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Parliaments of the World

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Government : Parliaments of the World

Introduction:
"This quiz is about name, numbers and location of the World's parliaments. Sources used are: The Oxford Dictionary of Twentieth Century World History, Microsoft Encarta, Software Toolworks Encyclopedia and my very own brain."


1. Which French philosopher is often considered as the father of the Trias Politica?
    Rousseau
    Locke
    Descartes
    Montesquieu


2. Who burned down the German parliamentary building, the Reichstag, on 27 February 1933?
    Marinus van der Lubbe
    Martin Bormann
    Albert Hein
    Jozsef Mindszenty


3. What is the parliament of Israel called?
    Shengo
    Knesset
    Kenges
    Torah


4. The Japanese parliament, the Diet, is composed of a House of Representatives and a ...
    House of Commons
    House of Councillors
    People's House
    Nothing else: the Japanese parliament is unicameral.


5. Which country has the Folketing as parliament?
    Greenland
    Denmark
    Iceland
    Finland


6. Which is the Russian Assembly?
    Duma
    Putsch
    Kremlin
    Eduskunta


7. The French parliament consists of two chambers, the Senat and the ...
    Chambre du Peuple
    Assemblee Francaise
    Assemblee Nationale
    Versailles


8. In which city is the South African parliament?
    Cape Town
    Johannesburg
    Pretoria
    Bloemfontein


9. Which country has the Storting as parliament?
    Denmark
    Iceland
    Norway
    Finland


10. The Spanish parliament, the Cortes, is composed of 2 chambers: the Senat and the Congress of ...
    Deputies
    Electorates
    Representatives
    Councillors


11. What is the parliament of Liechtenstein called?
    Landtag
    Reichstag
    Bundestag
    Liechtentag


12. Which country has the Eduskunta as parliament?
    Latvia
    Faroe Islands
    Lithuania
    Finland


13. What is the parliament of Ethiopia called?
    Haile Selassie
    Eduskunta
    Shengo
    Ntango


14. At what age are Japanese citizens eligible to vote?
    Answer: (It's not 18 nor 21)


15. Which country has the Riksdag as parliament?
    Liechtenstein
    Luxemburg
    Finland
    Sweden


16. The Mongolian parliament is composed of 2 chambers, namely:
    Upper Hural and Lower Hural
    Great Hural and Little Hural
    Big Hural and Small Hural
    Tall Hural and Short Hural


17. What is the parliament of the Republic of Ireland called?
    Oireachtas
    Folketing
    Eire Althing
    Dail Eireann


18. What is the Cuban parliament called?
    Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular
    Congreso Che Guevara
    Congreso Nacional del Poder Popular
    Asamblea Ernesto Guevara


19. What is the Chinese parliament called?
    National Assembly
    Chinese People's Congress
    National People's Congress
    People's Assembly


20. Which country has the Althing as its Assembly?
    Norway
    Republic of Ireland
    Iceland
    Denmark


21. The Albanian Assembly has 140 members, true or false?
    True
    False


22. What is the parliament of Kazakhstan called?
    Kazakhst
    Shengo
    Kenges
    Duma


23. Where does the European Parliament have its seat?
    The Hague
    Geneva
    Luxemburg
    Strasbourg


24. What is the Dutch parliament called?
    Raad van State
    Staten Generaal
    Senaat
    Tweede Kamer


25. In which city is the Dutch parliament?
    The Hague
    Rotterdam
    Amsterdam
    Utrecht


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