World trivia questions
4036 multiple-choice World trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- Which of these characters that have become part of the imagery surrounding Halloween is not correctly matched with the author who depicted him?
- An old Irish Halloween tradition was to serve a dish called ‘colcannon’ with prizes hidden in it. What are the main ingredients of this traditional Irish dish?
- Which of these Halloween events is not correctly matched with the place where it is held?
- What English author wrote the novel Halloween Party in which a girl is drowned in an apple-bobbing tub?
- Who was the US President when the Berlin Wall fell?
- Who was the leader of the legendary Solidarność (Solidarity) labor union that led the efforts to end communist rule in Poland?
- Who was the last leader of the Soviet Union?
- Which Chancellor united Germany in 1990?
- Which Pope was the spiritual leader of the anti-communist opposition in one of the former Eastern block countries in 1980s?
- Which of these events was first in the avalanche that swept away communist governments in Europe?
- Which former Soviet Republic was first to declare independence from the USSR?
- Which term refers to the fall of communism in Czechoslovakia?
- All revolutions of the 1989 Autumn of Nations in Europe were rather peaceful. Which country was the only one to overthrow their communist regime violently?
- Which countrys all three neighbors were dissolved between 1990 and 1993?
- After 1989, with the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia, many new countries appeared on the map of Europe. Which is not one of them?
- The final act of the fall of communism in Europe was the accession of many former Eastern block countries to NATO and the European Union. When did the EU admit 8 of those countries?
- The first documented Thanksgiving ceremony in what was to become the United States of America took place in 1565 when a group of European settlers landed at St. Augustine, Florida. What nationality were these settlers?
- The Pilgrims, who established Plymouth Colony in 1620, were fleeing religious persecution in England, which was ruled at that time by this king.
- What is the meaning of the Latin word ‘pelegrinus’ from which the word ‘pilgrim’ originates?
- In his satirical book “The Devils Dictionary”, this American journalist and writer defined turkey as “a large bird whose flesh, when eaten on certain religious anniversaries has the peculiar property of attesting piety and gratitude”.
- Benjamin Franklin considered the turkey a much more respectable bird than the Bald Eagle. He expressed his disapproval with the choice of the Bald Eagle as the national emblem in a letter to whom?
- What US President refused to issue Thanksgiving proclamations during his Presidency?
- What Native American tribe is said to have celebrated with the colonists the 1621 harvest festival, known as the First Thanksgiving Day”?
- What Academy Award and Grammy Award-winning song expresses the Native American belief that the earth is a living entity and people are connected to everything in nature?
- In the USA, Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, is one of the busiest retail shopping days of the year. What neologism refers to the Monday immediately following Black Friday?
- Which of these movies tells a story that takes place within a 12-month period beginning and ending at Thanksgiving?
- The origins of Thanksgiving Day can be traced back to harvest festivals that have been celebrated since ancient times. What is the meaning of the Anglo-Saxon word from which the word ‘harvest’ is derived?
- What holiday observed in the US coincides with Thanksgiving Day in Canada?
- Starting in 1970, what annual protest is held on Thanksgiving Day in the US?
- What poet, known as “The Woman in White”, wrote a Thanksgiving poem opening with these lines? One Day is there of the Series Termed Thanksgiving Day. Celebrated part at Table Part in Memory.