Mixed Nations Trivia

1. ANIMALS: Among the many endemic species that live on Greek soil, there is one whose habitat is the mountains and gorges of Crete and is called kri-kri. What kind of animal is it?

From Quiz Greek Potpourri

Answer: Goat

Kri-kri or Capra hirsus cretica is a mountain goat native to the rugged terrain of the island of Crete. Robustly built and very agile, the kri-kri is well-adapted to the challenging mountainous landscapes it inhabits. These goats feature striking twisted horns that sweep backward and a coarse, reddish-brown coat. The kri-kri, because of its agility, can navigate steep cliffs and rocky slopes with ease. As herbivores, they graze on a variety of vegetation found in their natural habitat, contributing to the unique flavors of the milk, and cheese produced from their milk. Conservation efforts have been implemented to protect the kri-kri goat and maintain the purity of the breed aiming to preserve this iconic symbol of the Cretan landscape.

From Quiz A Mare Labor - A Visit to Saint Pierre et Miquelon

Answer: Overseas collectivity of France

Located in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Saint Pierre et Miquelon is the only remnant of the vast territory once known as New France, which included large parts of eastern Canada and the central-eastern US. This small island group has been a territorial overseas collectivity of France since 1985, sharing this status with French Polynesia, the Pacific islands of Wallis and Futuna, and the Caribbean islands of Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy. These territories are semi-autonomous and self-governing, unlike overseas departments and regions of France such as French Guiana and Réunion, which have the same status as the regions and departments of the mainland country. The Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, appointed by France, represents the national government, and oversees administrative control as well as matters of public order and law enforcement. This politically correct question was written by LadyNym.

From Quiz Factfinding Tour of the South Pacific!

Answer: Fiji

An archipelago of over 300 islands, Fiji was settled as long ago as 3500 BC by ancestors of the Polynesian peoples, the Lapita. Trading with Tonga, some 800 km away, was well established long before Europeans found the islands in the early 17th century (Abel Tasman). European settlement commenced around 1820. Fiji was annexed by the British Government in 1874, and remained a colony until independence in 1970. Post-independence politics has been dominated by a series of military and civilian coups and contested election results. Despite the sometime political instability, tourism is a major contributor to the Fijian economy, which is also supported by fisheries, textiles and subsistence farming.

From Quiz Drop In The Bucket

Answer: Gran Colombia

Of the options mentioned, only Gran Colombia was ever the name of a real place. It existed from 1819 to 1831 and was founded by Simon Bolivar. Twelve short years is just a "drop in the bucket" in terms of time for a country to exist. "Covecuapanpegubra" is a made-up name starting with the first few letters of each of the countries that formed Gran Colombia. "Panamerica" is another invented place, which would have made a good name for a country that spanned large swaths of South America, but it never existed in that form. The Panamerican Games are an athletic competition that allow teams from the Americas to take part. "Bolivar's Republic" is also an invented region, as a tip of the hat to the Liberator and founder of Gran Colombia.

From Quiz Yet More Interesting Facts About A Few Countries

Answer: From a burp of the creator

Hinduism is the third largest religion in the world. Most of its adherents are to be found in India, where nearly one billion people follow its practice. It is also a major religion in Nepal, Bali and Bangladesh. Kamadhenu, often portrayed as the cow of plenty, reputedly has the ability to give its owner anything that is desired. There are varying accounts of her birth, including one found in the Mahabharata ("Adi Parva" book) that she emerged from the churning ocean of the cosmos. However the "Anushasana Parva" book states she was born from the belch of the creator Daksha.

From Quiz More Interesting Facts About A Few Countries

Answer: To prevent women from competing

Wrestling is the most popular and revered sport in Mongolia and is said to have been played there for more than 7,000 years. In national competitions, winners are given titles of honour the further they advance up the rounds, such as nachin (falcon) for the fifth round winner, zaan (elephant) for the eighth round winner, and arslan (lion) for the eleventh round winner. The grand winner overall is given the title avarga (titan). The traditional outfit worn for these competitions came into use quite some years ago. Its purpose is to prevent women entering the competition because, so the story goes, at the time the decision was taken to enforce the costume, a woman had entered one of the national competitions and, before her gender was revealed, taken out the grand title. So funny! That particular Mongolian was a Missgolian.

From Quiz Interesting Facts About A Few Countries

Answer: Germany

Andorra had declared war on Germany during WWI, even though it didn't take part in any actual fighting. At the close of the war, when the Treaty of Versailles was being discussed, this tiny country, nestled between Spain and France, was somehow overlooked when the treaty was finally drawn up, making it technically still at war with Germany. Talk about a flea biting an elephant. The issue wasn't resolved until 1957. I think that's awfully comical.

