Interesting Places Trivia Quiz Questions and Answers
Which northwestern state borders only two other states?
A: Washington.
What European city decided new
names were in order for Foul Lane,
Stinking Lane and Bladder Street?
A: London.
What African republic's name was inspired by its thriving
elephant tusk trade?
A: Ivory Coast's.
What country is second to
South Africa in
gold production?
A: The U.S.
What southern U.S. state has no
telephones in 12 percent of its
households.?
A: Mississippi.
What river provided water to nurture the Hanging
Gardens of
Babylon?
A: The Euphrates.
What European country boasts the cities of Kalamata, Katerinin
and Kilkis?
A: Greece.
What meat will you eat after you point to reinsdyrkaker on an
Oslo menu?
A: Reindeer.
Where in Massachusetts is the only island, county and town in the
U.S. that share the same name?
A: Nantucket.
What favorite hangout of divers extends for 1,250 miles off
Australia's northeast coast?
A: The Great Barrier Reef.
What river system drains water from 31 U.S. states and two
Canadian provinces?
A: The Mississippi River.
What Asian people traditionally believe there to be a
toad on the
moon, instead of a man?
A: The Chinese.
What 200-block section of Miami is considered the best place to
dance the
meringue or dine on roast
goat?
A: Little Haiti.
What English-speaking Caribbean island has a Spanish name meaning
"Bearded"?
A: Barbados.
What Peruvian city was the capital of the Spanish empire in the
New World until the 19th century?
A: Lima.
What country supplies three-quarters of the
world's maple syrup?
A: Canada.
What Asian surname is shared by 104 million
people?
A: Chang.
What nation in the Western Hemisphere is the world's largest
exporter of
forest products?
A: Canada.
What Arab city has a name derived from a word meaning
"sanctuary"?
A: Mecca.
What San Francisco fixture is a favorite jumping-off point for an
average of 14 people a year?
A: The Golden Gate
Bridge.
What's the acronym for the South Western Townships near
Johannesburg?
A: Soweto.
What state can you get tourist information on by dialing
1-800-BUCKEYE?
A: Ohio.
What country's holidays include Discovery Day, Natal Day and Fete
Nationale?
A: Canada's.
What European city is served by Keflavik
Airport?
A: Reykjavik.
What bridge did
New York City's first subway system travel from
145th street to?
A: The Brooklyn Bridge.
What's the southernmost state capital among the 48 contiguous
states?
A: Austin.
What Ohio city's thriving hog industry earned it the nickname "Porkopolis"
in the 1830s?
A: Cincinnati's.
What Paris landmark did con man Victor Lustig sell to a
metal dealer for $50,000?
A: The Eiffel Tower.
What country provides Cuba with most of its new cars and
computers in exchange for sugar?
A: Japan.
What country boasts Great Glen, Glen Eagles and Glenfiddich?
A: Scotland.
What two Hungarian towns on either side of the Danube merged in
1872?
A: Buda and Pest.
