Global Geography and Arts Quiz

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Global Geography and Arts Quiz

Test your knowledge of geography, art, and culture with our engaging quiz! This quiz consists of 39 questions that cover a wide range of topics, from historical landmarks to modern celebrities.

Challenge yourself and see how well you understand the world around you. Topics covered include:

Geography
History
Art
Music
Literature

39 Questions10 MinutesCreated by ExploringWorld7

1.What is the only country with a coastline on both the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf?

Saudi Arabia

Yemen

Egypt

Sudan

2. Which river runs through Paris?

The Danube

The Loire

The Rhine

The Seine

3. Where in the British isles is Lady Isabella, the world’s largest working water wheel?

The Isle of Wight

The Isle of Man

The Scilly Isles

The Hebrides

4. What is the capital city of Bulgaria

Razgrad

Sofia

Bucharest

Belgrade

55. Which Asian country is bigger than France, Spain and Germany combined but has a population of little over two million?

Mongolia

Cambodia

Pakistan

Thailand

6. Mount Vesuvius overlooks which Italian city?

Rome

Padua

Naples

Tunis

7. Name the artist famed for painting the Sistine chapel

Leonardo Di Vinci

Caravaggio

Michelangelo Buonarroti

Sandro Botticelli

8. Which country is nicknamed ‘The Cockpit of Europe’ because of the number of battles throughout history fought on its soil?

Germany

Austria

Belgium

Holland

9. What is the capital of Libya?

Tripoli

Constantine

Tunis

Dongola

10. UK City has more canals than Venice?

Lancaster

Birmingham

Gloucester

Stratford

11. In which US state is the Harvard University?

Connecticut

Maine

New Hampshire

Massachusetts

12. In which ocean are the beautiful islands of Seychelles

Atlantic

Pacific

Indian

Southern

13. What is the highest active volcano in Europe?

Mount Etna

Mount Vesuvius

Stromboli

Mount Pico

14. Who was the first female artist to achieve a UK number one with a self-written song?

Kim Wilde

Kate Bush

Alison Moyet

Annie Lennox

15. Which singer rose to prominence for her role as Cat Valentine in the Nickelodeon television series Victorious?

Ariana Grande

Selena Gomez

Miley Cyrus

Demi Lovato

16. Which 1977 hit single by the Spanish vocal duo Baccara is the best-selling single of all-time by a female group?

La Bamba

Venus

A. Yes Sir I Can Boogie

Livin' la vida loca

17. What was David Bowie's real surname?

Smith

Jones

Roberts

Harris

18. Songwriter Noel Gallagher rhymes "Elsa" with "Alka Seltzer" in which song?

Wonderwall

Don't Look Back in Anger

Champagne Supernova

Supersonic

19. Which 1967 by Cat Stevens became a hit for Rod Stewart and Sheryl Crow

The First Cut is the Deepest

Sweet Child Of Mine

Run Baby Run

Midnight Rider

20.Which style of Western art music composed from approximately 1600 to 1750, gets its name from the Portuguese word meaning "misshapen pearl"?

Baroque

Perlero

Perola

21. Who came into the public eye in 2004 with the performance of her song "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" on Later... with Jools Holland?

K T Tunstall

K D Lang

P J Harvey

Daisy Lowe

22. Who painted the Last Supper?

Sandro Botticelli

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti

Leonardo Da Vinci

Caravaggio

23. Of which Famous London Landmark Statue was Sir Alfred Gilbert The Sculptor?

Eros

Peter Pan

Admiral Nelson

Neptune

24. Who wrote the novel Jaws, that was later turned into a blockbuster movie by Steven Spielberg.

Stephen King

Dean Koontz

Peter Benchley

David Wolstencroft

25. Which famous statue was found on the Island of Melos and signed by Andros of Antioch

Statue of David

Venus de Milo

Hercules and Cacus

Aphrodite

26. Who wrote the novel Mansfield Park?

Emily Bronte

Jane Austen

Charlotte Bronte

Evelyn Waugh

27. Who wrote the book the Brave New World?

George Orwell

Ernest Hemmingway

Aldous Huxley

J D Salinger

28. Does Iceland, Malta or Luxembourg have the highest population?

Iceland

Malta

Luxembourg

29. By which acronym is The European Organization for Nuclear Research better known?

ENFR

CERN

CREN

EFRN

30. What colour is vermillion a shade of ?

Green

Yellow

Purple

Red

31. Where can you find the original London Bridge today?

Arizona

Colorado

Utah

Nevada

32. What spirit is mixed with ginger beer in a Moscow Mule?

Rum

Vodka

Whisky

Brandy

33.In September 1975, when the magazine New Scientist asked its readers to name the best-known scientist, which British scientist came third after Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein?

Magnus Pike

Marie Curie

Louis Pasteur

Charles Darwin

34.One of the earliest of the jazz greats was christened Edward Kennedy, but was known professionally by a different name. An accomplished pianist, composer, and orchestra leader, "Take the A Train" was the signature tune of his jazz orchestra. Name this music legend.

Count Basie

Louis Armstrong

Duke Ellington

Dizzy Gillespie

35. What nationality is Novak Djokovic?

Czech

Serbian

Slovenian

Slovakian

37. What is the fastest growing religion in China?

Buddhism

Christianity

Sikhism

Islam

38. Which country is 99% covered in desert?

Libya

Egypt

Algeria

Sudan

39. What is Lady Gaga's first name?

Stephanie

Katrina

Marie

Zoe

40. How many lochs are there in Scotland?

10,000

15,000

20,000

30,000

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