From Quiz Greek Potpourri

Answer: Melina Mercouri & Melina & Mercouri

Melina (Amalia-Maria) Mercouri (1920-1994), a multi-talented Greek actress, singer, and politician, was born in Athens and passed away from cancer in New York. She rose to international fame for her captivating performances in films such as "Never on Sunday," which earned her the Best Actress award at the 1960 Cannes Film Festival, Michalis Cacoyiannis' "Stella" and Jules Dassin's "Topkapi." Mercouri's charisma, talent, and striking beauty made her a symbol of Greek cinema during the mid-20th century. Beyond her acting career, she was a fervent supporter of democracy and human rights. Following the military coup in Greece in 1967, Mercouri went into exile, becoming an adamant critic of the regime. After the restoration of democracy, she returned to Greece and entered politics. She served as the Minister of Culture in the Greek government, advocating for the repatriation of the Parthenon Sculptures from the British Museum to Greece. Melina Mercouri's legacy extends beyond her artistic contributions, reflecting her commitment to social and cultural causes.

From Quiz Palau Polymathy

Answer: Ferdinand Magellan

Two small islands belonging to the Palauan archipelago are believed to have been discovered in 1522 by the Trinidad, one of the five Spanish ships used during Ferdinand Magellan's voyage to circumnavigate the Earth. The islands were given the name San Juan, but the expedition did not stop to explore them. The discovery of Palau as a whole would not be properly documented until 1696, after which the islands became the focus of several European missionaries. Palau would become part of the Spanish East Indies in 1885.

From Quiz The Phoenix Regenerates in Peru

Answer: Chile

The Republic of Peru (República del Perú) lies on South America's central western coast on the Pacific Ocean, where its coastline measures 2,414 km (1,500 mi). It is the 19th largest country in the world by area, and the third largest in the continent after Brazil and Argentina. The land borders total 7,461 km (4,636 mi). To the north are Ecuador (1,420 km/882 mi) and Colombia (1,800 km/1,118 mi). Brazil lies to the east (2,995 km/1,861 mi), with Bolivia southeast (1,075 km/668 mi). Chile, with the shortest border (171 km/106 mi), is south of Peru. The two countries have shared a relationship since the times of the 15th-century Incan Empire. Once both countries achieved independence from Spain in the 19th century, relations have fluctuated from peace to wars and subsequent treaties. In 2009 a Peru-Chile Free Trade agreement came into force. Brazil is a full member of the Mercosur Southern Common Market (1991), a South American trade bloc. The other countries mentioned in this question - Peru, Chile, Colombia and Ecuador - are associated members, while Bolivia is transitioning to full membership. This question was edged into the quiz by psnz of Phoenix Rising's Gold Crew as they competed in their team Global Tour 2022.

From Quiz Yet More Interesting Facts About A Few Countries

Answer: Centenarians

From March 2007, Dominica was noted as having three times the worldwide average (in developed countries) of this group of people. The School of Medicine at Ross University started research on the results of these findings to establish what causes contributed to this longevity. Dominica has several unique plants that are consumed by its people, which could be one of the causes. Who knows?

From Quiz More Interesting Facts About A Few Countries

Answer: One of his teeth

Esala Perahera is the grandest festival held in Sri Lanka and takes place in July or August each year. This Buddhist festival has become a symbol representing the beautiful country of Sri Lanka itself. It consists of many varied dances, music and delicious foods, and ends with a ceremony during which a vividly and beautifully adorned elephant parades around the central city of Kandy bearing a sacred tooth of Buddha. For the rest of the year, the tooth is housed in the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in the royal palace. A belief associated with this sacred relic is that whoever has the relic will govern the country of Sri Lanka itself. The temple where the sacred tooth is housed for most of the year rests under a golden canopy and is encircled by a golden fence, and the sacred tooth rests within several golden caskets adorned with jewels.

From Quiz Interesting Facts About A Few Countries

Answer: El Salvador

El Salvador is the smallest country in the Americas, with a size roughly akin to that of Wales in the United Kingdom - hence its nickname. Located between Guatemala and Honduras, this tiny country is also the most densely populated in Central America, with the population in 2009 put at slightly over seven million people, densely packed into its area of only 8,123 square miles. Wales, by comparison, has an area of 8,022 square miles and its 2009 population was just short of three million people. There is serious discussion whether the country should be renamed Sardine Land. (Not really).

