World trivia questions
4036 multiple-choice World trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- Which Dalai Lama was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 for his struggle for the liberation of Tibet?
- Nelson Mandela, the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was President of this African country from 10 May 1994 to 14 June 1999.
- What President of the United States was honored with the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2002?
- Which Secretary-General of the United Nations was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001?
- What civil rights advocate received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964?
- Which of these United States citizens received the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2009?
- When did the legal separation of the American colonies from Great Britain occur?
- The Second Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. What politician had written a day earlier to his wife Abigail that The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America.?
- In June 1776, this statesman from Virginia proposed a resolution of independence which led to the United States Declaration of Independence.
- How many of the men who signed the Declaration of Independence would later become US Presidents?
- What do Presidents John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe have in common?
- Which of these Founding Fathers did not sign the Declaration of Independence?
- Who portrayed an anti-war activist and veteran, born July 4, 1946?
- What treaty signed in signed on September 3, 1783 formally ended the American Revolutionary War?
- Who recorded the 1973 ballad 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) which opens with the lyrics, Sandy, the fireworks are hailin over Little Eden tonight Forcin a light into all those stony faces left stranded on this warm July?
- Upon completion, the Washington Monument, built to commemorate the first US President, became the worlds tallest structure. What is the name of the architect who designed it?
- The Great Pyramid of Giza claimed to be the worlds tallest man-made structure for around four millennia. Along which river is the monument located?
- In this country, New Year marks everyone’s birthday and adults congratulate children on becoming a year older by giving them Lucky Money.
- In what country is the New Year celebration known as Hogmanay?
- What dish is considered a symbol of luck in Austria and is served on Christmas Eve?
- In what country is January 1 known as Capodanno?
- This river flows through/past both Zagreb and Belgrade (Beograd).
- Which of these countries does not have a Don river flowing through it?
- Lake Saimaa, the fourth-largest lake in Europe, is located in this country.
- The city of Koblenz is situated where the Rhine meets which river?
- What is the name of the largest lake (or loch / lough) in the British Isles (by surface area)?
- The Canal des Deux Mers (i.e. the Two Seas Canal) is the name of a route that allows shipping to pass across France from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. Which river forms a significant part of the route, by linking the Atlantic with the Canal du Midi?
- Which of these pairs of lakes lie entirely within Italy?
- These rivers empty into the Baltic Sea basin. Which discharges the greatest amount of water?
- In which country do you find Masuria, sometimes called the Land of a Thousand Lakes?