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Nothing Is What It Seems! Trivia Quiz

We live in a small world and here's the proof. Ten simple questions with simple answers that you most likely won't get right. Every question has a standard hint: The title of the quiz!

A multiple-choice quiz by manvinder01. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
manvinder01

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
130,703

Updated
Aug 15 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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5840

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which is the only country in the world which has cities officially known as Bombay, Madras and Calcutta? Hint

U.S.A.

Britain

India

Australia

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which city has more Irish people (or people of Irish descent) living in it than any other in the world? Hint

New York

Belfast

Dublin

London

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these cities has the most French-speaking people? Hint

Marseille, France

Montreal, Canada

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Lyon, France

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which is the only country where 'The Chinese National Anthem' is banned? Hint

China

Japan

Taiwan

South Korea

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Question 5 of 10

5. Tamil is an official language in India, Sri Lanka and _____________? Hint

Malaysia

Singapore

Bangladesh

Maldives

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which city in the world has long held the record for the most Spanish-speaking people? Hint

Guadalajara

Madrid

Mexico City

Barcelona

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Question 7 of 10

7. The Swiss Guard is a military corps in which independent country? Hint

Vatican State

Austria

Switzerland

Italy

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these countries once had 'Romania, Arise' as its national anthem? Hint

Russia

San Marino

Italy

Moldova

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Question 9 of 10

9. In which of these countries is the Dean of the Diplomatic corps appointed by The Vatican? Hint

United States of America

Philippines

United Kingdom

Greece

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which city has the largest number of Portuguese-speaking people in the whole world? Hint

Porto

Rio de Janeiro

Sao Paulo

Lisbon

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which is the only country in the world which has cities officially known as Bombay, Madras and Calcutta?

Answer: U.S.A.

Most people will think India but they were renamed Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata respectively.
Madras is a city in central Oregon while Calcutta and Bombay are small towns in the US.

2. Which city has more Irish people (or people of Irish descent) living in it than any other in the world?

Answer: New York

More than 9% of the people in New York are Irish descendants.

3. Which of these cities has the most French-speaking people?

Answer: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kinshasa is the second largest French-speaking city because of the former Belgian colonial period there. Montreal (with a metropolitan area population of 3,127,242) is in Quebec, Canada. I wonder how many of you thought it was Marseille (met. area pop. 1,087,372)).

4. Which is the only country where 'The Chinese National Anthem' is banned?

Answer: China

This is because it's the National Anthem of Nationalist China (Taiwan).
The National Anthem of the People's Republic of China is 'The March of the Volunteers'.

5. Tamil is an official language in India, Sri Lanka and _____________?

Answer: Singapore

Chinese, English and Malay are three other official languages in Singapore.

6. Which city in the world has long held the record for the most Spanish-speaking people?

Answer: Mexico City

Mexico City has five times the population of Madrid, the majority of whom speak Spanish.

7. The Swiss Guard is a military corps in which independent country?

Answer: Vatican State

This famous body of Swiss soldiers grew out of a group of 250 Swiss who were picked to guard the pope in the late 1400s. In the early 1500s, Pope Julius II secured the position of the Swiss Guard by a treaty with the Swiss cantons of Zurich and Lucerne.

8. Which of these countries once had 'Romania, Arise' as its national anthem?

Answer: Moldova

This is also the national anthem of Romania. Moldova was the part of Romania occupied by the Soviets and on gaining independence they adopted the Romanian national anthem.

9. In which of these countries is the Dean of the Diplomatic corps appointed by The Vatican?

Answer: Philippines

Generally the Dean is the seniormost ambassador (the earliest to present his credentials). But in some catholic countries the Papal Nuncio is appointed as The Dean of The Diplomatic Corps.

10. Which city has the largest number of Portuguese-speaking people in the whole world?

Answer: Sao Paulo

Paulistas speak a range of languages, but most of them also speak Portuguese, Brazil's official language.

Source: Author manvinder01

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