Thematic Places Trivia

61. The highest mountain in Australia is completely not what you would expect it to be called. From which language does the name of the Australian peak, Mount Kosciuszko, come?

From Quiz Mountains and Molehills

Answer: Polish

In fact it was given the name by the Polish explorer and geologist, Count Paul Strzelecki. The name was given in memory of the 18th and 19th century nationalist general, Tadeusz Kooeciuszko, who led an uprising against the expansionist Russian empire in 1794.

From Quiz Labyrinths

Answer: a labyrinth only has one path that winds around

Labyrinths are thousands of years older than mazes and although historians and anthropologists debate their original purpose, most cultures share the same basic design and layout for labyrinths. The first recognizable labyrinths date to 2500 BC, though some historians say that cave drawings in Australia and Greece, of spirals and labyrinthine structures, predate that time by 1000 years or so.

From Quiz Is That Called Bombay Too?

Answer: Bewitched

"Bewitched" was a popular American sitcom starring Elizabeth Montgomery in the lead role. The plot revolved around a witch married to a mortal. Dr. Bombay appeared in a number of episodes where he was summoned to help with spells gone wrong. He ended up making the situation worse than earlier though. He also made an appearance on the spin off show "Tabitha" and in two episodes of the NBC show "Passions".

From Quiz Straight Flush: A Quiz About Bathrooms

Answer: Four

In 1994, a Federal law was passed to restrict toilet tanks to 1.6 gallons of water per flush. These "low flow" toilets seemed to be more of a waste than ever as some had to flush twice. Now days, manufacturers have worked out the bugs and you only need to flush once.

From Quiz Lakes, Ponds and Streams

Answer: Baikal & Lake Baikal & Baikal Lake

Lake Baikal is 1,637 m (5,639 ft.) deep, and is home to some 1,085 species of plants and 1,550 species and varieties of animal life, including the Baikal seal, which is the only mammal living in the lake. The lake contains 20% of the world's fresh water and is classified as a continental rift lake. It was formed between 30 and 25 million years ago, which makes it one of the most ancient lakes in geological history. Lake Baikal derives its name from the Tatars who called it Bai Kul (Rich Lake). In the Buryat and Mongol languages it is called Dalai-Nor (Sacred Sea). It is also called the Blue Eye of Siberia, which is where you'll have to travel if you want to visit Lake Baikal.

From Quiz Cities of Mystery

Answer: Italo Calvino

The 1972 book "Invisible Cities" by Italo Calvino (1923-1985) contains a series of descriptions of imaginary cities as told by Marco Polo to Khublai Khan. Dino Buzzati (1906-1972) and Umberto Eco (born 1932) also wrote fantastic literature, while Cesare Pavese (1908-1950) was known for his existential realism.

From Quiz Street-Wise

Answer: Downing Street

The prime minister lives at number 10 and the chancellor at number 11 Downing Street in Westminster. The street is named after Sir George Downing who built several of its houses in the late 1600s. In the 1960s both number 10 and number 11 were rebuilt behind the old frontages.

From Quiz Quiz about Hell

Answer: Jean-Paul Sartre

From Sartre's play 'Huit Clos' ('No Exit' in English), based on the (questionable) premise that being in a room with irritating people can be worse than being roasted and prodded with forks for all eternity.

From Quiz Trivia Towers

Answer: Confusion of languages

This story appears in the book of Genesis. The phrase "tower of Babel" never actually appears. Babel was the name of the city in which the tower was built. These were people descended from Noah who had been told to spread out and populate the earth. They decided instead to congregate in one place and to build a tower to the Heavens that would make them famous and keep them safe from another flood. By their actions they showed their disobedience to God's commands by furthering their own ambitions instead and therefore proved their lack of humility and refusal to submit to God's will. God decided to confuse their languages so they could no longer communicate with each other and thus, could not continue building the tower. They scattered around the world in these groups as God had originally intended.

From Quiz Destinations

Answer: Hyrule

Found in the "Legend of Zelda" series, you'd be able to encounter both of these famous locations in "Ocarina of Time", a game originally released on the Nintendo 64 console in 1998. One of the top-rated games of its generation, it allowed you to play as Link as he navigated the land of Hyrule as both a child and an adult with the aim of stopping the evil Gerudo antagonist Ganondorf. Hyrule appears in several games in the series including "Twilight Princess" and "Breath of the Wild".

