World trivia questions
4036 multiple-choice World trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- In modern times, the heart is the symbol representing love. What other organ was considered to be the seat of love and emotion in ancient times and in the Middle Ages?
- In Roman mythology, Cupid is the god of desire, affection and erotic love. Who is his Greek counterpart?
- The name Valentine, which was very popular in Late Antiquity, is derived from the Latin word valens. What does it mean?
- In Sleepless in Seattle, Meg Ryans character impulsively writes a letter to Sam Baldwin (Tom Hanks) suggesting that he meet her on top of the Empire State Building on Valentines Day. What classic romantic movie inspired Sleepless in Seattle?
- What famous French author and WWII aviator made the following statement about love: Life has taught us that love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking outward together in the same direction.?
- What species of bird does the term lovebird refer to?
- What tragic Shakesperean heroine spoke the following words in her mad ramblings: To-morrow is Saint Valentines day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.?
- Who is known as a Beefeater?
- Yorkshire pudding, a dish that originated in Yorkshire, England, is usually served with which of the following?
- Haggis is a traditional Scottish dish, typically associated with this celebration.
- Who lives at 10 Downing Street, London, colloquially known in the United Kingdom as Number 10?
- Name the longest river entirely in England, which flows through London, Oxford, Reading and Richmond.
- Who of the following wasnt granted the title Prince of Wales?
- The flag of which country incorporates a red dragon as well as the Tudor colours of green and white?
- Which of the following is nicknamed The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street?
- Name the English captain who claimed California for Queen Elizabeth I in 1579.
- What London department store was sold by Mohamed Al-Fayed to Qatar Holdings in 2010?
- Connecticut is called The Constitution State because the first written state constitution was penned there. What is the name of that constitution?
- Among the not so glorious firsts from Connecticut was the first traitor of the United States. What was his name?
- Name the man from New Haven who invented the cotton gin.
- The first woman to be elected governor, in her own right, was from Connecticut. Name her.
- Which of these is among the accomplishments of P.T. Barnum, who was born in Bethel, Connecticut?
- In which Connecticut city was the first telephone exchange in the U.S. established?
- Which of the following was not invented in Connecticut?
- Connecticuts state hero is Nathan Hale. Who is the state heroine?
- Which of the following originated in Connecticut?
- Name the oldest amusement park in the U.S. which is located in Bristol, Connecticut.
- What Spanish navigator first used the name Las Islas Filipinas (The Philippine Islands)?
- What did Spanish invaders call Pygmies, the aborigines of the Philippines?
- What did ancient Filipinos call the supreme being in which they believed?