Trivia Challenge

Question 1

How many dots appear on a pair of dice?

Accepted Answer

42

Question 2

What is the name of the Chinese philosophical system that emphasizes harmony with nature?

Accepted Answer

Taoism

Question 3

True or false: Halloween originated as an ancient Irish festival.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

What is the most common surname in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Smith

Question 5

What is the capital of Ireland?

Accepted Answer

Dublin

Question 6

What is the capital of Canada?

Accepted Answer

Ottawa

Question 7

What software company is headquartered in Redmond, Washington?

Accepted Answer

Microsoft

Question 8

Where would you be if you were standing on the Spanish Steps?

Accepted Answer

Rome

Question 9

On which continent would you find the world’s largest desert?

Accepted Answer

Antarctica

Question 10

What city is known as "The Eternal City"?

Accepted Answer

Rome

Question 11

What is a word, phrase, number, or other sequence of characters that reads the same backward as forward?

Accepted Answer

Palindrome

Question 12

December 26 is known by what names in Ireland?

Accepted Answer

Saint Stephen's Day

Question 13

In what capital would you find The Little Mermaid statue?

Accepted Answer

Copenhagen

Question 14

What are the five Great Lakes?

Accepted Answer

Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario

Question 15

How many European capitals does the Danube flow through?

Accepted Answer

4

Question 16

What is the smallest U.S. state by area?

Accepted Answer

Rhode Island

Question 17

How many bones do we have in an ear?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 18

Who was the Ancient Greek God of the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Apollo

Question 19

What is the largest Spanish-speaking city in the world?

Accepted Answer

Mexico City

Question 20

What is the process by which plants convert sunlight to energy?

Accepted Answer

Photosynthesis

Question 21

What is the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet?

Accepted Answer

Delta

Question 22

Which planet in the Milky Way is the hottest?

Accepted Answer

Venus

Question 23

Aureolin is a shade of what color?

Accepted Answer

Yellow

Question 24

What colors is the flag of the United Nations?

Accepted Answer

Blue and white

Question 25

What is the only flag that does not have four sides?

Accepted Answer

Nepal

Question 26

Which river flows through the Grand Canyon?

Accepted Answer

Colorado River

Question 27

How many elements are in the periodic table?

Accepted Answer

118

Question 28

What is the world’s largest retailer?

Accepted Answer

Walmart

Question 29

Where is the strongest human muscle located?

Accepted Answer

Jaw

Question 30

On which continent would you find the city of Baku?

Accepted Answer

Asia

Question 31

Which planet is closest to the sun?

Accepted Answer

Mercury

Question 32

What company was initially known as "Blue Ribbon Sports"?

Accepted Answer

Nike

Question 33

What mountain range separates Europe and Asia?

Accepted Answer

The Ural Mountains

Question 34

Which planet has the most moons?

Accepted Answer

Saturn

Question 35

In which country would you find Mount Kilimanjaro?

Accepted Answer

Tanzania

Question 36

What is the tallest type of tree?

Accepted Answer

Redwood

Question 37

How many colors are used in the South African flag?

Accepted Answer

6

Question 38

What is the state capital of New York?

Accepted Answer

Albany

Question 39

In which U.S. state is the country's busiest airport located?

Accepted Answer

Georgia

Question 40

Which is the only continent with land in all four hemispheres?

Accepted Answer

Africa

Question 41

What is the scientific theory that explains the origin of the universe?

Accepted Answer

The Big Bang Theory

Question 42

True or false: Holland is a region in The Netherlands?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 43

In what country is the Chernobyl nuclear plant located?

Accepted Answer

Ukraine

Question 44

What is the name of the world's first artificial satellite?

Accepted Answer

Sputnik 1

Question 45

Where is Angel Falls, the world’s largest waterfall, located?

Accepted Answer

Venezuela

Question 46

Which day of the week does the Jewish Sabbath begin?

Accepted Answer

Friday

Question 47

Which country has the highest life expectancy?

Accepted Answer

Hong Kong

Question 48

Which is the only body part that is fully grown from birth?

Accepted Answer

Eyes

Question 49

Which country has the most islands?

Accepted Answer

Sweden

Question 50

Who discovered that the Earth revolves around the sun?

Accepted Answer

Nicolaus Copernicus

Question 51

Which is the only sea without any coastlines?

Accepted Answer

The Sargasso Sea

Question 52

What art form is described as "decorative handwriting or handwritten lettering"?

Accepted Answer

Calligraphy

Question 53

In Australia, what is commonly known as a bottle-o?

Accepted Answer

An off-license/liquor store

Question 54

What country features a shipwreck on its national flag?

Accepted Answer

Bermuda

Question 55

How many stars are on the Chinese flag?

Accepted Answer

5

Question 56

What is acrophobia a fear of?

Accepted Answer

Heights

Question 57

Fill in the blanks: The capital of Bulgaria is _ofi_.

Accepted Answer

Sofia

Question 58

How many minutes are in a full week?

Accepted Answer

10,080

Question 59

What phone company produced the 3310?

Accepted Answer

Nokia

Question 60

How many faces does a Dodecahedron have?

Accepted Answer

12

Question 61

What scientific theory proposed that Earth revolves around the sun?

Accepted Answer

Heliocentrism

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