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31 Don't Tell Me What I Can't Do!
If you ask any historian, they will tell you that creating a nation takes careful planning and hard work. Don't tell these micronations what they can't do!
Difficult
10 Q
illiniman14
Sep 16 10
300 plays
32 More For your Money
In this short journey we will look at some cases where the original cost of something was very low compared to the eventual value.
Average
10 Q
gme24
Jun 21 12
333 plays
33 Nothing Is What It Seems!
We live in a small world and here's the proof. Ten simple questions with simple answers that you most likely won't get right. Every question has a standard hint: The title of the quiz!
Tough
10 Q
manvinder01
May 17 03
5583 plays
34 Of All The Trees...
Some countries have trees, or their leaves and flowers as national emblems. In this quiz, I will give you country and a hint and you have to identify the emblematic tree.
Average
10 Q
esprit72
Dec 11 09
609 plays
35 The U.S./Canada Border: Threat or Menace?
Rife with insinuating, sinister "Welcome to Canada/Bienvenue au Canada" signs, this stark divide between the home of the free and the land of the polite is crossed only by hard men willing to convert "real" money into funny coins and pieces of paper.
Average
10 Q
coolupway
Nov 17 02
5109 plays
36 What's My Name?
I'll give you the common name of a country and you tell me what it's official name is (English translation where appropriate).
Difficult
25 Q
alan03
Apr 27 04
4479 plays
37 World Issues; Decade 2001-2010
This quiz will contain a question relating to a world event in each of the years from 2001 to 2010. How many of these can you remember?
Average
10 Q
lout62001
Sep 27 10
1017 plays
38 Around the World in 10 Questions [10]
From the USA to mainland Europe, Africa. New Zealand, the UK and back, north and south of the equator, we crisscross the globe in search of answers...
Difficult
10 Q
EnglishJedi
May 30 11
558 plays
39 South-East Asia
Enjoy some interesting facts about South-East Asia. Each country has a question, however, East Timor has not yet been included (for I have only 10 questions!).
Tough
10 Q
vishvakarman
Aug 20 03
2658 plays
40 Marriage and Divorce #1
Many countries have been created by the union of two or more smaller nations. Others have been created when larger nations split apart. How many can you identify?
Tough
10 Q
alan03
Feb 14 05
2634 plays
41 Nicknames Of Cities And Countries
There was a time Cuba was nicknamed the 'Queen of the Antilles'. The Irish still call their island the 'Emerald Isle'. Parisians keep believing they live in La Ville Lumiere, the 'City of Light'. Check your knowledge of some more such epithets.
Tough
10 Q
flem-ish
Oct 28 01
5901 plays
42 The Truth About the Great Cities
The first of two quizzes inspired by the Time-Life book series "The Great Cities". For each city, this quiz provides two facts--one from the city's history, and one about its geography. You decide if one, both, or neither are true. Bon voyage!
Very Difficult
10 Q
LilahDeDah
Dec 05 04
3036 plays
43 Mishmash I - Pt 1
This quiz revolves round Italy, Indonesia, India, Israel and Isle of Man.
Tough
15 Q
Auszev
Jul 17 05
792 plays
44 Where Did That Come From?
There are one or two stories given in this quiz and you need to pick what country the stories are from. Good luck!
Average
10 Q
pennie1478
Dec 27 03
4467 plays
45 Mishmash L - Part 2
Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia and Libya are put under the spotlight in this quiz.
Tough
15 Q
Auszev
Jul 20 05
525 plays
46 Mishmash A - Part 2
Afghanistan, Antarctica, Anguilla, Abaco, American Samoa and Ascension Island are the places that this quiz revolves around.
Average
15 Q
Auszev
Aug 21 05
1095 plays
47 Marriage and Divorce #2
A follow up to my earlier "Marriage and Divorce" quiz, ten more questions on countries formed from unions and breakups of other countries.
Difficult
10 Q
alan03
Mar 01 05
915 plays
48 Random World Facts
Questions range from history to culture, and everything in between...good luck!
Difficult
5 Q
thejazzkickazz
Sep 10 00
3864 plays
49 East Africa and Middle East
Fun, historical, meaningless facts about the Horn of Africa and the Middle East.
Difficult
15 Q
faliero
Mar 17 01
2706 plays
50 Around the World in 80 Seconds
Unlike Phileas Fogg who took 80 days to go around the world, take a minute or so to make a trivia world tour.
Tough
10 Q
debodun
Apr 28 11
642 plays
51 Red-letterbox Day
Finding a post box in another country can sometimes be trickier than expected, especially when its shape and colour may be different from back home. So let's see if you can find which colour are the post boxes of some countries...
Difficult
10 Q
amidabutsu
May 09 12
180 plays
52 Around the World in 10 Questions
A mixture of questions. I hope you enjoy them.
Difficult
10 Q
bridgey91
Dec 15 02
6621 plays
53 Ethnic Groups and Nations Without Statehood
In this quiz I ask for the name of an ethnic group or a nation. They have one thing in common: They do not have their own national state, but they do have a flag and a national identity.
Very Difficult
15 Q
author
Jan 16 04
1155 plays
54 World Challenge
Are you worldly enough? Try this quiz only if you are not insular.
Tough
10 Q
norsims
Oct 31 00
5538 plays
55 Love Me Legal Tender
A quiz about some of the more obscure legal tenders around the world... or do you know your lek from your dong?
Difficult
10 Q
shtuah
May 25 11
219 plays
56 Mishmash A - Part I
Argentina, Antigua & Barbuda, Algeria, Australia, Andorra, Armenia and Austria are the seven nations that you have to choose from in this quiz. Various subjects range from postal services to bottled water.
Difficult
20 Q
Auszev
Nov 28 04
924 plays
57 Middle East Knowledge
This is a general knowledge quiz of the Middle East: geography, history, people....
Difficult
10 Q
faliero
Mar 16 01
1878 plays
58 Natural World
Random world questions.
Difficult
5 Q
awkins
May 02 01
4467 plays
59 From Japan to USA : A Trip
You are on a trip which starts from Japan in the east and ends in the USA in the west of the globe.
Average
10 Q
ankuranky3
Jun 18 03
2784 plays
60 Geographically Thinking
This tests very odd geographical tidbits (at least in my opinion)
Difficult
10 Q
geohead900
Oct 18 01
4545 plays
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Last Updated Aug 08 12 5:07 PM


Some sample questions from this category:

* In some legends, Death (the Grim Reaper) plays a fiddle with how many strings?
* In the history of the United States of America, only four U.S. presidents have been assassinated. Who was the SECOND such president?
* In Shakespeare's 'Antony and Cleopatra,' and perhaps in history as well, with what did Cleopatra kill herself?
* Shah Jahan of India built what famously beautiful building as a memorial to his favorite wife?
* The Celtic queen, Boudicca (Boadicea), allegedly took poison to prevent torture by the Romans after they defeated her rebel forces in battle. Where is she thought to be buried?


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