World trivia questions
4036 multiple-choice World trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- During the reigns of which 2 Persian kings were invasions of Greece attempted?
- What does the Greek word mesopotamia mean?
- What two foods were the staples of the diet of the Sumerians?
- How many meals a day did ancient Mesopotamians customarily eat?
- Which king of the Akkadians conquered Sumeria to unite Mesopotamia under one ruler for the first time?
- This Babylonian ruler established written laws. His laws were one of the first written codes of law in recorded history.
- This mountain contains the highest peak on the African continent.
- This mountain contains the highest peak in Antarctica, and is located about 750 miles (1,200 km) from the South Pole.
- This mountain range is located in Asia, its name means abode of snow, and it lies across the territory of six countries.
- This mountain range is located in Eurasia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.
- This mountain range is the longest on the planet, and is located in South America.
- The highest peak in North America is located in this mountain range.
- This mountain range is located in Europe and its highest peak is Mont Blanc.
- This mountain range is located in North America and its highest peak is Mount Mitchell.
- What is the highest mountain on the Australian mainland?
- In what mountain are the peaks Manaslu and Lhotse located?
- The Japanese multinational corporation Toyota Motor Corporation is the second largest automobile maker in the world for 2006 losing the first place to which company?
- Although it is a leading automobile maker, what else does Toyota Motor Corporation produce beside automobiles?
- In the 1970s what caused U.S. customers to become interested in companies like Toyota, Honda and Datsun (Nissan)?
- Toyota’s T100, which was introduced in the 1990s, is what type of car?
- Where is the headquarters of the Toyota Motor Corporation located?
- What is Toyotas luxury car line called?
- The top selling hybrid car for the U.S. of 2006 was produced by Toyota. Which one is it?
- As the second largest automobile producer of 2006 for the United States, Toyota surpassed which company in the third place?
- Which Emmy Award winner invented CBS news magazine 60 Minutes in 1968?
- Which famous U.S. magazine chose Albert Einstein as Person of the Century in 1999?
- In 1959, this journalist, author of the acclaimed book Black Like Me, darkened his skin in an attempt to experience the segregation in the American South.
- Which American newspaper won the 2002 Pulitzer Award for the coverage of the September 11 terrorist attacks on New York City?
- This American journalist, awarded the 2003 Gerald R. Ford Prize for Distinguished Reporting on the Presidency, took part in the uncovering of the Watergate scandal.
- This period, in which some newspapers and magazines built their reputations thanks to their use of photography, is known as the Golden Age of Photojournalism.