Is It or Is It Not? Trivia Quiz

Answer: FA Cup

The FA Cup is officially known as The Football Association Challenge Cup which is an annual knockout cup in English football. It was first contested in 1871-72. The Melbourne Cup is an annual 3200-metre thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds and over and was first run in 1861.

The annual AFL (Australian Football League) Grand Final is the final game of the Australian Rules football season which is usually contested in the last Saturday in September. Traditionally held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), attracting crowds close to 100,000, it was first contested in 1898.

The Goodall Cup is a annually awarded trophy to the playoff winners of the Australian Ice Hockey League. The trophy was first awarded in 1911.

Answer: St. Peter's Square

St. Peter's Square is in the Vatican City. The Vatican is the smallest sovereign state in the world. It became independent from Italy with the Lateran Treaty (1929). The Pantheon, the Trevi Fountain are both in Rome and St. Mark's Square is in Venice.

Answer: Irrawaddy River

The Irrawaddy River flows north to south through Burma. The Zambezi, Volta and Orange Rivers are all found in Africa.

Answer: Windsor Castle

Windsor Castle is in the English county of Berkshire and is approximately 20 miles west of London. Building of the original castle commenced in the 11th century and additions have been added over the years. Buckingham Palace, the Shard and Trafalgar Square are all found in central London. The Shard is a 72-storey skyscraper and at the time of its construction was the tallest building in the United Kingdom.

Answer: Roosevelt Bridge

The Roosevelt Bridge is in Florida which crosses the St. Lucie River in Stuart, Florida. The other three bridges are in New York City with the Brooklyn Bridge spanning the East River between the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. The Washington Bridge spans the Harlem River between the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx. The George Washington Bridge is a double-decker suspension bridge over the Hudson River connection the borough of Manhattan with the New Jersey borough of Fort Lee.

Answer: Colombia

Venezuela, Suriname, Guyana and French Guiana are all located in the Northern Hemisphere. Most of Colombia is in the Northern Hemisphere, however, only a small portion of the southern part of the country near Peru is in the Southern Hemisphere.

Answer: Polar Bears

Polar bears are found in the Arctic Circle and the largest desert in the world is the Antarctic desert which covers the continent of around 5.5 million square miles. It is also the 5th largest continent. You find penguins and mountains in Antarctica.

Answer: Vientiane (Vietnam)

Vientiane is the capital city of Laos. It is also the largest city in Laos and sits on the banks of the Mekong River. The capital city of Vietnam is Hanoi and is situated on the Red River. The largest city in Vietnam is Ho Chi Minh City. The other three capital cities mention are the correct capital cities of the countries mentioned.

Answer: Finland

Finland is officially the Republic of Finland. It was from 1809-1917 the Grand Duchy of Finland as an autonomous part of the Russian Empire. Prior to that it was under Swedish rule from 1299-1809.

Denmark, Sweden and Norway all have a constitutional monarch and their official names are the Kingdom of Denmark, the Kingdom of Sweden and the Kingdom of Norway.

Answer: The White Sea

The White Sea is a southern inlet of the Barents Sea and is located on the northwest coast of Russia and borders only Russia. The Black Sea borders Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Russia, Georgia and Turkey. The Red Sea borders Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Yemen. The Yellow Sea borders China, North Korea and South Korea.