From Quiz Poetic Places

Answer: France

Chamonix-Mont-Blanc is a commune in the Prefecture of Haute-Savoie in the Alps of southeastern France. It has long been a popular winter holiday destination and the first Winter Olympics were held there in 1924. Ten kilometers south lies the mountain that took Shelley's breath away, Mont Blanc, the second highest peak in Europe. The peak lies on the French/Italian border, an intermittent source of friction between the two countries. Shelley published "Mont Blanc: Lines Written in the Vale of Chamouni" a year after his tour. "...Far, far above, piercing the infinite sky, Mont Blanc appears-still, snowy, and serene; Its subject mountains their unearthly forms Pile around it, ice and rock; broad vales between Of frozen floods, unfathomable deeps..." [S]

From Quiz Country File

Answer: Don't Cry For Me, Argentina

Originally made as a concept album before transferring to the stage, the song comes from the musical "Evita" by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Although Julie Covington had the first chart success with the song, she did not appear in the musical. Elaine Page played Eva Peron in the London production. When it was made into a film, Madonna played the role and took the song back into the top ten in the UK and, for the first time, in the USA.

From Quiz Schools That Never Really Were, District 6

Answer: Rodney Dangerfield

Rodney Dangerfield starred in this silly American comedy motion picture made in 1986. Co-stars included Sally Kellerman, Ned Beatty, Sam Kinison, and Robert Downey Jr. Kurt Vonnegut appeared as himself, as did the entire rock band Oingo Boingo. The University of Wisconsin-Madison provided the exteriors for the fictional Grand Lakes University.

From Quiz It's Chinatown!

Answer: Cities

In most countries which have areas known as or designated as "Chinatown", the Chinatowns are located in cities and urban areas. Some prominent examples include Chinatowns located in major cities such as Lyon in France, Rotterdam in the Netherlands and Kuala Lumpur, in Malaysia. Rotterdam is home to the largest Chinatown in the Netherlands. The Chinatown of Rotterdam is located in West-Kruiskade in the Oude Westen district of the city. Chinese people began to settle down in the Katendrecht district during the early years of the 20th century, and after a decade the Chinese community in Katendrecht became the largest Chinese community in the Netherlands.

From Quiz Famous Addresses

Answer: Tony Hancock

Tony Hancock's show 'Hancock's Half Hour' was a tremendous success firstly on BBC radio, and later on television. The character based on himself lived at 22 Railway Cuttings, East Cheam and the stories were about the everyday life of himself and his friend Sid played by Sidney James.

From Quiz Cafés that Never Really Were

Answer: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller

The soundtrack to "Smokey Joe's Cafe" won the Grammy for Best Musical Show Album in 1996. The show was a compendium of Leiber and Stoller rock-and-roll and rhythm-and-blues songs. The show was unencumbered by plot. It played in Los Angeles, New York and London. The song "Smokey Joe's Cafe" which was written for the show was not used. Songs include "Kansas City," "Poison Ivy," "On Broadway," "Yakety Yak," "Hound Dog," "There Goes My Baby," "Love Potion #9," "Jailhouse Rock," "Spanish Harlem," "I (Who Have Nothing)," and "Stand by Me."

From Quiz Altered States

Answer: Sonora

William Walker, despite his clearly illegal antics, was acquitted by the US government, and went on to keep on filibustering (the term for nation-making through private army coups), first in Nicaragua, then in Honduras. It was Honduras where he was executed by the British at age 36.

From Quiz Red is at Home in Amsterdam

Answer: Rembrandt

Rembrandt van Rijn was born in Leiden in 1606 and died in Amsterdam in 1669. His home in Amsterdam, which he had to sell in 1656 when he lost all his money, has been reconstructed to show the interior as it would have been in his time. The Rembrandt painting which even the most Philistine among us will of heard of is 'The Night Watch' from 1642, which is on display at Amsterdam's main museum, the Rijksmuseum. Although all the artists listed were Dutch, only Rembrandt belongs in the seventeenth century. rossian used her limited artistic ability to craft this question.

From Quiz A Trip Around Europe

Answer: Belgium

They are originally from the town of Duffel in the province of Antwerp, circa 1820, and are based on the Polish military frock coat. The coats are made from a coarse woollen material called duffel and are characterised by their toggle fasteners in place of zips or buttons.

From Quiz Armchair Traveller 8

Answer: India

The Marwari gets its name from the region of India that it was developed in. It was originally bred for use as a cavalry horse from the 12th century onward, but has also been used in agriculture, showjumping, and polo. Marwari horses were incredibly rare in the 20th century and were banned from export. The breed has a calm temperament so has been used to teach polo to beginners.

From Quiz Sense of Place

Answer: CSI: New York

"CSI: NY" was the third to show up in the CBS "Crime Scene Investigation" line-up (following Las Vegas and Miami and preceding the short-lived "CSI: Cyber") and it starred Gary Sinise as Mac Taylor. The second episode of the second season, "Grand Murder at Central Station", certainly did involve a Grand Central Station murder (and a pretty frightening one involving acid thrown at a man's face, but considering the possibilities, the show featured a number of interesting, out-of-the-box murders and crimes all around the boroughs of New York City. The show lasted nine seasons before cancellation.

