Trivia questions 4 advanced students
1
Living people can donate part of this organ without lasting harm because it regenerates to its original size.
Which organ could that be?
2
In this city, railway employees called oshiya — meaning “pushers” — cram commuters into extremely crowded trains.
Which city might that be?
3
Many recipes call for this soup from southern Spain to be chilled for about two hours before eating.
What soup could that be?
4
Fill in the blank:
Miriam started on the _____ task of cleaning every window in her house.
What adjective could fit here?
5
The languages Swahili, Zulu, Xhosa, Sotho, and Tswana are spoken and sung in this Broadway show.
Which show might that be?
6
This U.S. foreign policy suggested that if one country “fell” to communism, neighboring ones would follow.
What policy could that have been?
7
Now famous for a chain of Canadian donut shops, Tim Horton played this sport professionally for more than 20 years.
What sport might that have been?
8
The black-and-white coloring of this animal helps it blend with the sea floor from above and with sunlight from below.
Which animal could it be?
9
The Bolshoi Theatre appears on the 100 ruble banknote of which country?
Which country might that be?
10
One of the oldest currencies still in use was first minted as far back as 775 CE.
Which currency could that be?
11
According to some accounts, this mythological being was born beautiful but was later cursed by Athena to have a head of snakes instead of hair.
Who might that have been?
12
This inventor held a record 1,093 patents, including ones for the phonograph, movie camera, and light bulb.
Who could that have been?
13
Before entering politics, this world leader voiced Paddington Bear in the Ukrainian versions of the films.
Who might that have been?
14
Bushidō describes the code of conduct followed by these historical Japanese warriors.
Who could they have been?
15
This animal eats its prey whole and later regurgitates pellets of fur, teeth, and bone.
Which animal might that be?
16
This country borders nine others, including Poland, France, and Austria.
Which country could it be?
17
About one-third of the U.S. production of this crop is used to make ethanol added to gasoline.
Which crop might that be?
18
Before fully maturing, males of this animal are known as blackbacks.
Which animal could that be?
19
He’s believed to have been the first European to reach North America, around 500 years before Columbus.
Who might that have been?
20
The symbol for this currency has two horizontal parallel lines, said to represent stability.
Which currency could it be?
21
Found in the Kashmir region of Asia, this is the second-highest mountain in the world.
Which mountain might that be?
22
Kurt Vonnegut wrote the sentence “So it goes” more than a hundred times in one of his novels.
Which novel could it be?
23
Only one of 36 to receive the distinction, Tom Cruise became an Honorary Naval Aviator before a screening of what movie?
24
In 1242, Franciscan monk Roger Bacon was the first European to record a recipe for something originally developed in China.
What could it have been?
25
Known for fast, action-filled movies like Snatch and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, this British film director also has a black belt in jujitsu.
Who might that be?
26
At age 19, Gavrilo Princip was too young to receive the death penalty after being found guilty of a famous assassination in 1914.
Which person did he kill?
27
Fill in the blank: The protesters made _____ of the politicians they disliked.
28
What country has no income tax system and relies solely on donations, investments, and tourism?
29
Though it’s not true that they “never forget,” which animal’s 10-pound brain lets them remember exact details along lengthy migration routes?
30
Who reportedly destroyed many of his paintings during a 1497 bonfire of “sinful” objects but fortunately spared Birth of Venus?
31
In 1958, American jeweler Harry Winston donated a world-famous blue diamond to the Smithsonian Institution — and he even sent it through the mail!
Which object was it, now worth about $350 million?
32
Charles Manson, a notorious American cult leader who ordered several murders in the late 1960s, said he was inspired by secret messages he thought he heard in songs like “Blackbird” and “Helter Skelter.”
Which famous band recorded these songs?
33
"In 1978, at a concert called One Love Peace Concert, which singer brought together rival gang leaders on stage to help end political violence in Jamaica?"
34
What country’s flag has 27 stars arranged to resemble constellations visible in the Southern Hemisphere?
35
Vanilla beans are the fruit of what kind of flowering plant?
36
In 1989, what symbol of the Cold War was torn down by citizens, marking the beginning of German reunification?
37
Which world leader delivered the famous "Iron Curtain" speech in 1946, warning about Soviet expansion in Europe?
38
What does the acronym NATO stand for?
39
Operation Desert Storm in 1991 was launched to liberate which country from Iraqi invasion?
40
Which city serves as the headquarters of the United Nations?
41
What was the name of the 1962 crisis that brought the US and Soviet Union closest to nuclear war?
42
In what year was the European Union officially established by the Maastricht Treaty?
43
In most NATO militaries, what is the highest enlisted rank before becoming a commissioned officer?
44
The International Criminal Court, which prosecutes war crimes and crimes against humanity, is located in which city?
45
What year did Russia annex Crimea from Ukraine, triggering international sanctions?
46
What does the military acronym UAV stand for?
47
What term describes a temporary alliance between political parties to form a government?
48
What military term describes a withdrawal of forces while engaging the enemy to minimise losses?
49
Which country officially became NATO's 31st member in 2023?
50
The Geneva Conventions primarily establish rules for what aspect of warfare?
51
D-Day, the largest amphibious invasion in history, took place on the beaches of which French region in 1944?
52
What does the acronym INTERPOL stand for?
53
What term describes a government system where a single person holds absolute power?
54
Article 5 of the NATO treaty states that an attack on one member is considered an attack on all. It has been invoked only once in history—after which event?
55
What type of military aircraft is the F-35 Lightning II?
56
Which international agreement, signed in 2015, aimed to limit global warming to well below 2°C?
57
What is the name of the Czech Republic's special forces unit, equivalent to the US Navy SEALs or British SAS?
58
The Golden Horde ruled a huge area from Siberia to Hungary.
It was created from land won by which famous leader — and later given to his grandson?
59
Astronomers once thought all planets moved in perfect circles. Who proved their orbits were elliptical?
60
When Pompeii was uncovered, bodies were found in lifelike positions. What
do you think must have caused their deaths?
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