Hello, Here is the Letter "M" Trivia Quiz

Answer: They are all on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea

The Mediterranean Sea, although part of the Atlantic Ocean, is considered a separate body, connected to the ocean through the Strait of Gibraltar. It was, and is, a commercial, cultural and tourist route between continents.

The Mediterranean Sea is surrounded by 19 countries and is home to the island countries Malta and Cyprus. Also two British Overseas Territories and Gaza Strip have coastlines on the Sea. The cities of Marbella, Marseille, Messina and Misurata lie on the Mediterranean coast in Spain, France, Italy and Libya, respectively.

Answer: True

True. The flags of Monaco and Indonesia are almost identical. Both have two equal horizontal bands with red at the top and white at the bottom. The shade of red is darker for the Monaco flag and there are differences in their proportions (Monaco at 4:5 and Indonesia at 2:3).

Red and white have been the colors of Monaco's House of Grimaldi since at least the 1300s. The current design of the flag was adopted on April 4, 1881, at the time of Charles III, Prince of Monaco. The Indonesian flag was presented and raised on August 17, 1945, during the country's Proclamation of Independence.

The Polish flag resembles these two flags but their stripes are inverted with the color white over the red stripe.

Answer: Saint Martin

Like other countries that were part of an empire, France has territories located around the world. France maintains five overseas regions and five overseas collectivities. Among these five collectivities, two are in the Pacific Ocean, one in North America and two in the Caribbean: Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy.

The country Saint Martin is in the north of the island of Saint Martin. In the southern part of the island is the Dutch territory of Sint Maarten. The French territory occupies 60% of the area and has 55% of the island's population. There is no border control and both sides use the Euro as currency. The main city in Saint Martin is the capital Marigot. It was a fishing village and stagnant water (marigot in French) area, hence its name, where Fort St. Louis was built by King Louis XVI. The island's income is based on tourism, which also accounts for the majority of the jobs.

Answer: Marlene Dietrich

"Witness for the Prosecution", 1957, is an American film based on the 1953 play of the same name by Agatha Christie. The film, which deals with the trial of a man accused of murder, was co-adapted and directed by Billy Wilder, starring among others Tyrone Power (the accused) and Marlene Dietrich (his wife).

Marie Magdalene Dietrich (1901-1992), known as Marlene Dietrich, was a German-born American actress and singer. She began her career in silent film in 1922 and gained international fame as Lola-Lola in "Blue Angel". In addition to the cinema, Dietrich worked as a cabaret artist, performing around the world. Her last film appearance was in "Just a Gigolo" starring David Bowie, in which she sang a short song.

Answer: Moldova

A landlocked country is not on the coast of any ocean, making access to sea resources and maritime trade difficult. Among these "M" countries mentioned the Republic of Moldova is the only one which is landlocked. It is bordered by Romania and Ukraine and its capital and largest city is Chisinau. Moldova has access to the sea through the Danube River which is an international waterway; the landlocked countries in the Danube River basin such as Moldova can have secure access to the Black Sea.

Answer: Michael Ondaatje

"The English Patient" (1996) was a movie directed by Anthony Minghella and tells the story of four people who find themselves in a village that is being used as a hospital during World War II. Minghella, in addition to directing the film, was responsible for the script based on the book of the same name by Michael Ondaatje.

Philip Michael Ondaatje was born in 1943 in Colombo, Ceylon now Sri Lanka. As a teenager he lived in England and in 1962 emigrated to Canada where he received a Bachelor and later Master of Arts degree. While he was an undergraduate student, Ondaatje met the poet D.G. Jones who was his future mentor and the first to recognize his poetic ability. His first poetry collection "The Dainty Monsters" was published in 1967. His novels are more popular than his poetry and his best-known novel is "The English Patient", which received the 1992 Booker Prize.

Answer: Mercury/Mc

These four "M" elements are found in the Transition Metal group. The chemical symbol for Mercury is Hg and its atomic number is 80. The symbol Hg comes from hydrargyrum, the Latin form of the Greek compound word hydrargyros, which means silver water, because the metal is liquid like water and shiny like silver. It was named after the Roman god Mercury known for his agility.

Answer: True

True. The Marmara Sea is a sea entirely within Turkey. It is connected to the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea, through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles respectively. The Marmara Sea separates the Asian part from the European part of Turkey. The Bosphorus Strait also separates the European part from the Asian part of Istanbul.

The Marmara Sea has an area of 11,350km2 and two groups of islands are located there; the Kizil Islands, which are areas for recreation and tourism, and the Marmara Islands, which are rich in slate, granite and marble, which gave the sea its name.

Answer: Michael Phelps

Michael Fred Phelps was born in Maryland in 1985. He started swimming at the age of 7 influenced by his sisters and mother. His main coach was Bob Bowman. He participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, when he was only 15 years old. In 2001 Phelps became the youngest swimmer (15 years and 9 months) to set a world record.

From then on, Phelps participated in the Athens, Beijing, London and Rio Olympics. He won 28 Olympic medals, of which 23 were gold and has set 39 world records. He announced his retirement at the end of the 2016 Olympics when he said: "I'm ready to retire".

Answer: Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky

"Pictures at an Exhibition" was composed by the Russian Modest Mussorgsky in 1874. He based the suite of ten pieces on pictures by the Russian artist Vicktor Hartmann. He described paintings in sound. This piano suite is the author's most famous work and has been orchestrated and performed by several artists. Maurice Ravel's 1922 version is the most widespread. In 1971, the band Emerson, Lake & Palmer performed an arrangement of this music, with lyrics by Greg Lake.

Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (1839-1881) was part of a group of composers known as "The Five", formed by Russian composers who created a distinctive style of classical music and worked to promote Russian music.

Now that you finished playing this quiz you can relax by listening to "Night on Bald Mountain", by Mussorgsky.