From Quiz Armchair Traveller 7

Answer: South Africa

When the skyscraper was built, Ponte City Apartments were considered to be luxurious with fantastic views of Johannesburg in South Africa. The centre of the cylindrical building was hollow to allow more light into the building. During the 1980s and 1990s, however, the building became a hot spot for gang activity. The owners left the building to decay and the hollow centre slowly filled with debris until the pile was five storeys high. In 2001, a new company took over the management of the building and improvements were started.

From Quiz Hotels that Never Really Were, Suite B

Answer: Heartbreak Hotel

Presley recorded "Heartbreak Hotel" in 1956 and it went on to become a breakthrough hit for him. The recording was backed up by The Blue Moon Boys, and by Chet Atkins on guitar and Floyd Cramer on piano. It was inspired by a newspaper story about a man who committed suicide by jumping out a hotel room window. Willie Nelson and Leon Russell revived the song with a duet recorded in 1979. "If your baby leaves you, and you got a tale to tell, just take a walk down lonely street to Heartbreak Hotel."

From Quiz Hotels that Never Really Were, Suite A

Answer: Hotel California

Written by Don Felder, Don Henley, and Glenn Frey, "Hotel California" was recorded in 1977 and became the Eagles' greatest hit. It won the Grammy for Record of the Year in 1978. The lyrics are opaque and subject to many interpretations. "Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way. There were voices down the corridor, I thought I heard them say 'Welcome to the Hotel California.' ... Last thing I remember, I was running for the door. I had to find the passage back to the place I was before. 'Relax,' said the night man, 'We are programmed to receive. You can check-out any time you like, but you can never leave!'"

From Quiz Schools That Never Really Were, District 5

Answer: Sunnydale High

On "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" there were three different principals: Principal Robert Flutie until his death in 1997, Principal Snyder until the school's destruction in 1999, and Principal Robin Wood until it was destroyed again in 2003. An entrance to Hell called the Hellmouth was located in the school's basement.

From Quiz Wedding Venues of British Prime Ministers

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt married Edith Carow here on 2nd December 1886. This was his second marriage, he had married Alice Lee in Massachusetts in 1880, but she died two days after child birth in 1884. Millard Fillmore was married in New York; Warren Harding was married in Columbus, Ohio; Gerald Ford was married in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

From Quiz Not Lloyd, Beau Or Jeff. That's Ludacris!

Answer: Arnhem

As told in the movie "A Bridge Too Far", Allied forces battled with Nazis for the Rhine bridge in Arnhem, Netherlands in September 1944, with the Germans eventually overwhelming the allies, led by Lieutenant Colonel John Frost, but the bridge was destroyed by American bomb planes in October 1944 to prevent the Germans using it. A new Rhine bridge was opened in 1948, and in 1977 was renamed John Frostbrug (John Frost Bridge)

From Quiz Armchair Traveller 5

Answer: Hieroglyphic instructions to reassemble the boat

Pharaohs in Ancient Egypt built vessels to travel along the Nile. Some of them were prized possessions that were buried with them when they died. The Khufu Ship was dismantled before being placed in a pit. The Ancient Egyptians believed that the dead needed to take objects with them into the afterlife. As a result, a set of hieroglyphic instructions were left with the boat so that the pharaoh could reassemble it after death. Llamas are of South American origin and probably didn't exist in Egypt thousands of years ago. Shakespeare's play, 'Romeo and Juliet', was written in the 16th century, thousands of years after the Ancient Egyptians existed. The Terracotta Army was buried for use in the afterlife, but not by the Egyptians. The Army was buried with the first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang.

From Quiz Schools That Never Really Were, District 4

Answer: a language school

Luigi Basco was an Italian immigrant in Chicago where he attended night school to learn English (and become a U.S. citizen). Most of his adventures centred on the school e.g. with Schultz (a German immigrant played by Hans Conried) and Miss Spaulding (the teacher played by Mary Shipp). Each radio episode was framed by a letter which Luigi was writing to his mother back in Italy about what had happened to him that week. The series ran on CBS Radio from 1948 to 1953 and briefly on television in 1952. The TV version was cancelled because of complaints from Italian-Americans.

From Quiz Schools That Never Really Were, District 3

Answer: Welton Academy

Under the "Four Pillars" -- "Tradition," "Discipline," "Honor" and "Excellence"-- the boys of Welton Academy move toward Ivy League colleges and the careers of the privileged. Welton is all about ritual and appearances: the bagpipes, the candle ceremonies, the flags, the moss-covered brick. Scriptwriter Tom Schulman based much of the film on his own school days at the Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville, Tennessee. The motion picture was shot, in part, at St. Andrew's School in Middletown, Delaware.

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