World trivia questions
4036 multiple-choice World trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- Which of the Great Lakes is closest to Detroit?
- Which district in downtown Detroit is famous for its restaurants and casino?
- 8 Mile Road in Detroit was featured in a movie about rapper Eminem. The road is 8 miles away from which of these?
- Which of the following religions has the least number of followers in Japan?
- What family ruled Japan for many years, using a feudal system, until overthrown in 1868?
- Which of the following is the largest and most populous of the four main islands of Japan?
- From which country was the Japanese writing system imported and adapted for the Japanese language?
- During mid-summer many Japanese return to their ancestral homes to pay homage to their departed family members. What is this custom called?
- In the 1990s the site of the Tokyo Municipal government was moved to two tall twin towers located in which Tokyo municipality?
- What political party started to dominate Japanese politics after the end of the US Occupation?
- How many Japanese Emperors were there from the end of the feudal period in 1868 to 1989, when Akihito acceded to the throne?
- To get from Tokyo to Osaka on the Shinkansen (Bullet Train) one must pass through which of the following cities?
- What sport has six major tournaments a year in Japan, three in Tokyo and three in other major cities?
- Admiral Perry forced Japan to end its isolation policy in 1854 when his fleet sailed to Japan and made a show of force at this port city. A replica of one of Perrys steam powered black ships can be seen near the railroad station of the city.
- The number of member states in the European Union exceeds the number of official languages, as several national languages are shared by two or more countries. Which official language is spoken in the greatest number of countries?
- The European Commission conducts its internal business in these three languages, sometimes called procedural languages.
- Socrates was a classical Greek philosopher and Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian painter, sculptor, architect, mathematician and inventor. What do they have in common?
- The Common European Framework divides language learners into different levels based on what a learner is supposed to be able to do in reading, listening, speaking and writing. How many are the levels?
- What two languages are not official European Union languages, although they are official languages of some of the member states?
- What day was proclaimed an European Day of Languages by the Council of Europe?
- An alphabet is a standardized set of letters or the basic written symbols of a language. How many official alphabetic writing systems are used in the European Union?
- What is the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages, and the largest native language in Europe?
- According to Leonardo Orban, the first Romanian EU Commissioner, this language is the ideal solution for the language problems in the EU, as it is a neutral, logical, easy-to-learn and rich.
- From 1990 to 2001, what was the fastest growing religion in the USA?
- In 2003, what percentage of the Americans lived within 100 miles of an ocean?
- In 2005, New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles were respectively the first, second and third most populous cities in America. Which city was fourth?
- Although it is the most populous of all American cities, where did New York City rank in 2005 compared to other big cities in the world?
- What is the average life expectancy for an American as estimated in 2007?
- Which state had the county with the lowest median family income for 2006?
- Which city had the highest median income of any city in the USA for 2005?