Socko223

2. Which flower, famously sung about in a very popular musical, is depicted on the Austrian 2-cent coin?

Answer: Edelweiss

To represent the country on the lower cent denominations, Austria chose three flowers to signify an environmental policy: Alpine Gentian (1 Cent), Edelweiss (2 Cent) and the Alpine Primrose (5 Cent). The Gothic St. Stephen's Cathedral on the 10-cent coin, the baroque Belvedere Palace on the 20-cent coin and the Secession Hall as example of art nouveau architecture on the 50-cent coin illustrate the country's architectural diversity while the 1-euro and 2-euro coins are dedicated to famous personalities, namely Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Nobel Peace Prize-winner Bertha von Suttner respectively.

Question by player Picard25

3. Which former President of the United States of America, when charged with lying about an illicit affair, told a grand jury, "It depends upon what the meaning of the word 'is' is"?

Answer: William Jefferson Clinton

President Clinton's famous 1998 testimony about his affair with Monica Lewinsky was recorded in the Starr Report, and can also be seen on YouTube.

Question by player empressdaze

4. Of the following, which is NOT considered when determining a credit rating in the US or Canada?

Answer: A person's age

In North America, a credit rating that represents their ability to re-pay credit that is extended to them by banks and other credit companies is assigned to individuals. The rating is calculated after reviewing an individual's history with previous bank loans, repayment of credit card balances, and history of personal bankruptcy. If someone has defaulted on previous loans, failed to re-pay credit card balances, or declared bankruptcy, they are considered to be "high risk" for future borrowing, and their credit score would be low.

A higher score would result if none of these things had occurred. Age is not taken into account when calculating a credit rating.

Question by player Trivia_Fan54

5. HMS Belfast was a Royal Navy cruiser that saw service in WWII. She was launched in 1938 on a very appropriate occasion - which of these was it?

Answer: St Patrick's Day

HMS Belfast was built at the Harland and Wolff yard in Belfast. Work began on December 10th 1936 and she was launched on March 17th 1938. In November 1939 with the war barely started, she struck a mine and was out of action for almost three years, returning to service in November 1942.

She was decommissioned in 1963, then restored as a museum ship moored on the Thames in London in 1971.

Question by player darksplash

6. In the United States I am a pretty important person to keep the government running. I have even been given an acronym called P.O.T.U.S.. What position in the U.S. government do I hold?

Answer: President

P.O.T.U.S. is the President of the United States and is used as a common parlance by staffers in the White House and also in popular culture. It is said that P.O.T.U.S. is never used in addressing the President face-to-face. The First Lady of the United States common parlance is F.L.O.T.U.S..

Question by player Ted_Striker

7. What is the Danish art of cosiness known as?

Answer: Hygge

Hygge is creating a warm atmosphere and appreciating the good things in life. Tuborg and Carlsberg are beers whereas Lego is a toy-making company.

Question by player gme24

8. In 1998, Wells Fargo began servicing the first ATM at McMurdo Station in which of the following areas?

Answer: Antarctica

Humanity has little need for an ATM in space quite yet, but there is certainly a small amount of commerce happening in Antarctica at the McMurdo Research Station. The residents (which vary from 200 to 1000 depending on the time of year) can withdraw cash to buy food, supplies, or even coffee from the base's local vendors.

Question by player trident

9. What is the name of one of the first Russian ships (named for a river) to circumnavigate the globe?

Answer: Neva

The Neva was built in Britain as the merchant ship Thames and launched in 1801. It was purchased by a Russian naval officer in 1803 and renamed Neva by Czar Alexander I. Along with the ship Nadezhda (formerly the British ship Leander) she made a trip to the Far East, including a circumnavigation.

She was wrecked in Alaska's Prince William Sound in 1812 while en route to supply a Russian colony there.

Question by player CmdrK

10. If someone handed you a 'Quaich', what should you do with it?

Answer: Drink from it

The 'quaich' is a small, shallow two handled bowl or drinking vessel originating in Scotland but may be based on early bowls used during the medieval period for collecting the product of 'blood-letting'. The quaich can be found made from any of a number of materials, the most popular being silver and pewter or of wood lined with either of these metals.

In many Scottish regiments the quaich is used during the toast on any number of occasions that celebrate those days or events special to the regiment.

A quaich filled with Scotland's finest is often presented to, and quaffed by, the piper that pipes the haggis into a mess dining room at a Burns Night dinner.

Question by player SisterSeagull

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FunTrivia World Mix: Vol 25 Trivia Quiz

A mix of 10 World questions, submitted by 10 different FunTrivia players! The first few questions are easy, but the last couple are tough!

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