From Quiz Palau Polymathy

Answer: Ngerulmud

Ngerulmud was designated as Palau's capital city in 2006. It is located on Babeldoab, the largest island in the nation. Despite being on Palau's largest island, Ngerulmud had only 318 residents as of the 2020 census. Ngerulmud's name comes from a Palauan phrase that translates to "cityplace of fermented angelfish". The Palauan government convenes at a building in Ngerulmud that was inspired by the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. Unlike the U.S. Capitol, which only houses the national legislature, Palau's capitol complex houses all three branches of its government (executive, legislative and judicial) in the same location.

From Quiz A Mare Labor - A Visit to Saint Pierre et Miquelon

Answer: Newfoundland and Labrador

Saint Pierre lies just 19 kilometres (12 miles) from Newfoundland's Point May. With the popularity of ice hockey, the local players compete in Newfoundland-based leagues. They also participate in Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador's annual tournaments. Saint Pierre and Miquelon has a national ice hockey team which first played an exhibition game in 2008 against the French national side. Local skaters have also played for France in Winter Olympics competition. Phoenix Rising's psnz slid this question into the quiz, as part of the Gold Team's Global Tour 2022.

From Quiz The Phoenix Regenerates in Peru

Answer: Mestizo

According to the 2017 census 60% of people identified as mestizo, 22 identified as Quechua, 6% identified as white and 4% identified themselves as black. Nearly 6% belonged to other ethnic groups or did not answer. Mestizo is a term or classification used to refer to a person of a mixed European and indigenous American ancestry. Quechua people are any of the aboriginal people of South America who speak the Quechua languages, predominantly but not exclusively from Peru. There are a small number of another indigenous group called Aymara. Most of the people in this group live in the Andes and Altiplano regions of in northwest Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and eastern Peru. This question was written by 1nn1, from Phoenix Rising's Gold Crew who are participating in a Global team challenge.

From Quiz Drop In The Bucket

Answer: Equator & the Equator

There are actually three countries in South America that the Equator passes through (Ecuador, Colombia and Brazil). Ecuador is the smallest of the three and the Equator is one of the most important features of the country, along with the Galapagos Islands (rich in biodiversity) and the many active volcanoes that can be found there. Worldwide, there are 13 countries that are crossed by the Equator: Sao Tome and Principe, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Maldives, Indonesia, Kiribati, in addition to Ecuador, Colombia and Brazil. The land area crossed by the equator represents less than 22% of the water area crossed by it. So the land is just a "drop in a" big old "bucket"!

From Quiz Yet More Interesting Facts About A Few Countries

Answer: Oak and linden trees

As well as once being considered sacred and prized for their medicinal qualities, these two trees are looked on as the national trees of Latvia. In modern Latvia they are still used for medical purposes, with infusions made from the bark of the oak and the linden blossoms. How amazing is Mother Nature? In Latvia's folklore and sacred tales, the linden tree was considered female while the oak was the feller. Even today, with the reverence in which these two trees are held, you will often see in the midst of cleared fields for agriculture that there is a lone linden or oak tree left untouched.

From Quiz More Interesting Facts About A Few Countries

Answer: Jellyfish Tree

The jellyfish tree is only found in a few locations in the Seychelles, and for some time was thought to be completely extinct, until a few precious plants were found growing in the islands in the 1970s. It is called after the jellyfish because of the unique shape of its flowers which resemble the tentacles of that marine creature. Refusing all attempts by man to harvest and grow more of the species in a controlled environment, the tree's seeds are dispersed by the wind instead and where they eventually land dictates whether or not they will spring to new life.

From Quiz Mixed Knowledge 3 - Countries

Answer: Iceland

The word krona means "crown", as well as the Latin word corona, which also means "crown". The krona is similar to other Nordic currencies such as the Swedish krona, the Norwegian krone, and the Danish krone. Source: Wikipedia

From Quiz Interesting Facts About A Few Countries

Answer: Norway

In spite of having declared its neutral status during WWII, Germany invaded Norway in a surprise attack in April 1940. Totally unprepared for this event, Norway succumbed after two months, but formed a strong resistance movement for the remainder of the war. England and its allies provided a strong base from which Norway began to build up an exterior attack force as well, and each year, the gift of the Christmas tree marks this alliance. The tree is set up in London's Trafalgar Square. Modern Norway, according to the Global Peace Index of 2007, is considered one of the most peaceful countries in the world, and with one of the world's lowest homicide rates to match. It's probably too cold in this lovely country to work up a hot-tempered rage.

