From Asia to Europe I Trivia Quiz

Answer: Maldives

Occupying an area of 298 square kilometers, the Maldives consist of a group of 26 natural atolls.

Answer: Mislead

The adjective 'misleading' is derived from the verb 'mislead'. Former US President Jimmy Carter once said, "I'll never tell a lie. I'll never make a misleading statement. I'll never betray the confidence that any of you had in me. And I'll never avoid a controversial issue."

Answer: Medals

Named one of the most decorated Olympians of all time, former US swimmer Michael Phelps won a total of 22 Olympic medals (18 golds, 2 silvers, and 2 bronzes) in the three Olympic Games that he participated in. In the 2004 Summer Olympics held in Athens, Greece, Phelps won six golds and two bronzes.

He continued his brilliant performance by winning eight gold medals in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China. In 2012, he won four golds and two silvers in the Olympic Games held in London, England.

Answer: Meals

A popular saying is "Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper". Breakfast is considered the most important meal of the day. For lunch, one should eat moderately but for dinner, one should eat less because the excess calories will be stored as fats when one goes to sleep.

Answer: Same

The four fundamental operations in the field of mathematics are addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Strictly speaking, subtraction is just a specific case of addition. For example, 4 - 3 = 4 + (-3). Also, division is just another specific case of multiplication, because p/q = p x (1/q), where p and q are any numbers, with the condition that q is not 0.

Answer: Sea

The Caspian Sea occupies a total area of 371,000 square kilometers. The lake is so huge that some people consider it to be a sea. It borders five countries - Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan.

Answer: Base

The acronym BASE, used commonly in the phrase BASE jumping, stands for buildings, antennas, spans (bridges),and earth (cliffs).

Answer: Abuse

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) was founded in 1866 as an effort to stop animal cruelty. Some famous celebrities who died tragically of drug overdose include Marilyn Monroe, Anna Nicole Smith, Michael Jackson, and Whitney Houston.

Answer: Usable

American evangelical Christian pastor Rick Warren once said, "God is looking for people to use, and if you can get usable, He will wear you out. The most dangerous prayer you can pray is this: 'Use me.'"

Warren was born in San Jose, California in 1954. He is also the author of the best-selling devotional book "The Purpose Driven Life" (2002).

Answer: Belarus

The name Belarus is derived from the words "Belaya Rus", which literally mean "White Russia". Belarus borders a total of five countries - Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine.