Trivial Pursuit Questions No. 17

[Carl]

• 1. 1000 kilograms are equal to how many metric tons ?

• 2. What is the currency of Botswana ?

• 3. What city in Italy is the most popular with tourists during the summer season?

• 4. Who was the first Caliph ?

• 5. In which year did the G.D.R begin building the Berlin wall ?

• 6. The Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca tribes formed a powerful confederacy of North American Indian tribes who fought for the British against the French. What were these tribes collectively called ?

• 7. If you set off on a Safari trip from Nairobi to the Maasai Mara game reserve, which country would you be in ?

• 8. The largest park in Europe is in Dublin. What is it called ?

• 9. Which game are you likely to see people playing in Moscow's Gorky Park ?

• 10. What kind of fishing is popular in the waters of the Bahamas ?

• 11. Which country in the world was the first to grow coffee ?

• 12. Who was the earliest saint who had come to India to convert people to Christianity ?

• 13. What is the meaning of miscegenation ?

• 14. In which country is more than 50% of the world’s cork produced ?

• 15. Anniversary gifts rise in value with the rise in the number of years. What gift you give on someone's first wedding anniversary ?

Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.

[elcarretero]

1 One
15 Paper

[LucindaC]

7 Kenya
9 chess

[elcarretero]

14 Portugal

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. 1000 kilograms are equal to how many metric tons ? One

• 2. What is the currency of Botswana ? Pula

• 3. What city in Italy is the most popular with tourists during the summer season? Venice

• 4. Who was the first Caliph ? Abu Bakr

• 5. In which year did the G.D.R begin building the Berlin wall ? 1961

• 6. The Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca tribes formed a powerful confederacy of North American Indian tribes who fought for the British against the French. What were these tribes collectively called ? The Iroquois

• 7. If you set off on a Safari trip from Nairobi to the Maasai Mara game reserve, which country would you be in ? Kenya

• 8. The largest park in Europe is in Dublin. What is it called ? Phoenix Park

• 9. Which game are you likely to see people playing in Moscow's Gorky Park ? Chess

• 10. What kind of fishing is popular in the waters of the Bahamas ? Spearfishing

• 11. Which country in the world was the first to grow coffee ? Abyssinia

• 12. Who was the earliest saint who had come to India to convert people to Christianity ? St. Thomas

• 13. What is the meaning of miscegenation ? Inter breeding of races

• 14. In which country is more than 50% of the world’s cork produced ? Portugal

• 15. Anniversary gifts rise in value with the rise in the number of years. What gift you give on someone's first wedding anniversary ? Cotton