FunTrivia World Mix: Vol 10 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Notre Dame Cathedral

Notre Dame was damaged in 2019 from what authorities described as an unintentional fire. Much of the wooden parts were destroyed, including its spire, but the main stone structures survived. Many philanthropists chipped in to help rebuild the cathedral.

Question by player tritran5555

Answer: London and Philadelphia

The Liberty Bell in Philadelphia and Big Ben (officially the Great Bell) were cast in the same foundry, and both bells cracked. The Liberty Bell was believed to have cracked due to the lackluster materials used to cast it while Big Ben cracked because the hammer used on it was too heavy.

Question by player trident

Answer: Injunction

A Court Injunction demands that an individual is required to take a certain action or is barred from taking a certain action. An injunction is normally issued to protect the legitimate interests of the petitioner from irreparable damage caused by the prospective actions of another.

The word irreparable is important because if any damage could be compensated for by monetary means at a later date, the court may not intervene. A reputation is far more likely to require an injunction as a damaged reputation is very hard to restore.

The petitioner therefore has to demonstrate the nature of the damage which would result if the court was not to intervene.

Question by player Spontini

Answer: A time limit on filing a legal action

In American law, a statute of limitations exists for most legal actions, both criminal and civil. The clock begins to run as soon as the act is completed.

There is no time limit for murder.
Question by player RockoColavito

Answer: Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton mostly taught himself law and became a lawyer in 1782. Some believe that he was born in 1755, others in 1757. He says that he was born in 1757, but records from Nevis, his birthplace, show that he was born in 1755.

Question by player pinkbunny98

Answer: Even-numbered routes run east-west

Even-numbered Interstate Highways generally run east-west, while odd-numbered routes tend to run north-south. The numbers for odd routes increase from west to east, and even-numbered routes increase from south to north. For example, I-90 runs east-west across the northern US, and I-95 runs north-south along the eastern seaboard.

Question by player mike32768

Answer: United States

According to the Department of Justice, the United States has far outdistanced other countries with respect to incarcerations. To put it another way, while the United States has approximately 5% of the world's population, it houses one quarter of the world's prisoners.

This figure is staggering when you break it down. While most large countries average 100 per 100,000, the U.S. has 500 prisoners per 100,000 residents, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics.

Question by player nyirene330

Answer: Pompeii

The ancient Roman city of Pompeii near Naples in Italy was destroyed by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. The act was said to have been a punishment meted out by the gods after holy buildings were desecrated or destroyed by Roman legionaries. This has led to the legend of "The Curse of Pompeii" which is purported to inflict bad luck on anyone who damages or pilfers from the site. Recently Massimo Osanna who is Pompeii's archaeological superintendent, revealed that he has received dozens of packages from across the world returning items that have been removed from the site.

The senders explained that they were returning the relics as they had brought them bad luck or resulted in feelings of intense guilt.

Question by player KayceeKool

Answer: Collective/ socialist nations

Western Europe, the United States, and other industrialized are broadly defined as 'first world'. Governments such as Russia, Cuba, and China are 'second world'. Poor African nations are 'third world'.

The definitions are arbitrary but did provide a framework for the long cold war that abated after the breakup of the Soviet Union.

Question by player Rehaberpro

Answer: It was sold to an American

Work began on a new bridge designed by John Rennie in 1824. It was almost 100 feet long and by 1896 was the busiest crossing point of the Thames. In the early part of the 20th Century it was discovered that the bridge was sinking and in 1967 it was sold to the Missouri oil baron Robert P. McCulloch for $2.4m.

The bridge was demolished stone by stone and rebuilt in the early 1970s in Arizona, where it became one of the State's biggest tourist attractions.

Question by player darksplash