International Trivia Quiz Questions and Answers
The colossus of Rhodes was a statue of what God?
A: Apollo.
The British Raj in India lasted 90 years . What is the
literal translation of Raj?
A: Rule.
What masked hero first appeared 1919?
A: Zorro - The Curse of Capistrano.
Thomas Coyrat introduced what Italian custom to England in
1608?
A: Eating with forks.
Who was poisoned, shot , and drowned in the
river Neva in
1916?
A: Rasputin.
In 1928 Simon Bolivar was president of 3 different
countries, Bolivia ,
Columbia and what?
A: Peru.
Who was it that ran the world's first marathon ?
A: Phidipedes
In what country were checkers invented?
A: Egypt.
In 1937 the BBC televised what sporting event for the first
time?
A: Wimbledon.
What language was The Communist Manifesto written in?
A: German.
Marie Antoinette wore what color shoes to her beheading?
A: Purple.
In the modern Olympics, what was the first team
sport
played?
A: Water Polo.
In ancient Rome brides wore what color wedding dresses?
A: Yellow.
In 1969 what category was added to the Nobel prizes?
A: Economics.
The first country to use postcards was what country?
A: Austria.
The Ladies Mercury in 1693 was the world's first what?
A: Women's magazine.
Who told stories to the evil king Schahriah?
A: Scheherazade.
In 1869, Hungarian doctor Karolyn Maria Beekert coined what
word?
A: Homosexual.
In 1985, what city was the world's first computer museum
opened?
A: Boston.
The first film star to appear on a postage stamp was who?
A: Grace Kelly.