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World Challenge Trivia Quiz

Are you worldly enough? Try this quiz only if you are not insular.

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

Author
norsims

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
20,109

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
5819

Last 3 plays: daver852 (9/10), Scouseburg (5/10), Guest 136 (10/10).

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Operation Mercury was the code name for what WW2 invasion? Hint

South Korea

Russia

Crete

Cuba

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Question 2 of 10

2. Land of Hope and Glory is the unofficial national anthem of which country? Hint

England

Finland

China

Chile

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Question 3 of 10

3. What would you get if you asked for a 'pot' in a pub in Melbourne Australia? Hint

A large gin

A toilet

A plant

A glass of beer

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is a Hangi? Hint

Japanese rice dish

Food cooked in an earth oven

Finnish for Xmas

Incan nobleman

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Question 5 of 10

5. Third president of the USA Thomas Jefferson was born where? Hint

Scotland

Canada

New York

Virginia

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was Pierre Beauregard? Hint

Swiss inventor

French painter

US Confederate general

Canadian explorer

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Question 7 of 10

7. ANZAC day is observed in which countries? Hint

Peru and Bolivia

Singapore and Malaysia

New Zealand and Australia

Scandinavia

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Question 8 of 10

8. Den Haag is Dutch for what? Hint

The city The Hague

Halloween

Xmas

A very bitter beer

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Question 9 of 10

9. Aotearoa is another name for what country? Hint

South Africa

Mongolia

New Zealand

Albania

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Question 10 of 10

10. Scottish Novelist and poet Robert Louis Stevenson is buried where? Hint

Samoa

United States

France

Hong Kong

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Operation Mercury was the code name for what WW2 invasion?

Answer: Crete

The first major invasion by airborne troops.

2. Land of Hope and Glory is the unofficial national anthem of which country?

Answer: England

Written by Sir Edward Elgar.

3. What would you get if you asked for a 'pot' in a pub in Melbourne Australia?

Answer: A glass of beer

A drink of beer in a 300 mil glass.

4. What is a Hangi?

Answer: Food cooked in an earth oven

The Maori from New Zealand cook their food by heating large flat stones then placing the raw food (in baskets) on top and then covered with earth to create a earth oven.Common in polynesia.

5. Third president of the USA Thomas Jefferson was born where?

Answer: Virginia

Was governor of Virginia 1779-81.

6. Who was Pierre Beauregard?

Answer: US Confederate general

Started the US civil war when he opened fire on Fort Sumter.

7. ANZAC day is observed in which countries?

Answer: New Zealand and Australia

Acronym for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps first used for troops from both countries in WW1.April 25 is ANZAC day when the war dead are remembered.

8. Den Haag is Dutch for what?

Answer: The city The Hague

Seat of the Dutch government.

9. Aotearoa is another name for what country?

Answer: New Zealand

It is the Maori name for New Zealand.

10. Scottish Novelist and poet Robert Louis Stevenson is buried where?

Answer: Samoa

Settled in Vailma, Samoa in 1890 and died there in 1894.

Source: Author norsims

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