General Mixed Trivia #7 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Slovenia

In 1899, Slovenia was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The underground post office is located in Postojna Cave at roughly 500 metres from the cave's entrance. It was created to serve the huge demand from tourists who wanted to send postcards with a unique cave postmark. In 1927, the post office was expanded which remains operational today for visitor to send special postcard.

Postojna Cave was officially opened to the public on August 17,1819. It is one of the world's most visited caves. The cave is equipped with a double-track railway where visitors can experience thrilling train rides to explore the extraordinary beautiful underground landscape. About 5.3 km of the cave system are opened to the public.

Answer: Ottoman

The Mamluk Sultana occupied Syria from 1250 to 1517. Mamluks were a group of slave soldiers who established a dynasty which ruled Egypt and Syria. In 1517, the Mamluk Sultanate was defeated by the Ottomans who incorporated Syria into their empire. The Ottoman Empire ruled Syria until the end of WWI in 1918.

The Ottomans fought on the side of Germany and Austria-Hungary. In 1918, the Arab and British forces captured Damascus, ending the 400 years of Ottoman rule.

Answer: Bahai

All Bahai temples are built with the shape of a nonagon, with nine pathways that lead outward and nine gardens surrounding them. Nine is symbolic number for Bahai, representing completeness, perfection and the Bahai teaching of the unity in religion.

Answer: Badminton

The average speed of a badminton jump smash is 350 to 390 km/h, but the fastest smashes can reach over 400 km/h. Malaysian player Tan Boon Heong recorded a speed of 493 km/h in 2013.

In 2023, his record was broken by Indian player Satwiksairaj Rankireddy who achieved 565 km/h under a controlled conditions at the Yonex Tokyo Factory in Soka, Saitama, Japan.

The average first serve speed by male tennis player is 190 to 200 km/h. The average speed of a squash ball hit during a game is over 208 km/h. Table tennis smash average speed is 112 km/h.

Answer: Nikola Tesla

The 2006 film directed by Christopher Nolan is about two rival stage magicians, Robert Angier (Hugh Jackman) and Alfred Borden (Christian Bale) in Victorian London, having a feud to create a perfect teleport illusion. Nikola Tesla (David Bowie) creates a teleportation device for Angier.

On selecting David Bowie for the role, Nolan stated that "he was really the only guy I had in mind to play Tesla because his function in the story is a small but very important role".

Answer: Frog

This is an early 20th-century Russian fable titled "The Scorpion and the Frog". The scorpion asks the frog to carry it across the river. The frog hesitates as it is afraid of being stung by the scorpion. After the scorpion assures the frog that it will not do that, the frog agrees to carry the scorpion across the river.

In the midst of crossing the river, the scorpion stings the frog, dooming them both. The frog asks the scorpion why it does not carry out the promise. The scorpion responds that it cannot help itself as it has the innate nature within it to sting.

The moral of the fable is that "even if it is against their own interests, a violent person will hurt others anyways because they can't help it".

Answer: Algonquian

Algonquian is a language family that includes many indigenous languages spoken in North America. It is closely related to the Ojibwe language, which is spoken alongside French and some English, by the Algonquin First Nations of Quebec and Ontario.

Totem poles represent indigenous families and clans, typically painted in blue, red, white and blue-green. The poles can be as high as 18 metres. The animals most often seen on a totem pole are the eagle, raven, thunderbird, bear, beaver, wolf, killer whale and frog.

Answer: New Zealand

Chevron skink is one of New Zealand's rarest and most secretive lizards, which is listed as "nationally vulnerable" under the Department of Conservation (NZ's threat classification system). The lizards are found on Great Barrier Island and Small Barrier Island in the Hauraki Gulf. About 500 sightings have been recorded since 1906. The lizard can grow to over 30 cm (12 in) in length.

Answer: Polyester

Cotton and linen are natural fabrics which can decompose in a short period of time. Clothing made from 100% cotton will decompose with a few months.

Pure linen can biodegrade in about two weeks, while other natural fabrics such as wool may take a bit longer.

Nylon and polyester are oil-based plastics, which do not break down like natural fibres. Nylon takes around 30 to 40 years to decompose in the environment. Polyester can take up 20 to 200 years to decompose.

Answer: Xinjiang

Xinjiang is by far the largest Chinese autonomous region and province with an area size of 1,664,900 sq. km (642,800 sq. mi). The region occupies about 17.31% of the landmass in China. It is bordered by Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.

Uyghur is the main ethnic group about 45% of the population. They are mainly Muslims. Han is about 42% of the population. The province is the largest gas producing region in China. Xinjiang, Tibet and Inner Mongolia are three of the five autonomous regions in China. The other two are Guangxi and Ningxia.