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World Trivia Quiz Questions And Answers

What nation's population, on the average, takes the most time to eat their meals?
A:   French    

In what city is Schipol airport?
A: Amsterdam

Scotland exports what to Saudi Arabia?
A:  Sand

English ships carried limes to protect the crew against scurvy. What did US ships carry?
A:  Cranberries

In the city of Paris, what are FD Roosevelt, Stalingrad and Louis Blanc?
A:  Metro Stations

In June 1906, where was the world's first grand prix held?
A:  Le Mans in France

What makes the city of La Paz in Bolivia safe from fire?
A:  Too high in altitude - Not enough air to burn.

 

Where did coffee originally from?
A:  Ethiopia

For the first time,  in 1986, what was used at Wimbledon?
A:  Yellow tennis balls

Britain, Ireland, and what other country joined the EEC simultaneously?
A:  Denmark

The Academie Francaise ensures the purity of what?
A: The French language

The people of which European country consume the most calories per capita?
A:  Ireland

What country has the most daily newspapers in the world?
A:  India

What Olympic event was dropped in 1920?
A:  Tug of War -1900 to 1920

 

The Dolomites are mountains in what country?
A: Italy

What country is Dacca the capital of?
A:  Bangladesh

What's the name of the Irish writer who appeared on the Irish £ 10 note?
A:  James Joyce

Ancient Carthage is located in what modern country?
A:  Tunisia

Where could you find the Lutine Bell?
A:  Lloyds of London

In what area of Africa do the Kung San people live?
A:  Kalahari Desert in Botswana

Somalia is boarded to the west and north by what?
A: The Indian Ocean.

 

It is separated from Socotra by what?
A: The Guardafui Channel in the northeast and from the Seychelles by the Somali Sea.

Somalia has the longest coastline on what?
A: Africa's mainland.

Somalia’s terrain consists mainly of what?
A: Plateaus, plains and highlands.

In terms of culture, religion, ethnicity and linguistics, it has been described as what?
A: The "only" and the "most" homogeneous country in Africa.

What is Somalia’s population?
A: Around 14.3 million.

Around 85% of its residents are what?
A: Ethnic Somalis, who have historically inhabited the northern part of the country.

Ethnic minorities are largely concentrated in what regions?
A: The southern regions.

 

What are the official languages of Somalia?
A: Somali and Arabic, both of which belong to the Afroasiatic family.

Most people in the country are of what faith?
A: Muslim, with the majority being Sunni.

Where is Ireland?
A: Ireland is an island in the North Atlantic.

It is separated from Great Britain to its east by what?
A: The North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel.

How big is the island of Ireland?
A: Ireland is the second-largest island of the British Isles, the third-largest in Europe, and the twentieth-largest on Earth.

Politically, Ireland is divided between what?
A: The Republic of Ireland (officially named Ireland), which covers five-sixths of the island, and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom.

In 2011 what was the population of Ireland?
A: It was about 6.6 million, ranking it the second-most populous island in Europe after Great Britain.

 

The island's geography comprises what?
A: Relatively low-lying mountains surrounding a central plain, with several navigable rivers extending inland.

Its lush vegetation is a product of its what?
A: Mild but changeable climate which is free of extremes in temperature.

Much of Ireland was woodland until when?
A: The end of the Middle Ages.

Today, woodland makes up about what percentage of the island?
A: 10%, compared with a European average of over 33%, and most of it is non-native conifer plantations.

How many extant mammal species are native to Ireland?
A: There are twenty-six.

The Irish climate is influenced by the Atlantic Ocean and thus what?
A: Very moderate, and winters are milder than expected for such a northerly area, although summers are cooler than those in continental Europe.

Rainfall and cloud cover are what?
A: Abundant.

 

Where is Estonia?
A: Estonia is a country in Northern Europe.

It is bordered to the north by what?
A: The Gulf of Finland with Finland on the other side.

It is bordered to the west by what?
A: The Baltic Sea with Sweden on the other side.

The territory of Estonia consists of a mainland and how many islands?
A: 2,222 islands in the Baltic Sea.

What is the total area in square miles?
A: 17,462 sq miles.

What is the official language of the country?
A: Estonian, which is the second most spoken Finnic language.

The territory of Estonia has been inhabited since when?
A: Since at least 9,000 B. C.

 

Ancient Estonians were some of the last European pagans to be what?
A: Christianized, following the Livonian Crusade in the 13th century.

After centuries of successive rule by Germans, Danes, Swedes, Poles and Russians, when did a distinct Estonian national identity began to emerge?
A: In the 19th and early 20th centuries.

This culminated in independence from Russia in 1920 after what?
A: A brief War of Independence at the end of World War I.

During World War II (19391945), Estonia was repeatedly contested and occupied by whom?
A: The Soviet Union and Germany.

Estonia was ultimately incorporated into the Soviet Union as what?
A: The Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic.

After the loss of its de facto independence, Estonia's de jure state continuity was preserved by what?
A: Diplomatic representatives and the government-in-exile.

In 1987 the peaceful Singing Revolution began against Soviet rule, resulting in what?
A: The restoration of de facto independence on 20 August 1991.

What is its capital and largest city?
A: Tallinn.

 
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