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03/08/2025 “HISTORY QUIZ”   Leave a comment

Being a huge fan of trivia of all sorts, todays post is a quiz of World trivia. This is quite a difficult test and should challenge just about everyone taking it. If you consider yourself a trivia aficionado, then this quiz will definitely test your skills. As always, the answers will be posted at the end of this post. Good luck!

  • Which continent is the highest – with more than half of it 6,562 feet above sea level?
  • At what speed was the Titanic traveling when it struck the iceberg and sank on its 1912 maiden voyage?
  • What four Asian countries are known in economic circles as the Four Tigers?
  • Where is the White Sea?
  • What country includes the islands of New Britain and New Ireland?

  • Who was the first non-head of state – living or dead – to be depicted on a postage stamp?
  • What great ruler died of a nosebleed on his wedding night?
  • What was blamed for the death of Emperor Claudius and Tiberius, Czar Alexander I, Pope Clement VII and Charles V of France?
  • What is the most popular first name in the world?
  • What continent has no glaciers?

Answers
Antarctica, 22 knots-or just a little more than 25mph, Hong Kong-Singapore-South Korea-Taiwan, Russia, Papua New Guinea, Benjamin Franklin 1847, Atilla the Hun AD 453, Poison mushrooms, Muhammad, Australia

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