TRIVIA TREKKING
1 In which city was the original Heineken Brewery founded?
2 Which city is the capital of the Italian region of Tuscany?
3 Which famous sign is located on Mount Lee in Beachwood Canyon?
4 In which city was the Dandy comic founded?
5 Which computer language shares its name with a South East Asian island?
6 Corona is the leading brand of beer exported from which country?
7 Which resort is known as the Queen of the Mexican Riviera?
8 Which country’s national anthem opens with the line when translated into English, “Oh glorious old mountain crowned land of the North”?
9 Which is the only royal residence in Britain that has been in continuous use since the reign of William the Conqueror?
10 In which English county was Willow Pattern china created?
11 Which city hosts the Golden Bear Film Festival?
12 Which British city is home to Thackeray’s Medical Museum?
13 Which New York building is 102 storeys high?
14 In the reign of Queen Victoria which British city was known as the second city of the British Empire?
15 Moselle wines derive from which country?
16 BGI is the airport code for which airport?
17 Murtala Mohammed International Airport serves which African city?
18 Which is the only county in the Republic of Ireland which begins with the letter S?
19 With regard to the Anglican Church of
Ireland what are the only two archbishopries?
20 Which African nation gained its independence from France in 1960 and 46 years later played in its first FIFA World Cup finals?
21 Which four countries form a land border with Belgium?
22 By area what is the largest county in the Republic of Ireland?
23 Which island of New York took its name from the Dutch word for rabbit?
24 What type of writing paper patented in 1911 was named after an Essex town?
25 In which city was the first Smirnoff vodka distillery founded?
26 Which three state capitals of the USA begin with the letter P?
27 Which city’s cathedral overlooks Brayford Pool?
28 NWI is the airport designation code for which city?
29 What is nicknamed The Bread of Mexico?
30 In which city do the rivers Ouse and Foss meet at the Blue Bridge?
31 By population what is the second largest city in France?
32 Who became Governor of New York in 1652 and later gave his name to a brand of cigarettes?
33 Which London theatre located on Rosebury Avenue houses the 200 seat Lilian Baylis Theatre?
34 Vindobona was the Roman name for which modern day capital city?
35 What is the country of origin of Misket wine?
36 Which state is the USA’s largest producer of coffee?
37 The schnapps variety Brennivin, also known as Black Death, is associated with which country?
38 Which county was historically called Southamptonshire?
39 Which New York bridge was the worlds first steel wire suspension bridge?
40 Which five countries form a border with
Bolivia?
Answers
1 Amsterdam
2 Florence
3 Hollywood sign
4 Dundee
5 Java
6 Mexico
7 Acapulco
8 Sweden
9 Windsor Castle
10 Staffordshire
11 Berlin
12 Leeds
13 Empire State Building
14 Glasgow
15 Germany
16 Bridgetown in Barbados
17 Lagos
18 Sligo
19 Dublin and Armagh
20 Ivory Coast
21 Luxembourg, France, Netherlands and Germany
22 Cork
23 Coney Island
24 Basildon Bond
25 Moscow
26 Providence of Rhode Island, Pierre of South Dakota and Phoenix of Arizona
27 Lincoln
28 Norwich
29 Tortilla
30 York
31 Marseilles
32 Peter Stuyvesant
33 Sadler’s Wells
34 Vienna
35 Bulgaria
36 Hawaii
37 Iceland
38 Hampshire
39 Brooklyn Bridge
40 Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Chile, Peru