Europe
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Miscellaneous
100

In which European city does “Romeo and Juliet” take place?

Verona, Italy

100

Name five U.S. presidents

Obama, Bush, Washington, Lincoln, FDR, etc.

100

Queen Elizabeth’s main London residence is in what famous landmark?

Buckingham Palace

100

From which country did Goulash originate?

Hungary

100

What is the largest number of children born to one woman?

From 1725 to 1765, a Russian peasant woman gave birth to 16 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets - a total of 69 children!

200

How many countries in Europe start with the letter 'M'?

Four (Malta, Moldova, Monaco and Montenegro)

200

Name three Hawaiian Islands

Oahu, Maui, Hawaii, Kauai, Molokai, Lanai, Niihau, and Kahoolawe.

200

What is the name of the longest river in the world?

The Nile

200

Which country consumes the most chocolate per capita?

Switzerland

200

The unicorn is the national animal of which country?

Scotland

300

What is the most densely populated country in Europe?

Monaco

300

What is the 2nd most expensive city to live in?

San Francsico

300

What volcano is also the highest mountain in Japan?

Mount Fuji

300

Sailors used to suffer from a horrible illness called scurvy. What causes scurvy?

Lack of Vitamin C

300

What does “www” stand for in a website browser?

World Wide Web

400

Where is the oldest university in Europe and what year did it open?

Italy: University of Bologna, 1088

400

In the early stages of the American Revolutionary War, who was fighting against whom?

American colonists against Britain

400

What former prison sits on an island in the San Francisco bay?

Alcatraz

400

KFC is short for what?

Kentucky Fried Chicken

400

Which prehistoric animal did the chicken evolve from?

T-Rex

500

What is Europe’s northernmost capital city?

Reykjavik, Iceland

500

In 1941 The U.S. officially entered World War II after which battle? 

Attack on Pearl Harbor

500

What Islands were studied by famous English Naturalist, Charles Darwin, who wrote the important works "On the Origin of Species"?

The Galapagos Islands

500

Which is the only edible food that never goes bad?

Honey

500

What mammals lay eggs? (a warm-blooded vertebrate animal of a class that is distinguished by the possession of hair or fur, females that secrete milk for the nourishment of the young, and (typically) the birth of live young.)

Spiny anteater and the duck-billed platypus