Trivia Questions Teaser 4th December 2017

This quiz is from our December 4, 2017 archive. It includes geography, film, music and general-knowledge questions, with answers below.

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Questions

1) In which country are eight of the top ten highest mountains in the world? 2) What famous landmark stands proudly on Corcovado Mountain? (hint - In Brazil) 3) Which actress won an Oscar for her portrayal of Aileen Wuornos in the 2003 biographical crime drama "Monster"? 4) Which Spanish city hosts the most famous “Running of the Bulls"? 5) At what temperature are Celsius and Fahrenheit equal? 6) Complete the following famous quote from Mark Twain. “Familiarity breeds contempt and __________what?”. 7) How many legs do crabs have? 8) During which world war was RMS Lusitania sunk by a German submarine in May 1915? 9) What is the real name of Ringo Starr? 10) What is the name of the first reality TV show Kim Kardashian starred in? 11) What planet do physicists denote as an homage to the legendary God of the Sea in Roman mythology? 12) What band released the song "1979" in 1996 on the album 'Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness'?

Answers

1) Nepal 2) Christ the Redeemer 3) Charlize Theron 4) Pamplona 5) -40 degrees 6) Children

7) Ten 8) World War I 9) Richard Starkey 10) Keeping Up with the Kardashians 11) Neptune 12) Smashing Pumpkins

Archive accuracy note — September 23, 2026: The Lusitania question now asks which war the sinking occurred during, without claiming that the sinking alone caused US entry. Reference: US Naval History and Heritage Command on World War I.