World trivia questions
4036 multiple-choice World trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- The Black Sea is almost a lake. How is it connected to other sea waters?
- Belarus is a country containing a color in its name. Which color is it?
- Where is the Purple Mountain located?
- According to Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, the capitalistic system, based on personal ownership, had to be replaced by the communist society, where everything is communally owned. This was the course to overthrow capitalism, that they suggested.
- Marxist theories led to the foundation of The Russian Social Democratic Workers Party. Although there were several other social democratic parties in Europe at this time, this was the only one to maintain the principles of Communism. One branch of it was headed by Vladimir Lenin.
- The faction of the Russian Social Democratic Workers Party, led by Lenin, succeeded in overthrowing the regime of Alexander Kerensky by revolution. When did it take place?
- After the death of Vladimir Lenin there were two possible successors. Joseph Stalin (Iosif Vissarionovich Jughashvili), who had been general secretary of the Soviet Communist Party since 1922, was one possibility. The other one was Leon Trotsky. What happened to Trotsky after Stalin became leader of the Soviet Union?
- He was the communist dictator of Romania from 1965 to 1989. On 25 December 1989 he and his wife were executed by a firing squad. They were charged with various crimes, such as unjust gathering of wealth at the expense of the people and even genocide.
- Name the capital and largest city of Fiji.
- What is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Maldives?
- What city, located on Upolu Island, is the capital of Samoa?
- This city, famous for the Parthenon on the Acropolis, is the capital of Greece.
- What city, situated on the Baltic Sea coast, is the capital of Latvia?
- What is the capital of the unincorporated territory of the United States, known as American Samoa?
- Which city, founded in 1848, is the capital of the State of California, USA?
- When was Arnold Schwarzenegger sworn into office as the 38th Governor of California?
- Which of these celebrities is a fan of the Los Angeles Lakers?
- Which one of these volcanoes is not situated in the State of California?
- The first motion picture theater in the USA, called Electric Theatre, opened in Los Angeles, CA, in what year?
- Which of these record-breaking trees is not situated in the State of California?
- Which of these quotes from songs about California is not from a Red Hot Chili Peppers song?
- California joined the Union and became one of the United States on September 9, 1850. Which was the next state to join the Union?
- During the summer, what time is it in Los Angeles, CA, when it is 3 PM local time in Paris, France?
- What is depicted on the back of the $10 bill?
- What city coincides with the letter B on the Federal Reserve Seal?
- The Mona Lisa appears where, on the back of the $1 bill?
- What is the title of the signature in the lower right hand corner of the U.S. $10 bill?
- Whose portrait appears on the face of the $20 bill?
- What should you do if you think you are in possession of a counterfeit bill?
- Which of the following cities does not have a Federal Reserve Bank?