World trivia questions
4036 multiple-choice World trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- You are a US Ranger patrolling the whole Mexican border. What is the order of the American states you visit if your patrol starts at the Gulf of Mexico?
- We move 500 years back in time. You are on a ship with Ferdinand Magellan, and you are trying to find the Western passage to India. In which order will you pass the estuaries of South American rivers?
- If you rent a yacht in Monte Carlo and sail to Athens, which Mediterranean islands can you visit staying on the course?
- You are sailing around Australia. In which order will you visit Australian seaports if you sail clockwise from Sydney?
- Take some warm clothes. You are traveling the Trans-Siberian railway. In which order will you pass the great Asian rivers, if you start in Moscow and travel to Vladyvostok?
- If you fly from Amsterdam to Tokyo, what will you you be seeing below the plane during most of the trip, if the plane takes the shortest possible path?
- You get on your motorbike in Chicago and travel west down the famous Route 66. Which US state will you NOT visit?
- Imagine you travel with Vasco da Gama to find the sea route to India. In which order will you pass the capes of Africa?
- You want to learn about the history of the Teutonic Knights, so you travel from Marienburg (present-day Malbork in Poland) to Reval (present-day Talinn) ALONG the Baltic shore. Which countries will you visit?
- You are now the captain of a German boat and you take tourists down the river Danube. Which European capitals can you visit?
- If you were a Japanese fisherman sailing from north to south, in which order will you pass the main islands of your country?
- What French city is known as the “Wine Capital of Alsace”?
- Which of these places was chosen by Peter Jackson as the Middle Earth in The Lord of the Rings?
- What castle was the inspiration for Disneylands Sleeping Beauty Castle?
- Which Turkish town is home to the odd-looking rock formations called fairy chimneys?
- This territory, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, is warmed up by the magical Northern Lights.
- What European city has been known as the La Dominante, Queen of the Adriatic, City of Water, City of Masks?
- What city, located in the Himalayas, is known as “The Land of Gods” .
- What Portuguese town inspired Lord Byron to write the “Wanderings of Childe Harold”?
- Located in San Diego County, legally, La Jolla is recognized as what?
- Academicians have debated the origins of La Jollas name, but it is generally accepted that the name comes from a variation of the Spanish la joya which means what?
- Mt. Soledad, a peak overlooking La Jolla, became world-famous primarily because of what situation?
- On what date was the US Marine Corps founded?
- What sword do US Marine Officers carry?
- What was the location of the first US Marine amphibious assault?
- What is the first line of the US Marine Corps hymn?
- What type of knot do US Marine officers wear atop their covers?
- This self-governing British overseas territory, located on the Iberian Peninsula, shares a border with Spain to the north.
- Which of these British territories are located in North America?
- Where are the Pitcairn Islands located?