Trivia Game round 2

Music

200

Who composed the opera The Marriage of Figaro?

• a) Ludwig van Beethoven
• b) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• c) Giuseppe Verdi
• d) Richard Wagner

• b) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

400

What is the name of the lead guitarist for the band Queen?

• a) Brian May
• b) Jimmy Page
• c) Eric Clapton
• d) Keith Richards

• a) Brian May

600

What year did Elvis Presley die?

• a) 1975
• b) 1977
• c) 1979
• d) 1980

• b) 1977

800

Which jazz musician is famous for playing the trumpet and singing What a Wonderful World?

• a) Louis Armstrong
• b) Miles Davis
• c) Duke Ellington
• d) Dizzy Gillespie

• a) Louis Armstrong

1000

7. What country is known as the birthplace of reggae music?

   • a) Jamaica
   • b) Trinidad and Tobago
   • c) Cuba
   • d) Brazil

• a) Jamaica

Movies

200

In the Lord of the Rings trilogy, what is the name of Frodo's sword?

• a) Glamdring
• b) Sting
• c) Anduril
• d) Orcrist

• b) Sting

400

What was the first full-length animated feature film?

• a) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
• b) Pinocchio
• c) Fantasia
• d) Cinderella

• a) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

600

Who played the lead role in Schindler’s List?

• a) Ralph Fiennes
• b) Liam Neeson
• c) Ben Kingsley
• d) Daniel Day-Lewis

• b) Liam Neeson

800

Which silent movie star was known as "The Little Tramp"?

• a) Charlie Chaplin
• b) Buster Keaton
• c) Harold Lloyd
• d) Douglas Fairbanks

• a) Charlie Chaplin

1000

Which animated film featured the characters Woody and Buzz Lightyear?

• a) Toy Story
• b) Shrek
• c) Finding Nemo
• d) The Incredibles

• a) Toy Story

Geography

200

12. What is the capital of Switzerland?
    • a) Zurich
    • b) Geneva
    • c) Bern
    • d) Basel

• c) Bern

400

13. Which African lake is the world's second-largest freshwater lake by surface area?
    • a) Lake Victoria
    • b) Lake Tanganyika
    • c) Lake Malawi
    • d) Lake Chad

 

• a) Lake Victoria

600

15. Which U.S. state has the most islands?
    • a) Alaska
    • b) Hawaii
    • c) Florida
    • d) California

• a) Alaska

800

20. Which two countries share the longest international border?
    • a) China and Russia
    • b) United States and Canada
    • c) Brazil and Argentina
    • d) India and Pakistan

• b) United States and Canada

1000

19. Which country has the most volcanoes?
    • a) Japan
    • b) Indonesia
    • c) Iceland
    • d) United States

• b) Indonesia

History

200

What war was fought between the North and the South regions in the United States?

• a) Revolutionary War
• b) Civil War
• c) World War I
• d) War of 1812

• b) Civil War

400

Which ancient civilization built the pyramids?

• a) Romans
• b) Greeks
• c) Egyptians
• d) Mesopotamians

• c) Egyptians

600

What structure in China is over 13,000 miles long?

• a) The Forbidden City
• b) The Great Wall of China
• c) Terracotta Army
• d) Silk Road

• b) The Great Wall of China

800

Who was the first man to walk on the moon?

• a) Yuri Gagarin
• b) Neil Armstrong
• c) Buzz Aldrin
• d) John Glenn

• b) Neil Armstrong

1000

11. What was the codename for the Allied invasion of Normandy during World War II?
    • a) Operation Barbarossa
    • b) Operation Overlord
    • c) Operation Torch
    • d) Operation Market Garden

• b) Operation Overlord

Science

200

What type of bond holds two hydrogen atoms together in a molecule of water?

• a) Covalent bond
• b) Ionic bond
• c) Hydrogen bond
• d) Metallic bond

• a) Covalent bond

400

12. Who is credited with the discovery of penicillin?
    • a) Louis Pasteur
    • b) Alexander Fleming
    • c) Marie Curie
    • d) Joseph Lister

• b) Alexander Fleming

600

16. What is the pH value of pure water?
    • a) 6
    • b) 7
    • c) 8
    • d) 10

• b) 7

800

19. What is the study of fungi called?
    • a) Microbiology
    • b) Mycology
    • c) Botany
    • d) Phycology

• b) Mycology

1000

20. What is the approximate age of the Earth?
    • a) 3.5 billion years
    • b) 4.5 billion years
    • c) 5.5 billion years
    • d) 6.5 billion years

• b) 4.5 billion years