Hello, Here is the Letter "G" Trivia Quiz

Answer: Gambia

The Gambia or Republic of Gambia, was a British colony until 1965. It is the smallest country on the African continent, bordering Senegal and the Atlantic Ocean - a small coastline of 80km. The country is located around the Gambia River and has a diversified ecosystem. The main economic activity is agriculture and the main export products are cotton and peanuts. The official language is English, the dominant religion is Islam.

Banjul, the capital of The Gambia, is located on the island of St. Mary (or island of Banjul), where the Gambia River meets the Atlantic Ocean. It was founded by the British in 1816 as a trading post and also to combat the slave trade.

Answer: Walter Gropius

Walter Adolph Georg Gropius (1883-1963), a German architect and founder of the Bauhaus School, is considered one of the pioneering Masters of modernist architecture.

In 1915, Walter Gropius married Alma Mahler (1879-1964) and in 1916, they had a daughter named Manon. They were married until 1920.

Answer: Geneva

Lake Geneva is one of the largest lakes in Western Europe, located on the border between Switzerland and France. It lies on the course of the Rhône River. Several towns and villages are on Lake Geneva, including the city of Geneva.

Empress Elisabeth of Austria and Queen of Hungary, born Elisabeth Amalie Eugene (1837-1898), traveled incognito to Geneva. However, a local newspaper reported her presence in the city. On September 10, 1898, the Empress and her lady-in-waiting left the hotel on the shore of Lake Geneva and walked along the promenade to catch the steamship Genève for Montreux. Unexpectedly, the Italian anarchist Luigi Lucheni approached them and stabbed Elisabeth with a sharpened needle file right in the heart.

Answer: Guayaquil

Guayaquil is the largest city of Ecuador and the main national port. The city was founded in 1538 by the Spanish conqueror Francisco Orellana. In colonial times Guayaquil and Valdivia were the chief Spanish shipyards in the Pacific Ocean.

Guayaquil is on the West Bank of Guayas River, about 60km north of the Gulf of Guayaquil on the Pacific Ocean coast. Guayaquil is considered the gateway to the Galapagos Islands.

Answer: Gamaliel

"G" is from Gamaliel. Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865-1923), was born in the state of Ohio where he made his political career until being elected the 29th American president. He was a very popular president and was in office from March 4, 1921 until August 2, 1923, when he died of a heart attack.

Gamaliel or Gamliel is a Hebrew name, meaning "God is my reward". Sometimes this name indicates the loss of one or more earlier children in the family.

Answer: Gabon

Among the flags of these four countries, only the flag of Gabon has no stars. Gabon's flag consists of three horizontal bands: green, yellow and blue. It was adopted in 1960, after the country's independence.

Gabon, officially the Gabonese Republic, is a country on the African west coast, on the equator. Its economy is dominated by oil production. The capital and largest city in the country is Libreville, the official language is French and the dominant religion is Christianity.

Answer: Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid

"Guernica", 1937 is an oil on canvas painting by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, painted in gray, black and white to represent a somber mood and to show pain and chaos. The work was a response to the bombing of Guernica, Spain, on April 26, 1937.

The Museo Reina Sofía is the home of Guernica. The museum, located in Madrid, was opened in 1990 and is mainly dedicated to Spanish art. It has an excellent collection of the two great Spanish masters Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí and also works by international artists.

Answer: Conversation in the Cathedral

"Conversation in the Cathedral", 1969, is a novel by Spanish-Peruvian writer and essayist Mario Vargas Llosa (1936-) and Nobel Prize in Literature 2010.

Gabriel García Márquez (1927-2014) was a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, being considered one of the greatest authors of the 20th century. He was laureated with the 1982 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Answer: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" is an Italian spaghetti-western movie, directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood as Good, Lee Van Cleef as Bad and Eli Wallach as Ugly. Ennio Morricone was responsible for the musical score of the film.

Ennio Morricone (1928-2020) was an Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor and trumpeter who produced music of different styles. He was responsible for the score of more than 400 films for cinema and television. He is considered one of the most prolific and best composers of recent times.

Answer: Georgia on my Mind

Ray Charles, a native of the US state of Georgia, had great success with the song "Georgia on my Mind", which was released on the single album "The Genius Hits this Road" in 1960. The song, written in 1930 by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrel, was first recorded by Hoagy Carmichael, dedicated to a person named Georgia. In 1979, this song was adopted as the official anthem of Georgia's state.

Now that you finished playing this quiz you can relax listening to this beautiful song.