Thursday, June 16, 2011

Daily Trivia Quiz #157- Fascinating Locations, Places, and Things - Eiffel Tower, Euphrates, Porkopolis, Mecca, Golden Gate Bridge, Reindeer, Reykjavik, and More!

Places, countries, rivers, states, and more - trivia questions and answers.
  1. Which northwestern state borders only two other states?
     
  2. What European city decided new names were in order for Foul Lane,
    Stinking Lane and Bladder Street?
     
  3. What African republic's name was inspired by its thriving
    elephant tusk trade?
     
  4. What country is second to South Africa in gold production?
     
  5. What southern U.S. state has no telephones in 12 percent of its
    households.?
     
  6. What river provided water to nurture the Hanging Gardens of
    Babylon?
     
  7. What European country boasts the cities of Kalamata, Katerinin
    and Kilkis?
     
  8. What meat will you eat after you point to reinsdyrkaker on an
    Oslo menu?
     
  9. Where in Massachusetts is the only island, county and town in the
    U.S. that share the same name?
     
  10. What favorite hangout of divers extends for 1,250 miles off
    Australia's northeast coast?
     
  11. What river system drains water from 31 U.S. states and two
    Canadian provinces?
     
  12. What Asian people traditionally believe there to be a toad on the
    moon, instead of a man?
     
  13. What 200-block section of Miami is considered the best place to
    dance the merengue or dine on roast goat?
     
  14. What English-speaking Caribbean island has a Spanish name meaning
    "Bearded"?
     
  15. What Peruvian city was the capital of the Spanish empire in the
    New World until the 19th century?
     
  16. What country supplies three-quarters of the world's maple syrup?
     
  17. What Asian surname is shared by 104 million people?
     
  18. What nation in the Western Hemisphere is the world's largest
    exporter of forest products?
     
  19. What Arab city has a name derived from a word meaning
    "sanctuary"?
     
  20. What San Francisco fixture is a favorite jumping-off point for an
    average of 14 people a year?
     
  21. What's the acronym for the South Western Townships near
    Johannesburg?
     
  22. What state can you get tourist information on by dialing
    1-800-BUCKEYE?
     
  23. What country's holidays include Discovery Day, Natal Day and Fete
    Nationale?
     
  24. What European city is served by Keflavik Airport?
     
  25. What bridge did New York City's first subway system travel from
    145th street to?
     
  26. What's the southernmost state capital among the 48 contiguous
    states?
     
  27. What Ohio city's thriving hog industry earned it the nickname "Porkopolis"
    in the 1830s?
     
  28. What Paris landmark did con man Victor Lustig sell to  a
    metal dealer for $50,000?
     
  29. What country provides Cuba with most of its new cars and
    computers in exchange for sugar?
     
  30. What country boasts Great Glen, Glen Eagles and Glenfiddich?
     
  31. What two Hungarian towns on either side of the Danube merged in
    1872?
     


Answers to Trivia Quiz #156 - Historical Sites and Famous Places


  1. Washington.
  2. London.
  3. Ivory Coast's.
  4. The U.S.
  5. Mississippi.
  6. The Euphrates.
  7. Greece.
  8. Reindeer.
  9. Nantucket.
  10. The Great Barrier Reef.
  11. The Mississippi River.
  12. The Chinese.
  13. Little Haiti.
  14. Barbados.
  15. Lima.
  16. Canada.
  17. Chang.
  18. Canada.
  19. Mecca.
  20. The Golden Gate Bridge.
  21. Soweto.
  22. Ohio.
  23. Canada's.
  24. Reykjavik.
  25. The Brooklyn Bridge.
  26. Austin.
  27. Cincinnati's.
  28. The Eiffel Tower.
  29. Japan.
  30. Scotland.
  31. Buda and Pest.