From Quiz Palau Polymathy

Answer: father and daughter

Hans Ongelungel is a contemporary artist who was born in Palau. He would immigrate to the United States after graduating from high school. Many of his works depict the landscape of his home country. Hans' daughter is Sha Merirei Ongelungel, who normally just goes by Sha Merirei. She is a contemporary artist herself, but despite having been born in the United States, she has become an activist for people from Palau as well as several other island nations in the same region.

From Quiz A Mare Labor - A Visit to Saint Pierre et Miquelon

Answer: Saint Peter - Apostle

Saint Peter was one of Jesus Christ's twelve Apostles. Both he and his brother, Apostle Saint Andrew, were fishermen (Matthew 4:18-20 [NIV]). Saint Peter became the first Pope of the Catholic Church. Since then, part of the papal regalia has been the "Fisherman's Ring" referring to his former occupation. Saint Peter is also the patron saint of fishermen. One of the reasons why France desired land in this part of the world was its access to the Grand Banks fishing grounds off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. Some of the first French settlers on Saint Pierre and Miquelon were fishermen. Traditionally, the local economy has relied on fishing and other seafood. Disputes arose with Canada over access to the fishery. In 1992, arbitrators awarded Saint Pierre and Miquelon an exclusive economic zone of 12,348 square kilometres (4,768 sq mi) around the islands. This question was netted for the quiz by Phoenix Rising's psnz, part of the 2022 Global Tour's Gold Team.

From Quiz The Phoenix Regenerates in Peru

Answer: 3,810 m/12,500 ft

Lake Titicaca lies between two rows of the Andes, 3810 m (12,500 ft) above sea level, in a huge basin (58,000 km²/22,400 sq mi in area) that comprises most of the Altiplano (High Plateau) of the central Andes. The lake runs northwest to southeast for 193 km (120 mi) and is 80 km (50 mi) wide at its widest point. Its average depth is 107 m (351 ft). More than 20 rivers feed into the lake but only one drains it, and then only 5% of excess water is drained by this river called the Rio Desaguadero. The remainder is lost by evaporation due to the strong winds of the dry Altiplano. This question comes down from the Plateau courtesy of Gold Crew member JAM6430 of Phoenix Rising.

From Quiz Factfinding Tour of the South Pacific!

Answer: Friendly Islands

The Kingdom of Tonga is comprised of 36 inhabited islands (169 in total) in a very large expanse of the South Pacific (700,000 sq km, 270,000 sq mi). Most of the population live on the main island of Tongatapu. Tonga is a constitutional monarchy, with great reverence paid to the King. The Tongan economy relies on agriculture, fisheries, tourism and philately (unusual Tongan stamps are popular with collectors) as well as remittances back home from Tongans working abroad.

From Quiz Drop In The Bucket

Answer: Chilean poet, Pablo Neruda

Neruda purchased the house, Isla Negra, which means "Black Island", in 1938 and he continued to add on to it until 1965. It is filled with iconic collections of things related to the sea, such as mastheads, sails, model ships in bottles, etc. The sound of the waves crashing is ever-present, and it is obvious how the presence of the sea was more than a "drop in the bucket" in terms of how it inspired Neruda's writings. The other authors mentioned are all beloved creators from South America, but none fit the description other than Neruda.

From Quiz Yet More Interesting Facts About A Few Countries

Answer: Bread and salt

Oh well, why not? It's as good as anything else I suppose, but I'd prefer bread and jam myself. Bearing in mind its cold climate, Belarusian cuisine is fairly basic, consisting of nourishing, slowly-cooked meals or vegetable-laden stews. Typical drinks are vodka made from Russian wheat, or kvass, which is a soft drink made from rye or brown bread.

From Quiz More Interesting Facts About A Few Countries

Answer: Slapping insects which have landed on one's body

Slapping insects on the body is indeed believed to be the origin behind this dance. The slap dance is traditionally performed by men only and the sounds of the slaps on the body create a rhythmic sound which guides the dancers in intricate movements. The art of dance, both modern and traditional, is an art form for which the gentle people of this beautiful country are noted.

From Quiz Mixed Knowledge 3 - Countries

Answer: Canada

The Genie awards have been around since 1980. Before that, they were known as the Canadian Film Awards and started in 1949. They were also known as the "Etrog Awards", named after sculptor Sorel Etrog, who designed the statuette. Source: Wikipedia

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