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Assorted World Trivia Trivia Quiz

Trivia quiz that starts relatively easy but then gets pretty hard as you near the end.

A multiple-choice quiz by bowsoljah. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
bowsoljah

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
55,123

Updated
Mar 29 23

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
13 / 20

Plays
8638

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Question 1 of 20

1. Once there were nine planets in the solar system. What planet was the last to be discovered--and has since been declared a non-planet? Hint

Alpha Centauri

Neptune

Pluto

Uranus

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Question 2 of 20

2. She was the first female Prime Minister of Great Britain?

Answer: (last name or first and last names)

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Question 3 of 20

3. K is the symbol for what element? Hint

Krypton

Gold

Carbon

Potassium

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Question 4 of 20

4. In the year 2000 she took the gold in the women's 400m race in Track and Field for the host country at the Sydney Olympics? Hint

Marion Jones

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Gail Devers

Cathy Freeman

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Question 5 of 20

5. Columbus first voyage to the New World was travelled on these three ships the Nina, the ______, and the Santa Maria. Hint

Pinta

Jupiter

Urdu

Titania

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Question 6 of 20

6. What soap was Ricky Martin acting in for about two years? Hint

Bold and the Beautiful

As the World Turns

Young and Restless

General Hospital

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Question 7 of 20

7. He was the first Prime Minister of Israel? Hint

Yitzhak Shamir

Moshe Dayan

Menachim Begin

David Ben-Gurion

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Question 8 of 20

8. What Egyptian dynasty is Tutankhamen from? Hint

18th Dynasty

3rd Dynasty

1st Dynasty

23rd Dynasty

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Question 9 of 20

9. This is the brightest star that we can see unaided in the night sky? Hint

Sirius

Polaris

Alpha Centauri

Betelgeuse

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Question 10 of 20

10. In his 1999 album 'Supernatural' he won a Grammy for Album of the Year. Hint

Carlos Santana

Michael Jackson

Steely Dan

R Kelly

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Question 11 of 20

11. This river discharges the largest volume of water at its mouth? Hint

Amazon

Huang-ho

Nile

Missouri-Mississippi

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Question 12 of 20

12. This Soviet nuclear plant exploded in 1986?

Answer: (One Word careful on spelling)

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Question 13 of 20

13. Which of the following countries is Patagonia in? Hint

Peru

Argentina

Sudan

Mongolia

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Question 14 of 20

14. Sound waves need a material medium to carry their vibrations.

True

False

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Question 15 of 20

15. Deepest spot in the ocean? Hint

Japan Trench

Peruvian Trench

Philippines Trench

Marianas Trench

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Question 16 of 20

16. He was reinstated as King of England in 1660 after several years in exile. Hint

Charles II

George III

Edward II

Henry VI

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Question 17 of 20

17. He was the first driver to win the Daytona 500, Indianapolis 500, and Formula One World Championship. Hint

Mario Andretti

Al Unser

A.J. Foyt

Emerson Fitipaldi

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Question 18 of 20

18. Of these four statues, which is the tallest? Hint

Motherland Calls (Battle of Stalingrad)

The Dafo Buddha

The Colossi of Memnon

Statue of Liberty

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Question 19 of 20

19. What Shakespearean play is called 'the Scottish Play' by actors? Hint

Othello

Tempest

Macbeth

King Lear

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Question 20 of 20

20. Its original name in Maori (at least for half of it) is Aotearoa, what is this country now? Hint

Easter Island

Australia

New Zealand

Cook Islands

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Once there were nine planets in the solar system. What planet was the last to be discovered--and has since been declared a non-planet?

Answer: Pluto

The farthest(most of the time anyway, a few years ago it was Neptune for a bit). Uranus third farthest from the Sun. Alpha Centauri is a star. Incidentally Pluto has since been demoted.

2. She was the first female Prime Minister of Great Britain?

Answer: Margaret Thatcher

3. K is the symbol for what element?

Answer: Potassium

4. In the year 2000 she took the gold in the women's 400m race in Track and Field for the host country at the Sydney Olympics?

