World trivia questions
4036 multiple-choice World trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- This southern state has many beaches, an incredible fort from the revolutionary war, and Columbia as its capital.
- This midwestern state has Madison as its capital.
- Salt Lake City, known for the salty, barren desert lake to the west of the city, was founded by mormons and is the capital of this geographically diverse state.
- This eastern state with rich history has Annapolis as its capital.
- Springfield is the capital of this midwestern state.
- Only this one of the seven wonders of the world survived the trials of time and is open to visitors.
- A wonder of the ancient world was built on the territory of all of these modern-day countries, but one. Which is the odd one?
- In what century was the original version of the Seven Wonders of the World list created by Antipater of Sidon?
- The Great Pyramid of Giza, the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was built approximately how long ago?
- According to legends, what was the purpose of the most mysterious of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World -- The Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
- The Statue of Zeus, a Wonder of the Ancient World created in the ancient city of Olympia in 435 BC, was made primarily of what material?
- Built in honor of the Greek goddess Artemis, the Temple of Artemis was an enormous architectural construction for its time. In Greek mythology, Artemis is the goddes of what?
- Like the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Mausoleum of Maussollos is the burial place of an ancient ruler - king Mausollos of Caria. Who conceived the idea of building this ancient wonder of the world?
- The Colossus of Rhodes was a giant statue, erected at the Greek island Rhodes harbor in 3rd century BC. Which ancient Greek god did the statue depict?
- The Lighthouse of Alexandria, the only one of the Seven Wonders, which had a practical use in addition to architectural elegance, included this remarkable device that astonishes even modern researchers.
- There is a vending machine for every 23 of the almost 130 million people that live in this country.
- Dhaka, formerly Dacca, is the capital and largest city of this country with over 140 million citizens. Families there are large, unfortunately so is infant mortality.
- This home to 144 million spans 11 time zones and its territory takes up 1/8th of the entire Earth surface.
- Islam, Christianity and Hinduism all coexist in this country of 160 million.
- Constituted of 17,508 islands this country gives home to about 240 million. Its tropical rain forest accounts for 10% of the worlds rain forests.
- It is home of almost 300 million. There were millions of buffaloes before the first settlers arrived, but urbanization has been a factor in their decrease.
- The first medical school, Ayurveda was founded in this populous country.
- This is the most populated country in the world - 1.3 billion people live there. The native language, Mandarin, is most widely spoken, with 885 million speakers.
- The famous Bull Run is held in this Spanish city.
- This American city used to be called El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de (blank) de Porciuncula.
- This East European capital city is famous for its wide, tree-lined boulevards and glorious Belle Epoque buildings. Some call it Little Paris because of these buildings.
- The famous Forbidden City located in this Chinese city.
- This Indian city was the capital of Mogul sovereigns from 1526 to 1658. Its most notable building is the Taj Mahal.
- Indian city again. This one, founded in 1727 AD is known as The Pink City and is often visited by honeymooners.
- In close proximity to this Italian city are the famous ruins of Pompeii, which once was a thriving town for wealthy Romans. The city of Pompeii was destroyed in the cataclysmic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.