Interesting International Trivia Quiz Questions and Answers
Who named a city after his horse Bucephalus?
A: Alexander the Great.
Napoleons mothers name was what?
A: Laticia.
San Francisco became the first US city to do what in
1982?
A: Ban the sale and possession of handguns.
What hath God Wrought was first message sent by whom in 1844? A: Samuel Morse, from Washington to Baltimore.
In which country was Auschwitz located?
A: Poland.
What famous explorer's last words were "I have not told
half of what I saw"?
A: Marco Polo.
In ancient Rome what could be candida, picta, pulla or
virilis?
A: Styles of Togas.
What was banned by law in the 16th and 17th centuries in
Venice?
A: High heels because prostitutes were drowning.
Jason sailed in the Argo, but who steered the ship?
A: Argus
Socrates wife's name was what?
A: Xanthippe
Shingle was the code name for what World War II Allied
landing?
A: Anzio.
What wood was Jesus' cross supposed to be made out of?
A: Mistletoe.
What Scottish clan were traitors and caused the Glencoe
massacre?
A: Campbells.
In what city was the first public opera house opened?
A: Venice.
Rousseau the French philosopher hid in alleys doing what?
A: Mooning passers by.
The word athletics comes from the Greek athlos meaning
what?
A: Contest.
In 1991 Leonid Kravchuk became president of where?
A: Ukraine
What would cause Ancient Egyptians to shave their eyebrows?
A: In mourning for the death of a cat.
Count de Grisly was the first person to perform what magic
trick in 1799?
A: Saw woman in half.
What Biblical city was the code name for the RAF bombings
of Hamburg in World War II?
A: Gomorrah