Answer: Cathy Freeman

An Australian Aboriginal.

5. Columbus first voyage to the New World was travelled on these three ships the Nina, the ______, and the Santa Maria.

Answer: Pinta

6. What soap was Ricky Martin acting in for about two years?

Answer: General Hospital

7. He was the first Prime Minister of Israel?

Answer: David Ben-Gurion

8. What Egyptian dynasty is Tutankhamen from?

Answer: 18th Dynasty

The Twelfth king of the 18th dynasty.

9. This is the brightest star that we can see unaided in the night sky?

Answer: Sirius

Sirius - the dog star from the constellation Canis Major. Alpha Centauri closest to the earth. Polaris the North Star in the constellation Little Dipper. Betelgeuse from the constellation Orion.

10. In his 1999 album 'Supernatural' he won a Grammy for Album of the Year.

Answer: Carlos Santana

Took home Eight Grammys that night! I might be wrong but I believe that he tied a Grammy record for the most won on a single night.

11. This river discharges the largest volume of water at its mouth?

Answer: Amazon

A Mighty River Sea 'O Rio Mar' called by Portuguese explorers.Huge river 200 miles wide at its mouth. Even 1000 miles upriver it is still 7 miles wide.Half of its 4007 mile length is navigable by Ocean-liner.It pours out a fifth of all river water in the world. Ten times more than the Mississippi.

The Congo in Africa second largest(by water volume) is still less than a quarter of the Amazon.A Londoner would have to stand on the embankment of the River Thames for a whole year to witness the amount of water the Amazon discharges in a single day.

12. This Soviet nuclear plant exploded in 1986?

Answer: Chernobyl

April 26, 1986, the reactor overheated causing a meltdown of the core. Two explosions heaved the 100-ton top of the reactor releasing clouds of deadly radioactive material for ten days. The people of Chernobyl were exposed to radioactivity 100 times greater than the Hiroshima bomb. Estimated 15 million people victimized in some way or another. Most if not all of the 600,000 involved in the cleanup are now dead or sick.

13. Which of the following countries is Patagonia in?

Answer: Argentina

Patagonia also crosses the border into Chile.

14. Sound waves need a material medium to carry their vibrations.

Answer: True

Sound cannot travel in a vacuum. It needs to have molecules of some kind present for the vibrations to occur.

15. Deepest spot in the ocean?

Answer: Marianas Trench

At 35,838 feet If you were down there you would have 7 miles of ocean on top of you. The pressure is 16,000 pounds per square inch.

16. He was reinstated as King of England in 1660 after several years in exile.

Answer: Charles II

17. He was the first driver to win the Daytona 500, Indianapolis 500, and Formula One World Championship.

Answer: Mario Andretti

Daytona-1967, Indianapolis-1969, Formula One-1978

18. Of these four statues, which is the tallest?

Answer: Motherland Calls (Battle of Stalingrad)

Motherland Calls statue stands 82m (270ft.)located in what is now Volgograd to commemorate the Battle of Stalingrad. The Colossi of Memnon 21m (70ft) was built in 1400 B.C. in the city of Thebes. The Dafo Buddha 70m (231ft) took 90 years to build completed in 713 A.D. in Leshan,China. Lady Liberty, a gift from from France in 1884 stands at 47m (155ft).

19. What Shakespearean play is called 'the Scottish Play' by actors?

Answer: Macbeth

It is considered an unlucky play because it is traditionally believed that the text includes a real black magic spell(Halloween time!) Actors avoided referring to it by its real name.

20. Its original name in Maori (at least for half of it) is Aotearoa, what is this country now?

Answer: New Zealand

Aotearoa is the Land of the Long White Cloud. Easter Island was originally known as Rapa Nui. These two island chains along with the Hawaiian Islands form the Polynesian triangle, with Tahiti at its center.

Source: Author bowsoljah

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