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Are you a trivia enthusiast? Or maybe you want to show off a bit with your stellar array of knowledge? (Hey- that’s okay!)

Here are some trivia questions to test yourself or others with:

• Is Scandinavia in the north or south of Europe?
• Which Arctic country’s Finnish name is Lapin Li?
• The Straight of Gibraltar connects the Atlantic Ocean with which Sea?
• Which country is also called the Hellenic Republic?
• What is Europe’s most mountainous country?
• In Norway, a fjord is made up largely of what?
• The island of Rhodes belongs to which Mediterranean country?
• Euro tunnel links which two countries?
• The Left Bank generally refers to the Left Bank of the Seine in which city?
• Okinawa is a volcano in which country?
• What is the largest country in South America?
• What was the ancient city carved out of red rock in Jordan that was forgotten by Europeans until the 19th century?
• Which of the Seven Wonders of the World was a Ephesus?
• What was the original purpose of the leaning tower of Pisa?
• What island in San Francisco Bay was the site of an almost escape-proof prison?
• What was the former site of the two temples celebrating Ramses II and Nefertiti, before they were moved because of flooding by the waters of the Aswan High Dam?
• Where is the Valley of the Kings, the scene of a terrorist attack in 1997?
• What was Ho Chi Minh City before it was called Ho Chi Minh City?
• To the nearest thousand, how many islands does Indonesia have?
• Which country contains the Biblical rivers of the Tigris and the EUPHRATES?
• What was St. Petersburg called for most of the 20th century?
• Which country lies to the north of Austria and to the south of Poland?
• What name is given to the popular holiday area between Marseille and La Spezia?
• How tall is the Eiffel Tower?
• Archaeologists believe they have located the burial site of Boudicca, the British queen who led a bloody revolt against Roman rule in the first century A.D. Where is it?
• What Middle Eastern country’s name includes the name of it’s first ruler?
• What is the name of Moscow’s largest department store?
• What country has more volcanoes than any other?

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