Hello, Here is the Letter "K" Trivia Quiz

Answer: They feature a map

The only two countries in the world that feature a country map in the flag are Cyprus and Kosovo. The Cyprus flag, adopted in 1960 on the occasion of the country's independence, is white, the color of peace between two communities of Greeks and Turks living in the country. In its center is a gold map of the country and below are two green olive branches, which also represent peace.

The flag of Kosovo was adopted in 2018 on the occasion of its independence from Serbia. It is blue with the yellow map of the country in the center. Above the map is an arc formed by six white five-pointed stars. The stars represent the main ethnic groups that make up the nation.

Answer: Kabul

Åsne Seierstad (1970) is a Norwegian journalist and writer, who in 2001 for three months lived with a book seller and his family in Kabul, Afghanistan. In her book she described the difficulties for the book trader whether under the communists or under the Taliban and also described the companionship of the bookseller's family, customs, and conflicts between Islamic values and those of the western world.

The book was released in Norway in 2002 and was soon translated into dozens of languages.

Answer: Kandy

Kandy is one of the largest cities in the country and the capital of Sri Lanka's Central Province. It is located between several mountain ranges in the Kandy Plateau, 500 meters above sea level, in an area where tea culture is predominant. Kandy was the last capital of the ancient Kings' era of Sri Lanka.

Kandy is considered a religious city for being the home of the "Temple of the Tooth Relic" which is located in the Royal Palace Complex and was declared a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1988. The relic of the tooth of Buddha is one of the holiest places in the world for Buddhists who worship Gautama Buddha whose teachings formed the basis of Buddhism.

Answer: Ken Follett

Kenneth Martin Follett, known as Ken Follett, was born in Wales in 1949. When he was 10 years old, his family moved to London, where he studied philosophy and took a course in journalism. He worked for several newspapers and book publishers. To boost his income, he started writing.

In 1978, with the publication of "Eye of the Needle" he became an international success. Since then, he has continued to be successful with thrillers and historical novels, which are always well placed on the best seller's lists.

Answer: Kazakhstan

The Republic of Kazakhstan is the largest landlocked country in the world. In 1990, Kazakhstan declared its sovereignty as a republic of the Soviet Union and in 1991, it seceded from the Soviet Union. Although separated from the Soviet Union, the country continued to use the ruble as its currency.

In 1993, the "Kazakhstani tenge" was adopted as the national currency; it is split into 100 tiyn, code KZT.

Answer: Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton were first married in 1964 and divorced in June, 1974. A few months after their divorce, they went to Johannesburg to attend a charity event. From there they traveled to the Chobe Game Park in Botswana and on October 10, 1975 they remarried in the small town of Kasane.

Kasane serves as an administrative center of the Chobe District in Botswana. It is near Africa's "Four Corners" where Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe's frontiers meet. Kasane is the gateway to Victoria Falls and Chobe National Park, specially known for the herds of elephants.

The marriage lasted less than one year but the small town of Kasane became known worldwide.

Answer: Australia

Mount Kosciuszko is the highest mountain of mainland Australia (there are higher mountains located in administered territories or claimed by Australia). It is 2,228 meters above sea level, in the Snowy Mountains in Kosciuszko National Park, in New South Wales.

It was named in honor of General Tadeuz Kosciuszko, a Polish-Lithuanian freedom fighter, by the explorer Pawel Strzeleck, because it resembles Kosciuszko Mound in Kraków, Poland. The national park has many ski slopes and some resorts. The "Coast to Kosciuszko" is an ultramarathon, held yearly in December. Starting on the coast, athletes' goal is to reach the top of Mount Kosciuszko, which is 240km away.

Answer: The Killing

The American filmmaker, producer, screenwriter and photographer Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999) is considered one of the most influential people in the film industry. From a very young age, he showed interest in literature, photography and cinema, being practically self-taught in the techniques of film production and direction. His first feature film was "The Killing", 1956 followed by "Paths of Glory", 1957 and "Spartacus" (1960). In the early 60s he moved to the UK where he stayed for the rest of his life.

"The Killing" was based on Lionel White's novel "Clean Brake", starring Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray and Mary Windsor. In the film, ex-convict Johnny Clay (Sterling Hayden) has a perfect plan to carry out a $2 million robbery, but he didn't consider the ambition of Sherry Peaty (Marie Windsor).

Answer: Rwanda

"Baking Cakes in Kigali" is an excellent book by Zambian writer Gaile Parkin, set in Kigali, Rwanda.

Rwanda is a landlocked country that became independent from Belgium on July 1, 1962. Kigali is the capital and largest city of Rwanda, and its cultural and economic center. Kigali lies in the geographic center of the country, on the Ruganwa River and stretches across hills and valleys, between Mount Kigali and Mount Jali. Although located near the equator, Kigali has a temperate subtropical climate as it is 1,500m above sea level.

Answer: Wassily Kandinsky

The Russian Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky (1866-1944) graduated in arts. Later he studied law and economics, becoming a university professor of Roman Law. At the age of 30 he went to Munich to study arts both in private ateliers and at the Academy of Fine Arts. He also traveled to several countries in Europe, but at the beginning of the WWI he returned to Russia. In 1920, he returned to Germany where he was a professor at the Bauhaus School from 1922 to 1933, when it was closed by the Nazis. At this time he moved to France where he stayed until the end of his life. Kandinsky is credited with being the pioneer in abstract art. His art was not always well accepted and his numerous works reflect his life experiences.

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